The Challenge
In Colombia, 34% of the population faces moderate to severe food insecurity. Yet 33% of all food produced is thrown away before sale due to expiry date proximity.
Imix empowers and creates additional income for corner-shop owners, small merchants, and self-employed individuals who become the banking correspondents or financial-service marketplaces for their communities. By leveraging its own technology platform and knowledge on financial networks, Imix allows financial institutions to reach customers with a low-cost last-mile channel, connecting underserved communities to financial services, such as savings, loans, and insurance.
Eatcloud is an IT platform connecting edible food from retail, restaurants, and industry, which would otherwise be thrown away, to communities with low incomes. The surplus food offer is uploaded onto the platform, and an AI technology matches to people most in need, who can then book the food and pick it up.
The Innovation
The Impact
In 2020, Eatcloud recovered more than 14,000 tons of food, equivalent to 21 million meals. The social business recovers food from more than 1,750 locations and distributes to over 200 town and cities.
