How does the application that allows you to buy food that restaurants will throw at half price

A paella portion of the Jose Luis restaurant in Recoleta, worth $ 900 to $ 500. A clbadic Kanu sushi table, with a list price of $ 700 to $ 400. A large pizza with mozzarella with 30% discount. And so: these are just some of the geolocation offerings of Winim, the mobile application that has just been launched and offers to buy discounted food of the day that restaurants are preparing to launch.

In the country, 16 million tons of food are wasted every year and that's why the slogan of the startup is "Salvá la Comida".

The idea caused a sensation in social networks: faithful followers and users to criticize for "military crisis" and enjoy the food that could be given.

"Nothing to see," say the three friends behind this project almost in chorus. Santiago Guglielmetti, Santiago López Silveyra and Federico Broggi They know each other since kindergarten and have studied together at Escuela Modelo Argentina.

"It's a serious problem. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that in Argentina, one in three food plates is discarded, he said Infobae Guglielmetti, 25, studied international relations at Di Tella University and logistics at Kedge Business School in France.

"But aside from that, it's a niche market that helps the environment. We first thought of counting down for supermarket products, but we studied already existing business models, some similar in Europe, we handled them a little and that is how Winim was born ", explained the contractor.

The project took shape last October, they launched it on April 11 and it is moving quickly. They started with 60 restaurants on the platform, which has already grown to 110 and will add 600 by the end of the year. They only charge a commission for each sale on the premises and estimate that by the end of 2019, they will sell 350 dishes a month and generate revenues of about $ 1 million.. They have invested $ 16,000 for the development and design of the application and they are now starting to seek funding, with private tours.

"We have already exceeded 2,000 downloads of the application", details López Silveyra (24), who studied economics and finance in Di Tella. He gives himself more details about the operation and the spirit of the company: "Many restaurants sell and sell, with a lot of discount, their daily surplus of food, they do it after their hours of peak (after 3 pm and at 10 pm: 30 pm). Others anticipate what will remain. They know your stuff, They know what they are not going to sell and they preload it, they use it as a kind of insurance. It's a cover for gastronomy. We want them to sell everything and throw nothing. "

The biggest inspiration for Winim was the site Too good to go (Very good to go), European karma and food for all, from the United States. "We take things from different models and adapt them. Too good to goFor example, he does not describe what the customer will save: he goes for food without knowing what it will take. We knew it could not be done like this here, that I needed to be very clear about what product it was"said Giglienmetti.

"Those who came to put an Apple Store in every corner, you are fighting today to sell the remnants of the cheaper kitchen," "It's like a vegetable but with restaurants and an app. Another triumph of economic growth "," Neither With this criterion, all those who liquidate their property should also donate it … Those who want to donate and those who want to sell do not lose as much "," These are not Not the remains of anyone, these are leftovers that were not sold served in a restaurant. "

These are some of the comments in the calendar from the Winim Twitter account.

"We expected negative reactions from the networks, but we have the patience to explain everything, especially the misconceptions."he explained López Silveyra. "We support and supplement non-governmental organizations, such as Proyecto Plato Lleno, who use volunteers and donate to those who need it most, for example, but volunteer logistics do not affect everyone. This is one more arm: the trade sells, generates discounts for users and we all help the environment"he says.

Another repeated criticism is that the surpluses are sold because the country is not going through a good economic period. "This is not correct either, because it is a global solution model that is present worldwide to eliminate waste. There are some in Sweden, Spain, Canada, France, the United States, Australia and others. It has nothing to do with the crisis and the economy, "adds Guglielmetti.

Friends recommend trying the system, but above all food. And they give more examples to contextualize the context: 16 million tons of food that Argentines waste every year, which equates to 60,000 containers filled with food, or food for 3.5 million people.