Reasons to Read

The scale of food waste is enormous, with financial and environmental sustainability-related impacts.

In this report, we explore the robust technology landscape focused on reducing food waste across the entire value chain: in the field, in the grocery store, in the pantry, in the restaurant, as well as in food recycling.

We cover artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), demand forecasting and more.

Companies mentioned in this report include: Afresh, Appel, Full Harvest, Goodr, IBM, Misfits Market, Orbisk, Phenix, Spoiler Alert, Whywaste

Other relevant research:

• Food Insecurity in the US: Five Key Trends
• Overcoming the Food-Waste Challenge: Improving Profit While Doing Good—we surveyed more than 200 large grocery retailers in North America, asking them about their activities, challenges and plans for reducing food waste.
• Visit the Coresight Research Food, Grocery and CPG Retail Hub to explore sector data, reports and company profiles.
• All our coverage of emerging technology and sustainability in retail