PimPup, which collects ugly and poorly calibrated vegetables from producers in Montpellier, is launching a fundraiser

Currently made up of around ten employees, within 5 years, the company is targeting around fifty employees. DR

Doubling the number of foods saved is the objective of Anaïs and Manon, the two founders of the company. fundraising: 600,000 € !

"Today, nationally, we are at 5 million tonnes of wasted food. Our desire is to save 1 million. The objective is clear for Anaïs, from Montpellier, and Manon, from Toulouse, the two founders of PimPup, launched in 2021. But far from being achieved. In more than two years of existence, the company has saved 300 tonnes of food, by collecting it directly from the producers. Ugly vegetables, too small, too big, dented. "We have found that 53% of waste occurs before the food reaches the store, emphasizes Anaïs. In 2024, we would like to double this figure, with 570 tonnes saved in our region.

National development

For this, on December 26, they launched a fundraising campaign on Tudigo, a platform in the field of unlisted investment, with a minimum amount of 1,000 & euro;. "We hope to reach 600,000 € to be able to develop the company nationally,” she continues. Currently, it mainly covers the Occitanie region, working with nearly 70 local producers and 150 relay points where their anti-waste packages are delivered.

The history of the company

"We both lived in the United States and we wereé subscribers & "Imperfect food", a 100% anti-food waste platform. So &agrav; When we returned to France, we wanted to find an offer of the same style, but there was nothing, says Anaïs. It was in 2019. Two years later, after the end of their studies, they decided to embark on this adventure, by creating & oacute;ant PimPup. Baskets of vegetables, fruits and eggs, collected directly from producers and available in several formats. "The idea is then to make it possible to make tailor-made baskets, by removing or adding a product", continues one of the founders.& nbsp;

Baskets ranging from 9.90 € (between 2 and 3 kilos) à 27 € (8 kilos). www.pimpup-antigaspi.fr

"We would also like to diversify our product range. Today, we mainly offer vegetables, fruits and eggs. But we would like to integrate other grocery products that are unsaleable because they are poorly labeled, with outdated marketing or because of a production surplus, she adds. "But the idea of ​​this fundraising is also to ensure that investors can commit even more, with a return on investment of ' here for a few years,” concludes La Montpellieraine.

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