Flashfood announced Wednesday it has partnered with The Save Mart Companies, making it the first California grocer to team up with the digital food waste company.
Participating customers can access fresh produce, meat and other groceries on Flashfood’s app for up to 50% off, according to the press release. Flashfood’s goal is to divert food waste from landfills while also offering discounts on groceries.
The digital food waste company’s app is currently available at 44 Lucky banner stores in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and will soon expand to The Save Mart Companies’ entire footprint, which consists of 194 Save Mart, Lucky and FoodMaxx banner stores across California and Nevada.
The partnership allows the grocery company’s customers to select their desired store to pick up their order, choose available discounted items and pay for them through the Flashfood app. EBT payment capabilities are also built into the app for California customers, and Flashfood noted that it plans to add SNAP and EBT as a payment option in all of its retail partners by the end of 2024 in partnership with payments company Forage.
This is Flashfood’s first grocery partner announcement since appointing former Giant Company President Nicholas Bertram as CEO and announcing its plans for “hypergrowth” across North America in January. The company recently revamped its brand with changes including a new icon, logo and color scheme.
To date, Flashfood said it has diverted more than 90 million pounds of food from landfills and provided more than $200 million in grocery savings to consumers. The food waste technology company works with more than 2,000 stores across North America and counts companies such as SpartanNash, Tops Friendly Markets and Meijer among its partners.
