Olio • Share More, Waste Less

From Silicon Valley to Sustainability: How Tessa Clarke is Disrupting Waste Culture What if your next big startup didn’t just solve a problem—but tackled one of the world’s most pressing issues? In Episode 4 of the Becoming Radical Podcast, Michael Gaizutis sits down with Tessa Clarke 💚, Co-Founder & CEO of Olio • Share More, Waste Less, the food-sharing app transforming how we think about waste, sustainability, and community. We talk about: ✔ The staggering impact of global food waste—and why it matters ✔ How OLIO scaled from a grassroots idea to a global platform ✔ The tension (and opportunity) in building a business that balances purpose and profit ✔ What it really takes to disrupt behavior at scaleTessa’s journey is a masterclass in mission-driven leadership and building something that truly matters. 🎧 The full episode is now live—link in the comments. 💭 What’s one meaningful way you’ve changed your habits to live more sustainably? Let’s share ideas below. #BecomingRadical #TessaClarke #Sustainability #SocialImpact #TechForGood #StartupLeadership #PurposeDriven #WasteReduction #FounderMindset #Entrepreneurship #PodcastLaunch

We're so proud to work in partnership with FareShare UK to rescue delicious surplus food from Waitrose & Partners stores across the country 🍏 This week, the team at Waitrose & Partners announced that they've shared 25 million meals worth of surplus food - what an epic milestone! - with 2024 being its biggest year for surplus redistribution yet 🥇 They're also committed to halving food waste across their operations and supply chains by 2030 👏 AND helping customers do the same at home. We think that's pretty awesome 🤩 Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/e_JFuXYR

This #FoodWasteActionWeek, we're celebrating the fact that a WHOPPING 150,000 surplus school meals have now been rescued and shared with the community on Olio 🤩 We’re very proud to work with 468 schools - and their brilliant caterers, like Aspens Services Ltd, OLIVE DINING LTD, Impact Food Group, Chartwells UK, and many, many more, to make sure that good food from school kitchens can feed people, rather than going to waste. Thanks to the team at Public Sector Catering for the feature - read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eGDAsyY8 ___________ P.S. Any of our partners can check out our #FoodWasteActionWeek Toolkit here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2g5kpZb

This #FoodWasteActionWeek, we're shining a light on the amazing schools we work with to fight food waste and feed communities 🎒 The Chartwells Independent team at Quinton House School started working with Olio back in January to redistribute surplus food from their 3 on-site kitchens ✨ Read how they're working with our #volunteers to take a stand against waste, overcoming single-use packaging problems, and inspiring students (and their parents) to get involved in the school’s #sustainability drive. Check out the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/erAnVT4p --- P.S. Any of our partners can check out our #FoodWasteActionWeek toolkit here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2g5kpZb

Exciting News! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Olio has been included in the 2024 FoodTech 500 by Forward Fooding! 🚀🌱 This prestigious list celebrates the most innovative companies driving change at the intersection of food, technology, and sustainability – and we’re honoured to be recognised among 1,420+ inspiring startups from over 50 countries 🌍 A huge thank you to Forward Fooding for this recognition and to our incredible team, partners, and community for helping us on our mission to fight food waste and create a more sustainable future ♻️💚 Want to check out the full list? Follow the link in the comments below👇 #FoodTech500 #FoodTech #FoodWaste

It's #FoodWasteActionWeek! Did you know that Olio’s amazing volunteers rescue surplus food from 8,000 locations EACH MONTH? 👏📣 And given that 468 of those locations are schools, we're using #FWAW this year as an excuse to shout about our work in the education sector 🎓 As important community hubs, fighting food waste within schools can have a powerful ripple effect - lowering carbon emissions AND inspiring parents and students to do their bit, too. Keep your eyes peeled for some more school-related announcements from us this week 👀 P.S. Any of our partners can check out our #FoodWasteActionWeek toolkit here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2g5kpZb

Would you look at all that delicious food our volunteers rescued from schools last week? Last month, we kicked off collections from two new schools, and they’ve been a smashing success! 🎉 “The staff were so happy to see me and are really on board with saving good food from going to waste!” Rindi, Volunteer at Farringtons School "Reasonable collection, especially for the first one. Reception knew all about Olio too!! Love that the ingredients/allergens are on all the items" - Heather, Volunteer at MidKent College A big thank you to our Food Waste Heroes and these schools for making sharing second nature 🙌 #ShareMoreWasteLess #ZeroWaste

The Olio community showed up in a BIG way in February! 🌍 Together, we’ve made a massive impact – rescuing food, rehoming items, and protecting our planet 💚 Every share, big or small, adds up to something incredible. Let’s keep the momentum going! 🙌 #ShareMoreWasteLess #ZeroWaste

📢 Your attention please! Our latest Olio download has just gone live 😎 👇 Check out what we've been up to lately at Olio, including - 🧡 Words from our co-founder, Tessa Clarke, on a MEGA company milestone 5️⃣ Reflections of 5 years of working with Tesco 💸 Exciting new developments on our #discounting proposition for businesses Thanks for reading - don't forget to let us know what you think in the comments 🚀

Olio • Share More, Waste Less is tackling the world's waste problem using #AWS, enabling communities to rescue over 200M portions of food. 🌱 https://go.aws/41dT2vT