Preston Wong, CEO and co-founder of app treatsure. The app lists hotels that allow users to pack home food from their buffet restaurants. - ST FILE
SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): With a tantalising array of satay chicken, wok-fried mud crab and chilled tiger prawns, the dinner buffet at Singapore’s Grand Hyatt hotel typically sets diners back about S$70. Those on a tighter budget and with an eye on sustainability can fill a box for a 10th of that price.
Across Asia, tech startups are taking food otherwise destined for landfill and providing discounted meals through mobile phone apps.
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