An Isle of Man based app has picked up the award for Mobile Innovation of the Year at this year’s Retail System Awards in London.

Gander was launched in 2019, and was developed to help food stores sell more of its ’reduced to clear’ food produce.

The items, which are often yellow labelled, are displayed on the app as they are stickered in store.

Once the items are sold, they are automatically removed, providing an instant feed of all reductions in-store at any time, making it simple and effective for the shopper.

To date the app has successfully saved 1.7 million food items from going to waste - which is equivalent to 1,800 tonnes of CO2.

One of Gander’s founders, Ashley Osborne, said: ’We are delighted to receive this award for Mobile Innovation of the Year at the Retail System Awards. The Retail System Awards judging panel praised Gander’s forward-thinking technology aimed at not only saving consumers money on their weekly shop but also at significantly helping to reduce waste from a retailer’s shelves, saving the planet in the process.

’What once started out as a concept, is now a game changing reality, helping address the growing food waste issue and push towards more sustainable shopping around the world.

’As we continue to expand, this recognition solidifies our goals to be recognised on the world stage as a leading innovator in the fight against food waste.

’Feedback has been unanimously positive from customers who have now incorporated the app into their daily lives as they search for high quality reduced food in their area.’

The Retail System Awards honour businesses who have ’excelled in the past 12 months and who are leading the way in pioneering modernisation and development in the industry’.

The 2021 awards concentrated on technology retailers tat have had to adapt and come up with innovative solutions due to the unprecedented nature of the global pandemic which changed the face of retailing.