Metafoodx CEO Fengmin Gong joined Climate Hive's "What Do You Solve?" podcast to discuss how AI and computer vision help commercial kitchens catch food waste before it happens.

At Eaping Fresh Chinese Restaurant, a high-volume fast-casual concept, the kitchen staff faced these hurdles every shift. While their Point of Sale (POS) data showed what was selling, it couldn't show what was happening on the hot-holding line in real time. Without clear visibility into exact holding times and food conditions, staff had to rely on guesswork and manual log checks to decide when to replenish, rotate, or pull a dish.