Using AI to combat food waste

Reducing food waste makes an important contribution to reducing CO2 emissions in the healthcare sector, which is responsible for 5-8% of Switzerland's total CO2 emissions. But how can the fight against food waste be won without disrupting established processes? And how can it even be determined which food ends up in waste and in what quantities? The Zurich-based start-up KITRO has developed an AI-based system that solves precisely these difficulties.

In the podcast episode "Off to the kitchen! How artificial intelligence is also helping to avoid food waste in the healthcare sector - and why that's more than just good news", Benno Rust, Commercial Director of KITRO, explains how AI can help avoid food waste.Benno Rust, Head of Purchasing at KITRO, explains how the system works, why it is a good example of the use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector - and how it can also benefit everyday hospital and nursing care beyond the avoidance of food waste. The interview was conducted by Jean-Daniel Strub.