App targets food waste at home

Many supermarkets and grocery stores have made changes that reduce food waste in the supply chain. But the problem of food wasted at home still remains. Now, developers of a kitchen management and grocery list app have incorporated artificial intelligence into their latest release to help reduce domestic food waste.

The latest release of the EatBy App automatically suggests how long fruit, vegetables and frozen items will stay fresh and then reminds you to use them up before they go off. It even learns the storage habits of individual users and takes those into account.

Designers at EatBy say they are now developing the app to make the best use of the freezer, to make users more aware of the benefits of freezing food to reduce food waste. The EatBy team is also working on the development of smart kitchen hardware.

“The products we’re working on will make kitchen management simple — with a big focus on beautiful design and developing A.I. driven ‘invisible technology’ that works in the background with minimal user effort required,” said Steffan Lewis, co-founder of EatBy.

“Artificial Intelligence does not need to be scary — in EatBy’s case it’ll simply help make life better. Our technology is aimed at families, foodies and people who love to cook. We’re not interested in creating futuristic, sterile kitchens. We are interested in encouraging everyone to eat delicious fresh food, reduce food waste and save money.”