Olio

Olio is a mobile sharing app for local communities that enables users to pass on items they no longer need to people who live nearby. First launched in early 2015 by Tessa Clarke and Saasha Celestial-One, the platform connects neighbors with spare food or household items to others in their area who wish to pick them up for free. Olio promotes a new... model of consumption where utilizing resources that already exist in local communities becomes the default, with sharing instead of shopping as the primary approach to reduce the number of new items replacing perfectly good ones that are simply being discarded. The company generates revenue by charging larger businesses for services provided via its Food Waste Heroes Programme, offering extra features through a small subscription fee, and including advertisements in the app. Olio provides smart discounting and surplus redistribution solutions designed to increase sales, maximize impact, and reduce food waste for business partners. The platform has partnered with major retailers to redistribute surplus food to local communities, building a sustainable sharing economy one item at a time.Read More