It can be pretty hard to make perfect sized portions of food. Even still, if you tend to cook more than you need, life gets a bit boring after eating the same leftovers for a week. Insert Super Marmite. Super Marmite, named after the French word for cooking pot – not the oddly tasting spread that divides public opinion – is a service that lets people sell their extra food portions to their social networks.
A person can list what and when they intend to cook, where they are based and a cost per portion. Super Marmite connects with peoples’ Facebook accounts allowing friends of the chef to see what’s for supper.
There are more ideas coming to life that tackle issues of food waste, like Food Aware and FoodCycle. Super Marmite is a simple solution to household food excess that also serves as a platform for cooks to run a small business.
(Spotted on Springwise)
Katherine Hui is currently the Social site editor at Green Thing, a web-based public service in London that inspires people to lead greener lives through creative content.
Before this, she worked as the Development Manager at Social Innovation Camp, an organization that encourages people to use web and mobile-based technology to mobilise social change. She oversaw 300 ideas submission and helped build 20 prototypes – five of which have gone on to get further funding or investment.
Katherine’s came over to the UK form Canada in 2007 for an MSc program at the London School of Economics. Before arriving in London, she managed a small environmental start-up in Vancouver called the Canadian Climate Change Alliance.
Katherine is football mad. She is a loyal supporter of Arsenal FC, plays for Islington Borough Ladies FC and coaches for Gunners in Islington in her spare time. Her second favourite hobby is kite surfing and she can sometimes be found chasing the wind.
