Apps turning restaurant leftovers into cheap meals take off in Asia

Preston Wong, CEO and co-founder of app treatsure. The app lists hotels that allow users to pack home food from their buffet restaurants. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): With a tantalising array of satay chicken, wok-fried mud crab and chilled tiger prawns, the dinner buffet at Singapore’s Grand Hyatt hotel typically sets diners back about S$70. Those on a tighter budget and with an eye on sustainability can fill a box for a 10th of that price.

Across Asia, tech startups are taking food otherwise destined for landfill and providing discounted meals through mobile phone apps.