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On Friday 28th February 2025, ReMeal co-founder Wan Emir Astar was live on Astro AWANI's business programme Niaga AWANI. Wan Emir shared how ReMeal is helping F&B businesses manage their food surplus, especially during Ramadan—a time when food waste surges due to increased buffet offerings and special promotions. Many businesses face the challenge of excess food at the end of the day, with no proper solution in place, leading to unnecessary waste. This goes against the very spirit of Ramadan, which emphasizes mindfulness and moderation. ReMeal provides a platform that helps businesses efficiently manage and sell their surplus food, ensuring...

ReMeal was featured in The Star. In the StarBiz section, the article, "App-etising solution to food waste" explains how ReMeal has built a digital solution for a common pain point in the Food & Beverage (F&B) industry. Co-Founder Falah Hamidi talks about some of the challenges the startup has faced, and also reveals ReMeal's plans for 2025. Web article: Click here Newspaper article PDF: Click here

On Tuesday, 18 February 2025, ReMeal participated in the Bazar Ramadan Briefing by the Sepang Municipal Council (MP Sepang) at Semarak Hall, Cyberjaya. This event marked an important step in ReMeal’s collaboration with Pemuda Gema for the upcoming MYSaveFood @ Bazar Ramadan 2025 campaign. Asyara Kamal, representing ReMeal and serving as the Co-Director of MYSaveFood KL, spoke at the event to brief the bazar sellers about the MySaveFood objectives and operation. She emphasized to bazar sellers the importance of planning and budgeting their sales to minimize excess food at the end of the day. Proper forecasting and portion control, she...

On 7th February 2025, ReMeal was invited to join Laman Aksara, a live talk show produced by UiTM students, to discuss food waste and sustainability. Representing ReMeal, Ainul Asyara appeared in the Hot Issues segment, where she shared insights on the impact of food waste and strategies to reduce it. The show, inspired by MHI and Wanita Hari Ini, was aired live from Studio TV, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, and broadcasted on Broadcasting Shah Alam’s YouTube channel. During the discussion, Ainul spoke about her years of volunteering with Pemuda Gema in the MYSaveFood @ Bazar Ramadan campaign, an...

ReMeal collaborated with a student group at UiTM Shah Alam to produce a video which shared some insights on the real-world challenges in food waste management. Wan Emir Astar, Co-Founder of ReMeal stated that "At ReMeal, we believe that tackling food waste isn’t just about saving leftovers—it’s about reshaping mindsets, building smarter systems, and making sustainability second nature. So, when these students reached out for insights, we knew this was an opportunity to learn from each other and spark fresh ideas!". He continued, "From discussing surplus food redistribution to the power of technology in fighting food waste, their questions were...

This morning, ReMeal co-founders Falah Hamidi and Wan Emir Astar were live on BFM Radio to join host Richard Bradbury on the Open For Business show. In this podcast, Falah and Emir talked about: How ReMeal will work with the Malaysian Government to redistribute surplus food from Ramadan Bazaars to those in need; Cradle Fund rejecting ReMeal's startup grant in the final rounds; What sets ReMeal apart from local competitors; And what ReMeal needs to do to achieve virality. We hope you enjoy listening! https://www.bfm.my/content/podcast/remeal-save-food-save-money-reduce-waste

Every year in Malaysia, it's normal to see headlines around the amount of food that gets wasted during the month of Ramadan. This goes against the spirit of Ramadan, and is one of the reasons we started ReMeal. MYSaveFood is a government led initiative by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN). Through MYSaveFood, organisations have been working together to alleviate this issue by redistributing surplus food from Ramadan bazaars to people in need. 60 tonnes of food was saved last Ramadan, and this coming year it is expected to increase as more bazaars will participate. ReMeal...

ReMeal was invited to present at the Parliament of Malaysia. We were honoured to present our niche solution for the F&B industry to Honourable Minister of Science & Technology (MOSTI) YBM Chang Lih Kang. We discussed the short and long term plan of our #ZeroWastage philosophy with YBM, as we plan to work hand in hand with the government of Malaysia and tackle the surplus scene across all sectors. We thank YBM for his precious time, and we greatly appreciate the advice and guidance in championing this important agenda for the nation.

ReMeal have onboarded 11 Gula Cakery stores onto its platform. ReMeal is an app-based marketplace where users can find and purchase surplus food from stores at discount. ReMeal is currently Malaysia's only food surplus marketplace app. They are a recently launched KL based startup, and are inspired by successful European based tech startup, Too Good To Go, who have been rescuing surplus food for a decade. Gula Cakery is a home-grown F&B business that first launched in 2015 under the name Gula Bakery. From starting at its flagship store in Kota Kemuning, it has since seen immense growth year-on-year, with...