Share food. Cut waste.
With the neighbors on your block.
Food Finder is a subscription platform where neighbors pass along unopened, not-expired food — before it ends up in the trash. The food is always free. The handoff is on your porch.
The world tosses 1.1 billion tons of food a year — most of it from homes and small businesses. That's exactly where we can fix it.
the problem
Food waste is huge.
Not "a little wasteful." Not "kind of a problem." It's one of the largest, most embarrassing, most fixable crises on the planet — and almost all of it leaves ordinary kitchens, one bag at a time.
of food wasted globally every single year
UNEP Food Waste Index, 2024
go hungry worldwide while edible food gets trashed
FAO SOFI, 2024
of global greenhouse gas emissions come from wasted food
Project Drawdown / UNEP
in food thrown away across the world economy each year
UNEP / WRI
No government program is going to fix this. It gets fixed the same way it got broken — one household, one block, one handoff at a time. That's the part we can actually do.
before you toss it…
Don't throw it out. Pass it on.
Unopened and not expired — always.
That pang you feel when good food hits the trash? You're not wrong. Someone on your block would happily put it to use — they just don't know you have it. Snap a photo, post it, hand it off. That's it.
The loaf of bread you bought too much of
The pantry items in the back of the cabinet
The bags of produce you won't get through in time
The groceries you over-bought before a trip
The cans, jars and snacks left over from a party
The snacks and drinks your kids decided they don't like
30 seconds to post. Zero food in the trash.
You already feel guilty throwing it out. Now there's something better to do with it.
do your part · hyper-locally
Less waste. Right here.
Right now.
You can't fix global food waste from a headline. You can fix it from your fridge. Food Finder makes it easy to hand off the extra loaf, the unopened pantry items, the garden overflow — to a neighbor who'll actually use them.
let's be clear
What Food Finder is not.
Sharers don't earn money. Finders don't get deliveries. We don't inspect, transport, or guarantee any food. Just a fast, free way for neighbors to connect.
- A charityA community platform
- A food bankNeighbor-to-neighbor sharing
- A delivery servicePorch pickups, on your block
- A grocery storeExtra food, already in fridges
- A way to make moneyFree. No fees. No tips.
- A middlemanWe never touch the food
three steps · two roles
How it works
Pickup happens between neighbors — never through us.
- 1
Post it in 30 seconds
Snap a photo of the unopened, not-expired food. Our AI fills in the details. Pick a pickup window.
- 2
Match with a neighbor
A Finder on your block requests it through in-app messaging. You choose who, when, and where.
- 3
Hand it off on your porch
Porch, corner, doorstep — your call. The food is free. We never touch it. Done.
Got unopened food you won't use?
- Snap a photo — our AI helps fill in the details
- Pick a pickup window and a general area
- Accept a Finder and choose how to meet — your way
See what's available nearby
- Browse hyper-local listings in your neighborhood
- Request the pickup through in-app messaging
- Coordinate the handoff once the Sharer accepts
Ready to put extra food to good use?
Join your neighborhood in under a minute. Food itself is always free between users.
also for…
Farmers, gardeners & local growers.
The backyard tomato vine that won't stop. The CSA box overflow. The market-day leftovers a small farm doesn't want to truck back home. Food Finder works the same way for growers as it does for households — post the surplus, a neighbor picks it up, nothing rots in a crate.
- Backyard gardens with too much zucchini, basil, or eggs
- Small farms with end-of-market produce
- CSA users with extras they can't use this week
- Orchards and fruit trees in the middle of a heavy season
a real one…
"Six pounds of heirloom tomatoes left after the Saturday market. Posted them at 2pm. Gone by 3."
built for everyday sharing
Simple, real-life moments.
Food Finder is designed for the small, everyday surplus — extra groceries, unopened items, or a garden you can't use in time. Users decide what to share and how to share it. Clear communication and thoughtful choices help keep the experience positive for everyone. All items are shared directly between users, at their own discretion.
the only rules
Unopened.
Sealed packages, factory-sealed produce bags, unopened jars and bottles. If it's been opened, it doesn't belong on Food Finder.
Not expired.
On or before the printed date. Sharers who post expired food get removed from the platform — no warnings, no exceptions.
Read the full community guidelines.
because…
Why Food Finder matters.
One in three bags of groceries in America gets thrown out. Meanwhile your neighbor — two doors down — is rationing the pantry. We fix that, block by block.
are thrown away in the U.S. every year — while 1 in 8 neighbors don't have enough.
Food Finder turns the food already in your fridge into the most direct solution there is: a five-minute walk to a neighbor's door.
Not a city-wide marketplace. Listings come from people on your street — short walks, real faces.
Pickup distances kept tight so sharing is easy enough to actually do — today, not someday.
A small subscription keeps the platform running and ad-free. Food itself is always free between neighbors — every time, no exceptions.
Wasted food is the #1 thing in U.S. landfills — and a leading source of methane. Sharing it instead is the highest-leverage thing your kitchen can do.
"Posted my fridge before a trip — milk, eggs, sealed cheese. All gone in 12 minutes. Felt great not throwing it away."
"Found a sealed bag of rice and unopened pasta sauce two blocks from my apartment. Stretched my grocery week."
Available across the U.S. — from your neighborhood
Food Finder works in every U.S. ZIP code. These are just a few places where neighbors are already sharing. If you don't see yours, you can start the movement on your block.
how we operate
Four promises. In writing.
We're a U.S.-based company building a platform we'd want our own neighbors using. These rules don't change.
Food is always free
No payments, tips, or gratuities between users — ever. On or off platform.
We never touch the food
Pickups happen directly between neighbors. No middlemen, no warehouses, no delivery fleet.
Your data stays yours
We don't sell your data. Exact addresses are never shown publicly — only a general area.
Subscription, not ads
A small monthly fee keeps Food Finder ad-free. Cancel anytime. 7-day free trial for new users.
Read the details in our Community Guidelines, Safety practices, and Privacy Policy.
A neighborhood tool is only as strong as the neighbors in it.
Food Finder works when the block next to you shows up too. Every member who joins through you means more food rescued near your home — and we say thank you for it.
- Members get a personal invite link inside their account.
- Refer 5 neighbors and earn a free month of subscription. Keep going — free 3, 6, 12, even 24 months as you grow the movement.
- Top referrers earn tiered recognition — Neighbor, Connector, Community Builder, Movement Maker, Founding Ambassador.
Referral ladder
- 5 refs · Neighbor+1 mo
- 15 refs · Connector+3 mo
- 30 refs · Community Builder+6 mo
- 50 refs · Movement Maker+12 mo
- 100 refs · Founding Ambassador+24 mo
Credits apply after each referred neighbor completes their trial, pays their first bill, and stays subscribed 90 days. See full rules →
Don't trash it. Share it.
Don't go without. Find it.
A small monthly subscription keeps Food Finder ad-free and growing into new neighborhoods. Food itself is always free between users.