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Food waste down 25%

·2026.04.21 23:01

Key point

Afresh's AI demand forecasting has cut grocery store waste by up to 25%.

Details

U.S. grocery stores discard about 4 million tons of food every year, worth $27 billion.

Waste is especially high in fresh food categories, like strawberry crates or pounds of beef, where demand is hard to predict.

  • In the past, inventory planning was mostly done manually.
  • Startup Afresh's AI tool is helping reduce store waste by up to 25%.
  • The company has raised $34 million in new funding to scale it.
  • The round was co-led by Just Climate and High Sage Ventures.
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