Budget supermarket chain Aldi is making its ‘surprise bags’ available for reservation early for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The Too Good To Go ‘Surprise Bags’ will be available to reserve a bag via the app up to five days in advance.
It means that bags for Christmas Eve will be available to order from Thursday, December 19, for collection and bags to collect on New Year’s Eve can be ordered from Friday, December 27. The bags cost just £3.30 each and contain at least £10 worth of food approaching its sell-by or use-by date.
The app lets you buy bags of excess, or leftover, food from shops, hotels and restaurants. They sell their surplus food at the end of the day for less than you would pay for them in their prime. The food that you can collect is inside ‘magic bags’ and can be found on the app – however their contents are a complete mystery until you collect them.
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Aldi teamed up with Too Good To Go in February last year and the bags have since become rather difficult to get hold of, selling out within seconds of going on sale. Find out about the latest events in Wales by signing up to our What’s On newsletter here
Luke Emery, national sustainability director at Aldi UK, said: “We’re making our Too Good To Go bags even more accessible this Christmas and New Year. By allowing customers in Wales to reserve their bags earlier than ever, we hope to provide even more people with affordable items that also help to reduce food waste.
“This partnership continues to play a vital role in supporting our sustainability goals, and it has been incredible to see how many customers now regularly use the service.”
Sophie Trueman, country director at Too Good To Go UK and Ireland, adds: “We’re delighted to help Aldi and its customers save even more food from going to waste across this seasonal period. Not only does our win-win-win solution support Aldi in tackling surplus food, but it also enables customers to enjoy products at great value for money, all while making a positive impact on the planet.”
In addition to its Too Good To Go partnership, Aldi’s UK stores donate surplus food to local causes year round via its partnership with Neighbourly. Over the upcoming festive period, Britain’s fourth largest supermarket expects to donate more than one million meals to local charities and foodbanks across the UK.