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Pomona College Reduces Food Waste and Achieves More Than 500% ROI with Metafoodx AI Scanner
In just nine months, the Pomona College lessened overproduction by 54% and lowered plate costs by 8%

Metafoodx
Oct 14, 20252 min read


UMass Amherst Doubles Down on Investment in Metafoodx to Cut Food Waste Across Campus Dining
With Metafoodx’s AI food intelligence, UMass Amherst has reduced overproduction, making the nation’s top-ranked dining program more sustainable than ever Metafoodx , a leader in sustainable AI food operations, today announced that the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is further investing in the Metafoodx AI Scanner , adding them to more campus dining halls and its catering department. With 13 AI Scanner units now on campus, the university stands as a natio
Amelia Page
Sep 3, 20252 min read


Metafoodx Awarded Nation’s First City-Led AI Grants to Continue Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Create Safer, More Sustainable Kitchens
Metafoodx, a leader in sustainable AI food operations, today announced that it is an awardee of the groundbreaking City of San José’s AI Incentive Program, the first city-run grant program of its kind in the United States.
Amelia Page
Aug 27, 20252 min read


From Cybersecurity to Kitchens: The Power of Shifting Left
To fix this, we must go upstream. That means better forecasting, smarter batch cooking, and informed menu design. And to do those things well, you need one thing: data.

Jun Du
Aug 10, 20255 min read


Too Hot to Fail: How Metafoodx Uses AI-Powered Temperature Intelligence to Stop Food Waste Before It Happens
MetafoodX brings consistent, high-fidelity visibility into how food temperatures behave in real-world kitchen workflows. At one customer site, scan data collected during service showed that over half of the food measured fell within the 41°F to 135°F range. T

Jun Du
Jun 23, 20255 min read


Seeing in 3D: The Future of Food Waste Tracking and Optimization in Food Service
We explore the technical foundations, the operational impact, and the business value—culminating in a strong argument for why 3D is not just a better solution, but the only viable one for the future of food service optimization.

Jun Du
May 27, 20254 min read


Hungry for Change
Our award-winning, patented 3D AI scanner is built for the front lines of food operations, capturing the image, weight and temperature of every plate or pan in just two seconds. It’s a data-powered co-pilot that helps kitchens understand not only what’s being prepared, but what’s being consumed, what’s left over, why it’s leftover and where it’s headed — whether that’s compost, donation or reuse.

Fengmin Gong
May 14, 20254 min read


Fix the Whole System or Fix Nothing: A Better Way to Run Sustainable Food Operations
Without full visibility across the entire operation, you’re only seeing the symptoms — not the causes.

Jun Du
Apr 6, 20257 min read


How a Leading School Reduced Food Waste with Metafoodx: A Chef’s Perspective
An Executive Sous Chef at a Dining Hall at a leading Southern California University, recently shared his experience using Metafoodx to tackle over-prepping, reduce food waste, and streamline kitchen operations. Here's what he had to say:
Sapna Pandit
Mar 27, 20252 min read


Metafoodx Selected as 2025 Kitchen Innovations Awardee
Metafoodx is proud to announce that we have been selected as a 2025 Kitchen Innovations Award recipient by the National Restaurant Association Show.

Marta Sondesa Polo
Mar 11, 20251 min read


Streamlined Menu Planning and Waste Reduction with Jamix + Metafoodx
The Jamix-Metafoodx integration automates these processes by enabling instant menu syncing and automated consumption tracking. Using the Metafoodx scanner, staff can record leftovers in just two seconds, with AI identifying items, logging temperatures, and measuring net weight.

Eileen Zhang
Jan 21, 20251 min read
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