What is the name of your organization?
Mystery For Technology
What is the name of your solution?
Mystery Bag
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Turning surplus into surprises—saving food, money, and the planet!
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Egypt, Arab Rep.
What type of organization is your solution team?
Hybrid of for-profit and nonprofit
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What specific problem are you solving?
Food waste is a massive global issue, with one-third of all food produced wasted—amounting to 1.3 billion tons annually. In Egypt alone, 18.1 Million Tons were wasted in 2024, despite one-third of the population facing food insecurity. This inefficiency harms businesses, consumers, and the environment, contributing to unnecessary carbon emissions and lost revenue.
Mystery Bag tackles this by helping restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores sell surplus food at discounted prices, reducing waste and making quality food more accessible. By bridging the gap between surplus food and price-sensitive consumers, we create a win-win: businesses recover losses, customers save money, and communities become more sustainable. Our solution directly supports Egypt’s circular economy, saving the environment, promoting resource efficiency while addressing food insecurity.
What is your solution?
Mystery Bag is a mobile app that helps restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores sell their surplus food instead of wasting it. Businesses list their extra food in mystery bags at discounted prices, and customers purchase them through the app, receiving a surprise selection of quality items.
How it works:
Businesses list surplus food as mystery bags on our platform.
Customers browse, purchase, and pick up their bags at the store.
Food waste is reduced, businesses earn extra revenue, and customers enjoy great deals.
Our app is already available on the App Store and Google Play, offering real-time inventory management, location-based discovery, and a seamless user experience. Mystery Bag creates a win-win-win—reducing waste, making food more affordable, and promoting sustainability in Egypt.
📲 Download now:
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/eg/app/mystery-bag/id6740414751
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mysterybag.mysterybag&pcampaignid=web_share
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Mystery Bag serves three main groups: businesses, consumers, and the environment.
1. Businesses (Restaurants, Bakeries, Grocery Stores): Many food businesses struggle with surplus food, leading to unnecessary waste and lost revenue. Mystery Bag helps them turn excess inventory into sales by offering discounted mystery bags to customers, improving profitability while enhancing their sustainability efforts.
2. Consumers (Price-Sensitive Shoppers & Food Enthusiasts): Many people in Egypt seek affordable, high-quality food options. Mystery Bag provides them with access to fresh food at reduced prices, making quality meals more accessible while adding an element of surprise and excitement.
3. The Environment: Food waste contributes to environmental issues, including greenhouse gas emissions. By redirecting surplus food to consumers, Mystery Bag helps reduce waste, lower carbon footprints, and promote a culture of sustainability.
By connecting businesses with consumers in a way that minimizes waste, Mystery Bag creates economic opportunities, supports food affordability, and drives environmental impact.
