105. The free food app rescuing millions of meals, with Tessa Clarke from Olio

E105 - 105. The free food app rescuing millions of meals, with Tessa Clarke from Olio

Published: July 30, 2026

Duration: 59:57

Food waste is one of the biggest environmental challenges we rarely talk about, with the average UK household throwing away around £1,000 worth of perfectly good food every year. In this episode, we are joined by Tessa Clarke, co-founder of Olio, to explore how a simple idea has grown into a global community redistributing millions of meals. We discuss why so much food is wasted at home, what businesses and governments could do differently, and how technology is helping connect neighbours to save food, money and emissions.

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