LISTED → CLAIMED → PICKED UP
Good food
shouldn't have
a dead end.
Anndaan turns a restaurant's end-of-day surplus into a claimable ticket — sold at a discount to nearby buyers, or handed free to verified NGOs when the clock runs low. Every listing carries a countdown. Nothing sits, nothing spoils.
THE PROBLEM, SIZED
India throws away what it can't afford to lose
Figures are industry estimates cited widely in food-waste research (IRJMETS, EatRightIndia) — shown for context, not audited data.
WHO'S ALREADY IN THIS SPACE
Two good models. Neither one is self-serve.
Paid surplus apps
Restaurants list unsold food at a steep discount; buyers pick it up directly, cutting delivery waste. Great for the discount side — but no route for food that nobody buys in time.
Volunteer redistribution
NGOs run a helpline: someone calls in surplus from an event, volunteers physically collect and deliver it within the hour. It works, but it's manual routing by phone, not a platform.
Government alliances
Policy-level networks connect food businesses to recovery agencies and NGOs. Strong for coordination and standards — not built as a day-to-day consumer product.
Anndaan
One self-serve platform for both tracks: discounted surplus for nearby buyers and free NGO donation — with a countdown that automatically escalates unclaimed food to NGOs before it expires.
HOW A LISTING MOVES
From kitchen to claim in three states
Restaurant lists surplus
Item, quantity, price (₹0 to donate), prep time, and a pickup window — say, "claim within 90 minutes." A countdown starts immediately.
Nearest claimant is notified first
Regular buyers claim discounted food; verified NGOs claim free or bulk donations. If nobody claims it in time, it auto-escalates to NGOs, free.
OTP handoff confirms it
The claimant shows a 4-digit code at pickup. The restaurant enters it to close the listing — proof it was collected, not wasted.
HOW ANNDAAN SUSTAINS ITSELF
Revenue model
Commission on paid claims
A small cut of discounted-surplus transactions between restaurants and regular buyers.
Free for NGO donations
No fee on donation listings — keeps Anndaan eligible for CSR partnerships and grant funding, and keeps the incentive to donate intact.
Analytics subscription
Optional tier for restaurants who want waste trends, peak-surplus times, and donation-tax summaries.
Every plate has somewhere to go.
Sign up as a restaurant, a regular buyer, or a verified NGO — it takes under a minute.
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THE PART YOU CAN'T SKIP
Food safety & liability
Anndaan sits in the middle of something people eat. Every listing and every claim is built around the same three rules.
Time limits, not guesswork
Restaurants must declare how long ago food was prepared. Listings older than the FSSAI-recommended safe-holding window (roughly 4 hours at room temperature for cooked, perishable food) are flagged and steered toward immediate NGO pickup instead of a long open window.
Good-faith donor protection
India has been discussing Good Samaritan-style protection for good-faith food donors, similar to donation-liability laws elsewhere. Anndaan's donation listings include a standard disclaimer so restaurants can give away safe surplus without fearing liability for something outside their control after handoff.
Mandatory listing checklist
Every listing requires a prep-time field, a pickup deadline, and a hygiene confirmation checkbox before it goes live. No prep-time field, no listing.
Standard donation disclaimer (shown on every free listing)
"This food is donated in good faith and was reported as safe and fit for consumption at the time of listing. The donor is not liable for its condition after pickup, provided it was prepared, stored, and handed over in line with the stated prep time and hygiene confirmation."
ABOUT ANNDAAN
One platform, two ways to rescue a meal
"Anndaan" — the giving of food — is a self-serve marketplace where restaurants list end-of-day surplus with a countdown attached. Nearby buyers can claim it at a discount; verified NGOs can claim it free, in bulk, or automatically once the clock runs low. No phone calls, no manual routing — just a listing, a claim, and an OTP at the door.
What makes it different
- Both tracks — paid discount and free donation — live on one platform, not two.
- Auto-escalation means unclaimed surplus doesn't just expire; it gets a second chance with NGOs.
- OTP / QR handoff gives restaurants real proof of pickup, not a promise.
Built for
- Restaurants & shops — turn end-of-day surplus into either revenue or a tax-friendly donation record.
- Regular buyers — good food, steep discount, short walk.
- Verified NGOs — a live feed of nearby donations instead of a phone tree.