Partner With Us

Turn your surplus into impact.

Join Birp and sell your end-of-day surplus food to local customers at a discount — reducing waste, recovering costs, and doing good in your community. It's free to join.

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Why Join

What you get as a Birp partner

Recover lost revenue

Food you'd otherwise throw away becomes income. Every bag sold is money back from stock that would have cost you to discard.

Zero waste, zero guilt

Stop throwing away perfectly good food at the end of every day. Your surplus goes to someone who wants it instead of a landfill.

New customers

Birp users discover your store through the app. Many become regular customers after their first surprise bag experience.

Simple setup

We handle the platform, the payments, and the customer communications. You just prepare the bag and confirm collections.

Community standing

Being a Birp partner signals to your community that you care about sustainability and food security — not just the bottom line.

No upfront cost

Joining Birp is completely free. There are no setup fees, no monthly fees, and no obligation. You list when you have surplus — that's it.

The Process

How it works for your store

From application to your first bag sold — here's what to expect.

Apply

Get in touch via our contact form or email. Tell us about your store and the type of surplus you typically have.

We review & onboard

We'll be in touch within a few days. We'll agree on your bag type, pricing, and collection window, then set up your store profile.

Test listing

Before going live, we'll run a test to make sure the flow works smoothly — listing, reservation, and collection.

Go live

Your store appears on Birp. Customers start finding and reserving your bags. You prepare the bags, confirm pickups, and we handle the rest.

The Product

What is a Birp surprise bag?

A surprise bag is a selection of your end-of-day surplus food, packaged and listed at a discounted price. Customers know the general type of food they're getting, but not the exact contents — that's part of the experience.

You set the price and collection window
You decide how many bags to list each day
Contents vary — that's expected and clearly communicated to customers
You provide basic allergen information for the bag type
You remain responsible for the food you supply

Bakery Example

Bakery Surprise Bag

End-of-day bread, rolls & pastries. Contents vary — always delicious.

Usually contains: 2–4 bread or pastry items

Estimated value: R80+

Birp price: R 25

Allergens: Wheat, Dairy, Eggs

Collection: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Responsibilities

What we expect from partners

Birp is built on trust — between stores, customers, and our community. Here's what being a good partner means.

Food safety

All food listed on Birp must comply with South African food safety regulations. Stores are responsible for the preparation, storage, and packaging of food they supply. Birp does not handle food directly.

Accurate allergen information

You must provide honest allergen information for your bag type. Customers rely on this to make safe choices. If contents change significantly, update the listing.

Reliable collection windows

Customers plan their day around your pickup time. Stick to the window you set, or notify us in advance if you need to change it. Consistency builds customer trust.

Honest bag value

A surprise bag should represent genuine value — the contents should be worth meaningfully more than the Birp price. Don't pad bags with items you'd discard anyway.

Store Tools

Your partner dashboard

Once you're live, you'll have access to your Birp partner dashboard — a simple interface to manage your listings, track orders, and monitor your impact.

Manage today's bag listings
See live orders and pickup codes
Mark bags as collected
Track bags sold and food rescued
View monthly impact reports

Preview the Dashboard

Partner Dashboard

7Bags today

5Reserved

84 kgRescued this month

BIRP-1024 J. Smith · R40 Collected

BIRP-1025 T. Nkosi · R40 Awaiting

BIRP-1026 A. Petersen · R40 Awaiting