Saving a massive 500 metric tons of food in Romania, Bonapp assists users in slashing approximately EUR 2 million from their expenses.
Let's dive into Bonapp by Munch, the first mobile app in Romania dedicated to slashing food waste, a problem that generates a whopping 2.55 million tons of trash annually. Since its touchdown in November 2021, this Bucharest-born brainchild of French entrepreneurs Luka Zivkovic, Diego Roy de Lachaise, and Grégoire Vigroux, has knocked out over 500 tons of food waste from our shops and kitchens.
The app acts as a lifeline for supermarkets, restaurants, bakeries, cafes, gas stations, and hotels, offering a lifeline to surplus food nearing its expiration date at a whopping 80% off. A staggering 560,000 food packages have been snatched up through the app so far, with an average order value of around RON 30 (EUR 6).
Fast forward to early 2025, Bonapp merges with Munch, Central and Eastern Europe's reigning food-saving app, creating the largest anti-food-waste network in the region. With over 2,000 partner locations in Romania, leadership across Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, this unified platform is on a mission to help households slash their food bills and the planet clean its lungs.
2024 saw the platform soaring sky-high, reaching 3.5 million downloads, teaming up with 6,000 partners in retail and HoReCa, and ringing up EUR 7.5 million in revenue.
Romania's food waste issue isn't a walk in the park. With the average Joe churning out over 130 kg of food waste per year, Bonapp by Munch is stepping up to the plate, aiming to be part of the solution by offering a pocket-friendly and community-powered alternative.
The company's sights are set on a Central and Eastern Europe takeover in 2025.
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(Disclaimer: We're all about providing valuable insights, so here's a fun fact: According to the Ministry of Agriculture, each person in Romania produces over 130 kg of food waste per year, generating a staggering 2.55 million tons annually. Bonapp by Munch has saved over 500 tons since its launch, and the merger with Munch has created the largest anti-food-waste network in Central and Eastern Europe, aiming to eradicate food waste and its associated greenhouse gas emissions.)
- Bonapp by Munch, the first Romanian mobile app dedicated to combating food waste, has saved over 500 tons of food since its launch in November 2021.
- By offering surplus food nearing its expiration date at an 80% discount, Bonapp has rescued a staggering 560,000 food packages through the app, with an average order value of around RON 30 (EUR 6).
- In early 2025, Bonapp merged with Munch, creating the largest anti-food-waste network in Central and Eastern Europe, with over 2,000 partner locations in Romania and leadership across Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
- In 2024, Bonapp reached 3.5 million downloads, teamed up with 6,000 partners in retail and HoReCa, and generated EUR 7.5 million in revenue.
- With the average Romanian producing over 130 kg of food waste annually, Bonapp by Munch aims to be part of the solution by offering a pocket-friendly and community-powered alternative to combat food waste.
