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Too Good To Go vs ResQ Club

Too Good To Go (Denmark, value score 9.0/10, #1 of 14 in Sustainability) and ResQ Club (Finland, 7.6/10, #3) are two of the EU-headquartered sustainability solutions ranked on TechForMerchant. Criterion by criterion, here is how they compare.

Too Good To Go ResQ Club
Value score9.0 / 10 · #1 in Sustainability7.6 / 10 · #3 in Sustainability
Market penetration7.5 / 104.5 / 10
Scores
Deployment9Ease of use9Innovation10Price & terms7
Market penetration7.5
Adoption10Integration5
Deployment9Ease of use8Innovation7Price & terms7
Market penetration4.5
Adoption6Integration3
TaglineMarketplace app selling unsold food as discounted Surprise BagsSurplus-food marketplace for restaurants and shops in the Nordics
CategorySustainabilitySustainability
StatusEstablished
120 million registered users and 180,000 active partner stores in 21 countries
Established
Founded 2015, the leading surplus-food marketplace in Finland with 20 million items rescued
HeadquartersDenmark, CopenhagenFinland, Helsinki
Founded20152015
FromCommission-based
No upfront cost for partners; the store sets the Surprise Bag price and Too Good To Go keeps a commission per bag (rate not published)
25% commission
No fixed fee; ResQ takes a 25% commission on each sale
Forrestaurants retail hospitalityrestaurants retail
Sizeindependent chain enterpriseindependent chain
Serves
EuropeanEU headquarters · EU-owned · hosting not statedEU headquarters · EU-owned · hosting not stated
Funding€25.7M Growth round (2021-01)Not disclosed
What is newCreated the Surprise Bag surplus-food marketplace, the model every other anti-waste app now follows.Lists individual surplus portions in real time at a known price rather than blind surprise bags.
Strengths
  • Very large user base drives foot traffic
  • No fixed fee, commission per bag
  • Available in most EU countries
  • Simple commission-only model
  • Real-time listing of individual portions
  • Strong position in Finland
Limits
  • Commission reduces margin on already discounted food
  • Limited control over which customers collect
  • Smaller user base than Too Good To Go outside Finland
  • Four countries only
Websitetoogoodtogo.com ↗resq-club.com ↗
Our reading

Too Good To Go leads on Ease of use, Innovation, Adoption, Integration. They are level on Deployment, Price & terms.

Too Good To Go. Best for any bakery, restaurant or grocer with predictable end-of-day surplus that wants extra revenue and foot traffic with no fixed fee.

ResQ Club. Best for restaurants and cafes in Finland, Sweden or Estonia that want to sell specific leftover portions at a transparent 25% commission.

Ranking computed by AI (Claude) from customer reviews, comparators, trade associations and the news · editorial responsibility Camille POTVIN · reviewed 23 Sep 2026 · how this page is made