Launching soon · Armenia · Yerevan
Good food won't be lost.
A marketplace of baskets from food that would otherwise be thrown out tomorrow. Save 70% and a little bit of the planet.
չի կորի chikori — from Armenian չի կորի, "won't be lost"
The problem
Armenia throws away 120,000 tonnes of food every year. Most of it is still good.
Bread is the #1 discarded product. Every morning around 200 Yerevan bakeries bake fresh batches; by evening, some of it goes to disposal. We have no tool to put a basket between them and us instead of a bin.
The solution
A basket in 4 steps.
From a partner publishing to a customer picking up — usually 1–2 hours. Nobody loses.
Creates a basket in 30 seconds via the merchant app. Sets contents, price, pickup window.
Browse bakeries, cafés and shops near you. See what's in each basket before buying.
One tap. Apple Pay or Google Pay. Basket is yours — nobody else can take it.
Show the QR code at the counter. Staff scan it, you grab your basket. 30 seconds.
For shoppers
Find good food for less than you'd expect.
Fresh lavash for 1,500֏ instead of 4,500֏. Walnut gata for 250֏. Vegetables for dinner at 1,200֏.
Lavash + cheese for breakfast, 5×/week
18,000֏ /moVegetables + bread 3×/week
24,000֏ /moReady meals from a restaurant 2×/week
16,000֏ /mo- Full basket contents visible before purchase
- Apple Pay / Google Pay
- QR-code pickup in one tap
- Subscribe to favourite bakeries — hear about baskets first
For businesses
Turn write-offs into revenue.
25% commission — our only charge. No subscription, no minimum revenue, no POS integration. Creating a basket takes 30 seconds a day.
How much bread are you writing off per day?
Based on avg. unit price 500֏, 26 operating days/month.
Apply- Create a basket in 30 seconds
- No POS integration — standalone app
- QR scanner for redemption
- Weekly payouts to your bank account
Among our first pilot partners:
Why
The name promises exactly what we do.
չի կորի
(chi kori)
"won't be lost"
Chikori is an Armenian phrase. Literally: "won't get lost", "won't be wasted". When bread is left unsold before the bakery closes, we say: chi kori. When a mother worries that what she cooked won't get eaten, she says: chi kori. It's a quiet, confident promise.
We took that word and made it a service. Every basket in Chikori is a concrete piece of food that didn't go to waste. We measure the outcome in kilograms rescued from the bin.
This isn't charity. It's common sense, packaged into an app.
Frequently asked questions
For shoppers
May 2026, starting in Kentron. Sign up and we'll message you 2 weeks before launch.
Identical quality — it's the same food you'd buy at full price. The discount reflects the short remaining shelf life (1–7 days).
Yes. Every product with a photo, price and best-before date. No surprises.
The basket waits until the store closes. If you don't collect, the payment is non-refundable, but the basket may be reassigned to the next user in line.
Optionally, +~1.50 USD. Not all merchants include it.
Apple Pay, Google Pay. Idram and cards are in the pipeline.
For businesses
25–27% of each basket sold. No subscriptions, no setup fees, no minimum turnover.
Then you have no losses — keep working as you normally do. Chikori is only useful when there's surplus.
30 seconds via the mobile app. You can repeat yesterday's basket in one tap.
Weekly payouts every Friday, directly to your bank account.
Completely. Only you decide what and at what price.
The payment stays with you. The basket goes back on sale for the next customer.
About the company
Yes. Everything we sell is within its best-before date. We operate in full compliance with Armenian law.
Solo founder, a developer from Yerevan. More on the About page (coming soon).
Telegram @chikori_am, Instagram @chikori.am.
Ready?
Join the first wave.
I want to try as a shopper
We'll message you 2 weeks before launch. First 100 people get a free basket.
I have a business — let's try
Free 4-week pilot. No system integration needed. We'll come, set everything up and train your staff.
Coming soon
Partners and press mentions
Logos of our pilot partners and media mentions will appear here. Want to be first? Write to us.