A food-rescue service that combines digital coordination with a local sharing point.

Food waste is often treated as an ordinary household problem. In student accommodation, food can become unwanted when plans change, people travel or residents move out. The easiest route is often the communal bin.

Before You Go: iQ Food Share is a food-rescue service for managed student accommodation. It combines digital coordination through the existing iQ app structure with a numbered ambient food-sharing station.

The service helps residents share eligible unused food before travel or move-out. A resident creates a draft listing, places the food in a numbered cubby and confirms the drop-off. Other residents can then find and collect the food through the app.