Everyone knows the problem of food surplus. It shows that a third of the world’s food production is wasted, while more than 6 million people in Spain alone suffer from some form of food poverty. Based on these data, ORECA Circular Economy was launched in 2019. The company is dedicated to helping the food industry reduce and donate surplus food in a simple, safe and cost-effective way. Their mission is to eliminate food waste by maximizing surplus and feeding those who need it most.
ORECA is structured as a monthly subscription platform that provides surplus return and donation services. Customers schedule their surplus food daily in the app, and a network of drivers securely re-delivers it to authorized recipients. In this way, technology provides data to make reduction decisions, generate tax savings, and perform social and environmental impact reporting.
The company is primarily active in the community sector. Surplus food is collected daily in large canteens such as businesses, hospitals and educational centers, but also in the field of large events. We currently operate nationwide, but our clients are major international companies.
During his career, he has collaborated with Gastronomia Baska, among others. Gastronomia Baska was one of the first people to trust the company. One of the more recent additions is the Iberdrola Tower. Inditex was the first corporate cafeteria he worked for, and he quickly expanded his services to two locations. Large-scale events at the Bilbao Exhibition Center, such as Innovate4Climate and WindEurope, events with these characteristics that contributed to the avoidance of minimum redundancy, or corporate volunteer activities, where employees eat in the same restaurant. room to receive surplus food from Santander Bank dining room for distribution.
Looking to the future, Oreca Circular Economy wants to expand its workforce. This year we started with 3 people, but we have now added 1 person and hope to finish with 6 people in 2024. Furthermore, we are currently working on three strategic axes: team integration, activity growth, and technology improvement.
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