Food prices in Tunisia have risen sharply over the past two years. At the same time, restaurants and bakeries across the country discard between 10 and 20% of their daily output — perfectly good food that goes unsold.
Too Fresh To Waste connects those two facts. Every Surprise Bag you buy is a deal on food that would otherwise be wasted — typically 50 to 70% off the retail price.
What You Actually Get
A Surprise Bag contains whatever surplus the business has at the end of service. You know the business, the type of food, and the pickup window before you buy. You don't know the exact contents until you arrive — that's the surprise.
What you do know:
- The value of the bag always exceeds what you pay. A 10 TND bag contains food worth 25–35 TND at retail.
- The food is fresh. It was prepared today, for today's customers. It's surplus because demand didn't match supply, not because anything has gone off.
- The pickup window is fixed — usually 30–60 minutes, near closing time.
Where to Find the Best Deals in Tunis
The Too Fresh To Waste app shows available listings sorted by distance. A few practical tips:
Check the app in the early afternoon. Many businesses list their surplus 2–3 hours before closing once they have a clear picture of what's left. Listings from popular spots sell out within minutes of going live.
Set up favorites. If you find a bakery or restaurant you love, mark it. You'll see their listings first and can reserve as soon as they go live.
Vary your picks. The best value isn't always the closest listing. A restaurant Surprise Bag at 15 TND containing a full meal, sides, and dessert can be extraordinary value compared to a similar spend elsewhere.
Plan around pickup windows. Bakery bags typically have windows between 6–8pm. Restaurant bags are often 9–10pm. Plan your route if you're combining stops.
The Types of Bags Available
Bakery bags are the most common — and often the best value. Expect bread, croissants, pastries, tarts, and sometimes sandwiches. Founding partners like Bonépi and Kohn list regularly, and their bags sell quickly.
Restaurant bags are fuller meals. L'Opéra and other restaurant partners list end-of-service surplus: plated dishes, prepared proteins, salads. Often enough for two people.
Café bags typically include sandwiches, wraps, pastries, and sometimes cold drinks.
Fast food bags from partners like BigBen cover burgers, wraps, sides — a full fast-food order at a fraction of the price.
How Much Can You Actually Save?
A buyer who picks up three Surprise Bags per week — a mix of bakery and restaurant — typically saves 300–500 TND per month compared to buying the same food at retail.
More importantly, you're eating from established restaurants and bakeries, not compromising on quality. The food is the same food those businesses sell to their regular customers. It just happens to be the end-of-day portion.
How to Get Started
- Download the Too Fresh To Waste app
- Enable location so you see listings near you
- Browse and reserve — payment is in-app, no cash needed at pickup
- Arrive during the pickup window and show your code
Your first bag takes about 90 seconds to reserve. The rest is just showing up.
Every Surprise Bag you buy also diverts food from landfill — avoiding the methane emissions that come from organic waste decomposition (US EPA). The saving is financial and environmental at the same time.
That's not why most people buy Surprise Bags. But it's a reasonable bonus.