According to Oxfam, nearly two-thirds of poor households in Hong Kong were in the state of 'food insecurity'. They have to spend almost half of their income on food.They frequently suffered from hunger, simply did not eat enough or could only buy a few types of low-cost food which lead to health problems due to an unbalanced diet. Among them, 72% of poor children eat leftover foods, 15% eat expired food.
Ironically, food waste in Hong Kong has occupied 40% of landfills.
GOODTAKES recognizes the need to provide unsold food to address these needs of the marginalized. It is important that we open the opportunities of better utilizing the existing resource, which is unsold quality food or beverages from restaurants and making it affordable, accessible, approachable for low-income families. We aim to open this to the mass public eventually, not just a particular segment of society. We believe that synergy is most leveraged when the mass can take part.
With over 1.4 million classified as grassroots in Hong Kong, they rarely eat out or they would go far away just to get last minute deals at restaurants or supermarkets, there could be limited options and lower quality options. In addition, it is not easy for them to get any nutritious meal as it is often more expensive. Therefore, it is crucial to enable them to access quality food at a low price point and as a strategy to have a long-term cost saving and live more sustainably.
