'Why compete if we have the same goals?' Munch co-founder Kirill Perepelica on the merger with Bonapp to tackle food waste in the region and the Romanian market's potential

Munch, a B2C food surplus marketplace active in Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Romania, has merged with Bonapp, a similar initiative born in Romania. Munch co-founder Kirill Perepelica told Romania Insider more about the company's plans for expansion in the country and the region, how the local e-commerce and delivery culture influences its activity, and its other initiatives to prevent food waste.

Munch, founded in 2020 in Hungary by entrepreneurs Botond Zsoldos, Bence Zwecker, Albert Wettstein, and Kirill Perepelica, and Bonapp, launched in November 2021 by Grégoire Vigroux, Diego Roy de Lachaise, and Luka Zivkovic, share the goal of combating food waste. In addition, the two scale-ups have similar values and cultures, both important elements in deciding to join forces, Munch co-founder & Chief Expansion Officer Kirill Perepelica explains. The cooperative mindset brought the Munch founders together in the first place when they were students, working on the same idea without knowing.