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AI tool trial could save equivalent of 1.5m meals in food waste


Nestlé is among UK companies taking part in project to ‘design out’ waste by redistributing surplus product

Millions of meals worth of wasted food could be redistributed thanks to an artificial intelligence tool being trialled by companies across the UK, including Nestlé.

The AI tool, which has already generated an 87% reduction in edible food waste at one of the Swiss conglomerate’s factories over its first two-week trial period, is intended to “design out” food waste by providing real-time monitoring, tracking and insights of wasted ingredients and products.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/27/food-companies-edible-waste-charities-ai-tool-trial

Author : Rachel Hall

Publish date : 2025-05-27 18:49:00

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