<ul><li>An artificial intelligence tool is being trialled by companies in the UK, like Nestlé, to reduce edible food waste and redistribute it to charities.</li><li>The AI tool has already shown an 87% reduction in edible food waste at Nestlé's factory and could save up to 700 tonnes of surplus food, equivalent to 1.5 million meals.</li><li>The tool, developed by Zest, identifies edible but unsellable food like broken products or items with short expiry dates, and aims to cut waste, reduce emissions, and lower costs.</li><li>Funding from the government agency Innovate UK's BridgeAI scheme supports the project, which could have a significant impact on reducing the 4.6 million tonnes of edible food wasted in the UK each year.</li></ul>

Food companies’ edible waste given to charities thanks to AI tool trial

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