Winnow

Winnow is a company that builds AI systems for cutting food waste in commercial kitchens. Its tools record what gets thrown away, then forecast how much each service should produce. It serves foodservice operators, hotels, resorts, universities and cruise lines.

What Winnow offers

• Automatic waste recording: a camera-based setup called Vision with Throw & Go logs each disposal without staff scanning anything.
• Production forecasting: Winnow Foresight predicts how much to produce, service by service.
• Kitchen insight: Winnow Hub reports tell chefs what to change each day.
• Tablet-only tracking: the Track option suits kitchens that want a simpler setup without cameras.
• Coaching: every user gets expert guidance from a named customer success manager, backed by an in-house chef.

Clients

The company names foodservice operators, hotel and resort groups, universities and cruise lines. It says it can give one view across a multi-outlet portfolio.

Key facts

• Reach: more than 3,500 locations in over 90 countries, according to the company.
• Results claimed: food waste cut by about half at client sites, per the company's own figures.
• Products: Track, Vision with Throw & Go, Winnow Hub and Winnow Foresight.