The Goodie Bag Movement
We’re here to create a more sustainable and affordable food system. And we believe that means a local food system! Join us and secure the best deals from local shops while ensuring good food never goes to waste 🤌💰🌎
Our Mission
We exist to help people, our partners, and our planet.
People shouldn't have to choose between quality and affordable food, so we make it possible to have both.
Our Partners are community centered local shops that never want their delicious food wasted and pour everything into their craft. #EatLocal
Our Planet needs businesses to behave sustainably, so that the generations to come have the water, land, and food necessary to thrive. Our "OG" goodie bags contain food that otherwise would have been wasted, therefore reducing food from landfills and avoiding the consequential greenhouse gas emissions.
Our Story
Luke, Eddy, Briana, and Jack in Denver.
Eddy originally cofounded Goodie Bag with his former college roommate Luke after the duo graduated from CU Boulder.
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During college, Eddy was no stranger to being scrappy; sleeping in the living room his final year to save on rent, and hustled to graduate a year and a half early to save on tuition.
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It was during a ten-week startup program that these former college roommates, along with a few other students, ideated what is now Goodie Bag. The marketplace concept was built to address two wicked issues; food waste and food affordability.
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After placing first in the startup program's pitch competition, the duo created a modest first iteration of the platform and launched it in January of 2023 at the local pizzeria Luke worked at, Barchetta. With one partner and a couple dozen customers, they saw immediate traction. Barchetta was listing their surplus lunch slices as “goodie bags” and sure enough, local people were buying them at half the price.
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The team upgraded tremendously with the addition of Briana Boehmer, a seasoned tech entrepreneur, and Jack Connors, Eddy's older brother with small business sales experience.
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Goodie Bag has since grown to service the Colorado Front Range, Charlotte, Charleston, Madison, Milwaukee, and NYC communities. With over 700 partnering shops and 180k Goodie Baggers we've been able to prevent over 190,000 goodie bags from being wasted! ​
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Our Team
An idealistic, hard-working bunch.
Eddy Connors
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CEO
Born and raised in Westchester, NY. Eddy is a cold-plunging, big cheesin' personality.
Briana Boehmer
COO
Born and raised in Colorado. Bri is a marathon-running, animal lover.
Jack Connors
Head of Partnerships
Eddy's older brother, charisma king, the grand master of handshakes