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What World Food Day Means for Commercial Kitchens
What World Food Day means for commercial kitchens, and how campus, corporate, hotel and cruise kitchens can match production to demand to waste less.
Oct 166 min read


MCURC 2026 Meeting Recap: Measuring Campus Menu Performance
Revisiting the operational focus of Metafoodx’s October 2026 MCURC meeting announcement: measured menu performance in campus dining.
Sep 232 min read


Metafoodx's Work with Rice University Featured in BioCycle
BioCycle covers Rice University’s composting program and how Metafoodx adds visibility into plate returns and unserved prepared food.
Sep 102 min read


Institutional Food Service: How Schools, Colleges, and Healthcare Kitchens Cut Food Waste
How hospitals, senior living, colleges, and K–12 schools reduce food and plate waste while meeting nutrition and budget goals.
Aug 254 min read


Metafoodx Featured in NACUFS Campus Dining Today: Summer 2026 Edition
Metafoodx is featured in the Summer 2026 issue of Campus Dining Today, NACUFS's magazine on innovation in college and university dining. See how AI is helping campus kitchens cut food waste and improve operations.
Aug 243 min read


Metafoodx Featured in EdTech Magazine for Pomona College’s 54% Reduction in Food Overproduction
EdTech Magazine covers how Pomona College uses Metafoodx to measure, report and act on kitchen waste data to reduce food overproduction.
Aug 203 min read


Chartwells' New Research Shows Sustainability Is Now a Student Expectation. Can Campus Dining Measure It?
Chartwells Higher Education found that 80% of Gen Z students say sustainability influences their purchasing decisions. Learn how better kitchen data helps universities reduce food waste, improve forecasting, and support campus sustainability goals.
Aug 184 min read


World Humanitarian Day: How Commercial Kitchens Can Make Every Meal Count
Ahead of World Humanitarian Day, discover how commercial kitchens can make every meal count by reducing overproduction and improving forecasting.
Aug 14 min read


Metafoodx Joins the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative
Metafoodx’s MCURC membership connects its work on production and consumption data with collaborative research and campus dining operations.
Jul 302 min read


NACAS C3X 2026 Recap: Food Data for Campus Auxiliary Services
A look back at NACAS C3X 2026 and Metafoodx’s focus on food production and consumption data for campus auxiliary leaders.
Jul 292 min read


Food Waste on College Campuses: Causes, Costs, and How Dining Halls Reduce It
Why college dining halls waste so much food, where it happens, and how campus dining teams cut overproduction and plate waste with better data.
Jul 296 min read


NACUFS 2026 Session Recap: Illumia and Metafoodx on Using Dining Data
Revisiting the NACUFS 2026 Illumia and Metafoodx microsession program on forecasting, production alignment, and feedback into planning.
Jul 22 min read


Metafoodx Feature Tracks What Guests Leave Behind
A Metafoodx feature that displays accumulated plate waste, so campus dining teams can show students what is left behind and encourage them to take only what they need.
Jun 293 min read


NACUFS 2026 Recap: Connecting Campus Production With Consumption
A look back at NACUFS 2026 in New Orleans and Metafoodx’s focus on connecting campus production, consumption, and waste data.
Jun 172 min read


College Dining Food Waste: How Campus Dining Teams Get Students on Board
All-you-care-to-eat dining halls waste food at both the line and the plate. See how campus dining teams cut waste and get students involved.
Jun 164 min read


Menus of Change 2026 Recap: Supporting Measured Kitchen Improvements
Revisiting Metafoodx’s Emerging Innovator sponsorship of the 2026 Menus of Change Leadership Summit and its focus on measured kitchen improvements.
May 272 min read


Chef Culinary Conference 2026 Recap: Data, Automation, and Kitchen Decisions
Revisiting the Chef Culinary Conference 2026 technology panel program and its focus on data, automation, and campus kitchen operations.
May 262 min read


How UMass Amherst Dining Achieved a 51% Reduction in Overproduction
UMass Amherst Dining recently partnered with Metafoodx to tackle a challenge that every high-volume kitchen faces: food waste and production efficiency.
Apr 213 min read


Metafoodx Named on the 2026 EDTech Innovation Hub Shortlist for Best AI-Powered EdTech Solution
We are proud to share that Metafoodx has been named on the shortlist for the ETIH Innovation Awards 2026.
Apr 132 min read


Metafoodx Featured in Campus ID News: Advancing Data-Driven Dining on Campus
Campus ID News features Fengmin Gong on how production and consumption data can support more informed campus dining decisions.
Apr 22 min read
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