About Last Call Foods
We're on a mission to reduce food waste while making quality food more accessible and affordable for everyone.
Our Story
How Last Call Foods Began
From a simple idea to a movement against food waste.
Last Call Foods was born from a simple observation: every day, countless restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores throw away perfectly good food simply because it wasn't sold by closing time or didn't meet cosmetic standards.
Our founder witnessed this firsthand while working in the food industry. After seeing bags of fresh bread, produce, and prepared meals being discarded at the end of each day, they knew there had to be a better way.
The idea was simple: create a platform that connects businesses with surplus food to consumers looking for quality items at reduced prices. This would help businesses reduce waste and recover costs, while providing consumers with affordable access to good food.
In 2023, Last Call Foods launched with a small group of partner businesses in select neighborhoods. The response was overwhelming – both businesses and consumers embraced the concept, and word quickly spread.
As we grew, we expanded our mission to include farm-to-table connections, helping local farmers find direct markets for their produce and reducing waste throughout the entire food supply chain.
Today, Last Call Foods is a growing community of businesses, farmers, and conscious consumers working together to reduce food waste, support local economies, and make quality food more accessible to everyone.
Our Mission
Creating a sustainable food system
We're working to transform how food moves from producers to consumers, eliminating waste at every step.
Reduce Food Waste
We're committed to significantly reducing the 30-40% of food that currently goes to waste in our food system by creating efficient marketplaces for surplus food.
Support Local Businesses
We help local businesses, restaurants, and farms recover costs on food that would otherwise go to waste, improving their bottom line while reducing their environmental impact.
Increase Food Access
We make quality food more affordable and accessible to consumers of all income levels, helping stretch food budgets while providing nutritious options.
Our Values
What We Stand For
Our core values guide everything we do at Last Call Foods.
Sustainability
We believe in creating systems that are environmentally sustainable for the long term. By reducing food waste, we're helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions, conserve water, and reduce the pressure on agricultural land. Our platform is designed to make sustainable choices easier and more accessible for everyone.
Community
We're building more than just a platform – we're creating a community of businesses, farmers, and consumers who share our vision for a better food system. We believe in the power of local connections and supporting neighborhood businesses. By strengthening these relationships, we help build more resilient local food economies.
Accessibility
We believe that everyone deserves access to quality, nutritious food. By making surplus food available at reduced prices, we're helping to make good food more accessible to people of all income levels. We're committed to designing our platform to be inclusive and easy to use for everyone, regardless of technical ability or background.
Innovation
We're constantly looking for new and better ways to reduce food waste and connect surplus food with people who can use it. We embrace technology and creative thinking to solve complex problems in our food system. We're not afraid to challenge the status quo and pioneer new approaches to create positive change.