Surplus food marketplace, Too Good To Go, has expanded its partnership with Greggs to launch hot food “Grab Bags” across more than 1,800 shops nationwide.

These can be collected throughout the day as the shelf life of hot-to-go items ends, approximately every two hours, making them different from Greggs’ “Surprise Bags,” which are only available at the end of the day and early morning.

The nationwide rollout follows successful trials, which showed strong demand, alongside an appetite from customers to save food from going to waste, with the Grab Bags helping rescue significantly more surplus food.

Customers can reserve a Greggs Grab Bag through the free Too Good To Go app, pay in advance and collect it from their chosen shop.

“By partnering with Greggs to launch the new offering nationwide, we’re making it even easier for customers to rescue delicious food at great value,” said Sophie Trueman, UK&I Country Director at Too Good To Go. “And every Greggs Grab Bag collected is another step towards a planet with no food waste.”

Too Good To Go says its partnership with Greggs has saved over 5million Surprise Bags from going to waste, which, it says, is the CO2 equivalent of 2,346 flights around the world.

“We’re always looking for ways to make sure our food is enjoyed, not wasted – and in partnership with Too Good To Go, the Greggs Grab Bags are a brilliant solution,” Gillian Long, Retail Operations Director at Greggs, commented. “Working in partnership, our customers can pick up hot food they love for less, while helping us reduce our environmental impact.”