Waste Warriors

Fighting together against food waste

Never again ferment or waste fruits and vegetables: that's the mission of Waste Warriors. The Antwerp-based start-up is taking up the fight against food waste. They collect crooked pears, dented pumpkins and other misshapen goodies from farmers. With these, the organization makes new food products, which it sells to individuals or gives away to food banks. 

A new chance for any fruit or vegetable
Too small, too crooked or too many scratches: every farmer has products that do not meet supermarket standards. From mushroom grower to apple farmer. From pumpkin grower to berry picker. The result? Many farmers don't harvest, wash or sort the deformed pieces because supermarkets won't buy them anyway. So a lot of edible fruits and vegetables end up in landfills. Waste Warriors is just getting to work with those surpluses.

Fair price for local farmers
So what does Waste Warriors make? Hundreds of apple balls, kettles of pumpkin soup and gallons of fresh-pressed apple-pear juice. They collect the fruits and vegetables from nearby farmers and process them locally. The organization sells the new products through its online store. It also collaborates with initiatives such as Foodbag and Rekub. With the proceeds, Waste Warriors can give a fair price to farmers and donate products to food banks.

Box full of goodies
Want to try it out for yourself? The Antwerp start-up recently launched a laundry box: a box full of delicious and healthy products. Every 3 months you get a box with 8 to 10 products from waste streams. The first delivery is scheduled for July or August 2025.