Cut-price meals are now available from Carluccio's in Richmond - here's how you can get your hands on them.

The app Too Good To Go lets people buy surplus food and drink from restaurants, grocery stores, pubs and producers to stop it from going to waste.

A number of cafes in Richmond are signed up to it, including Caffe Paola, Taj Mahal, the Green Hill Kitchen, Alianti, Green Bottle, Paul bakery and Urban Pantry.

Now Italian restaurant and deli chain Carluccio's has joined them.

How it works

Consumers in Richmond can simply download the free Too Good To Go app and search for their nearby Carluccio's with unsold produce.

They then purchase a 'Magic Bag', collect it at an allotted time and enjoy it.

What you will get

The Carluccio's large Magic Bags contain a variety of surplus luxury Italian treats, including Panettone and festive biscuits such as Amaretti, worth at least £29 (if bought at full price) available to rescue on the app for £9.50.

Small Magic Bags contain a variety of surplus luxury Italian treats worth at least £14 for £4.50.

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A spokesperson from the restaurant said: "We are so delighted to be partnering with Too Good To Go to minimise our food waste in Carluccio's. Reducing what we waste is a longstanding ambition for us and, after the year our industry has had, it's never felt more important to put our money where our mouth is.

"We are really excited to launch the surplus programme as we reopen our restaurants and delis across the UK."