Jamie Crummie

Jamie Crummie is an award-winning social entrepreneur, leader, change maker and keynote speaker – specialising in inspiring and motivating individuals, employees, teams and groups to deliver impact.

Jamie trained as a lawyer before pursuing his mission of fighting food waste. He is the co-founder of Too Good To Go, the world’s largest marketplace for surplus food, an app that enables consumers to buy unsold food from restaurants and retailers, so that it doesn’t go to waste.

Too Good To Go helps combat food waste by connecting consumers with restaurants, cafés, bakeries, supermarkets, and other food businesses that have surplus food at the end of the day. The app allows users to purchase this food at a reduced price, usually packaged as a “Magic Bag” — a surprise mix of unsold food that would otherwise go to waste.

Jamie is a respected speaker on the topic of food waste, sustainability and innovation, and has won a number of awards including Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2019.

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More About Jamie Crummie

Jamie earned an LLB in Law at Leeds University and followed this with an LLM in Human Rights Law at Queen Mary University of London. During a year abroad in Australia while studying, he was struck by vast amounts of perfectly edible food being discarded—a moment that would transform his ambitions. Before founding Too Good To Go, Jamie also worked as a field researcher for the Refugee Rights Data Project, applying his legal and human‑rights perspective to humanitarian work.

Jamie Crummie |Founding Too Good To Go

In 2016, Jamie co-founded Too Good To Go, a mobile app and global platform that empowers consumers to buy surplus food from restaurants, cafes and supermarkets—reducing waste while offering affordable meals. Since its launch, the company has expanded rapidly. Today, Too Good To Go operates in 19 countries, has 175,000 business partners food businesses, and has amassed 100+ million users, collectively saving 400 million meals.

Jamie Crummie co founder 2good2go food waste app award winning social entrepreneur speaker at Great British Speakers

Under Jamie’s leadership, the company secured significant investment (including €16m in early funding), launched in multiple European markets, and scaled its impact through strategic partnerships with major retailers like M&S, Lidl and Carrefour. His approach has placed Too Good To Go at the forefront of combining commercial success with environmental and social impact.

Too Good To Go has received numerous awards for innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. It is often cited as a model for tech-driven social enterprise, and has featured in Forbes, The Guardian, BBC, and sustainability summits globally.

Jamie Crummie | Awards & Recognition

Jamie’s innovative work has earned international recognition:

– Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (2019)

– One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year (2020)

– “Trailblazing Activist” in Forbes’ 50 Next (2021)

– GB Entrepreneur Awards 2022 – Sustainability Entrepreneur of the Year

– Named an Obama Leader (2023) by the Obama Foundation

Jamie Crummie | Public Speaking

Jamie regularly presents on sustainability, innovation and food systems at major conferences including White Label World Expo London, ESS Expo and Technology for Marketing events.

He has also spoken at international forums, including EU institutions and COP climate summits, advocating for legislation and consumer education to reduce food waste

Speaking Topics

– Tech for Good: Scaling Purpose‑Driven Business

– Food Waste and Climate Action

– Aligning Business Strategy with Social Impact

– Sustainability

– Food Waste/Food Systems

– Social entrepreneurship

– Start ups/Innovation

– Tech

– Climate Change

– Profit for Purpose