Austria's afreshed acquires Motatos DACH business to widen food-rescue reach
What's the deal? Austrian organic food-rescue company afreshedDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired the DACH business of Swedish online supermarket MotatosDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, part of the Matsmart group. The terms were not disclosed.
What each side does: Linz-based afreshed sells "Retterbox" boxes of surplus organic groceries. Motatos operates as an online supermarket for discounted and surplus food.
What changes for customers? The domains motatos.de and motatos.at will redirect to retterbox.com, and both companies will move existing customers onto a single platform.
The signal: The deal reflects consolidation in Europe's food-waste sector, where surplus-grocery players are combining to build scale across markets. Absorbing Motatos gives afreshed a broader foothold in Germany and Austria.
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