Winnow provides an AI‑driven, touchless system that records the weight, cost, and reason for each food item discarded in commercial kitchens, delivering real‑time dashboards and photo‑backed reports. The platform lets hospitality operators benchmark waste across sites, set reduction targets, and receive expert coaching to cut food waste and improve profitability.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Commercial kitchens often lack precise, real-time data on the amount and cost of food waste, making it difficult to identify waste drivers and implement cost‑saving measures.
Solution
Winnow offers an AI‑driven, touchless “Throw & Go” system that automatically records each discarded item’s weight, cost, and disposal reason as kitchen staff throw food away. The captured data is aggregated into real‑time dashboards that highlight waste patterns by category, cost, and location, enabling managers to set targets, benchmark across sites, and take corrective actions. Photo‑backed reporting and expert coaching further translate insights into operational changes that can reduce food waste by up to 50%, improving profitability and sustainability for hospitality operators.
Target Audience
Primary customers are hospitality operators, including hotels, restaurants, and large-scale food service providers, that manage commercial kitchen operations and seek to reduce food waste and improve margins.
Features
- AI‑powered, touchless waste capture that identifies items and records weight without manual input
- Automatic cost attribution and reason tagging for each discarded item
- Real‑time, category‑level dashboards with photo evidence of waste items
- Multi‑site benchmarking and performance tracking across over 3,000 kitchens
- Integrated expert coaching and actionable recommendations to address repeat waste drivers
- Scalable solution suitable for single locations and large, distributed operations