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With artificial intelligence as the foundation, KITRO offers an automated food waste management solution that can be adopted by food and beverage outlets worldwide.
About
The issue of food waste is out of hand with 1/3 of all food produced for human consumption being lost or wasted every year, resulting in enormous economic, social and environmental costs. In the EU alone, around 88 million tons of food is wasted every year, this is equivalent to >170 million tons of CO2. The food industry is responsible for 26% of the global greenhouse emissions, 6% of this is a result of food that is never eaten and ends as waste. With artificial intelligence as the foundation, KITRO offers an automated food waste data collection and analysis solution that can be adopted by food and beverage outlets worldwide. Contrary to existing solutions on the market, KITRO’s customers benefit from a fully automated ‘plug and play’ solution, which is easy to implement and yields higher savings. Canteens, hotel groups and restaurant chains are initially being targeted, as they all face high costs and are struggling to stay competitive in the market. Reducing food waste will help them to save up to 8% of their food costs and make them more competitive while having data to prove their positive impact on the environment.
Key Benefits
Until now the capturing of food waste data in the hospitality industry has been primarily manual. A staff member stands next to a trash bin and observes, writes down and sometimes even places the item on a scale before admitting it to the bin. At KITRO we set out with the mission to make food waste measurement and management so easy that the industry can no longer ignore the issue. For the first time, restaurant owners and executive chefs receive accurate, detailed and consistent data on their food waste. They get access to an online analytics dashboard, which gives them deep insights into their food waste components, quantities, cost and sources of waste. As a result, restaurant owners and executive chefs can take data-driven decisions to optimize work practices in order to save up to 8% of their food cost and reduce their avoidable food waste by 60%.
Applications
Food & Beverage industry Food service & catering