Description
Winnow is a leading AI food waste prevention system designed for commercial kitchens. Founded in 2013, it operates in more than 3,500 sites across 94 countries, making it the most widely deployed solution in its category. Winnow's technology uses a camera and connected scale to automatically identify and weigh food waste, providing chefs with daily reports to optimize purchasing, menus, and portions.
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The system includes features like Throw & Go, which allows kitchen staff to discard food without manual input, ensuring high capture rates even during peak service times. Winnow VisionAI is trained on over 500 million food waste images, recognizing over 1,000 food items to deliver accurate data from day one. This technology helps kitchens reduce food waste by half and cut food purchasing costs by 2-8%.
Winnow's impact is significant, with customers collectively saving $100 million per year and preventing 70 million meals from being wasted. The system also supports sustainability and ESG reporting by tracking CO2e avoided, with users preventing 122,000 tonnes of CO2e annually.
Winnow offers various product tiers, including VisionAI+ for large resorts and complex operations, and VisionPW for plate waste analysis. Pricing is subscription-based, tailored to kitchen size and product tier, with most customers recouping costs within the first few months. The system is trusted by global brands like IKEA, Hilton, Marriott, and Accor.
- CategoryComputer Vision Tools
- Pricing ModelSubscription
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsMulti-site
Winnow AI Food Waste Prevention's Core Features
Automated food waste tracking
Throw & Go touchless recording
Pre-trained AI on 500m+ images
Daily reporting for chefs
Supports sustainability reporting
Subscription-based pricing
Multi-site dashboard with Winnow Hub
Recognizes 1,000+ food items
2-8% food cost savings
Plate waste analysis with VisionPW
Custom setup with VisionAI+
Cross-site benchmarking
CO2e tracking for ESG reports
Quick installation and deployment
Multilingual onboarding and support
How to use Winnow AI Food Waste Prevention?
Configure: Set up hardware and software
Use: Discard food waste normally
Analyse: Review daily waste reports
Optimise: Adjust purchasing and menus
Winnow AI Food Waste Prevention's Use Cases
- Commercial Kitchens
- Multi-Site Operations
- Sustainability Reporting
- Buffet Management
- Menu Optimization
