Winnow CEO Marc Zornes and Iberostar Group's Dr. Megan Morikawa discuss how artificial intelligence can target food waste in commercial kitchens -- and improve both business efficiency and global sustainability. Food waste makes up an estimated 30% to 40% of the food supply, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- and now a London company is using artificial intelligence in an attempt to address the problem. Winnow, a food waste solution company, has developed an AI-powered system that aims to reduce food waste in commercial kitchens worldwide. CEO Marc Zornes said the company's tech can measure the foods that get tossed daily using machine learning and a camera. "We use computer vision to identify what's being wasted in real time, literally as the food's being thrown away," he told Fox News Digital in an interview.

Can AI solve the labor shortage in the hospitality industry? Due to the global pandemic, hospitality businesses were forced to close for months which caused many employees to leave the industry. Many experienced hospitality professionals have found employment in other sectors that offer more stability and better wages due to the tsunami of furloughs and layoffs that slammed the industry during the pandemic peak. There is undoubtedly a hunt for technology solutions that can lessen the industry's labor crisis, and this is where Artificial Intelligence comes in. AI is now widely used to provide intelligent, convenient, and well-informed customer support.

Millennials expect that all their inquiries and expectations to be met almost immediately. The hotels must be high-technological and modern to meet all the demands. The technology is bound to help you with it. AI-based solutions learn and upgrade with every conversation held with the customer. Therefore, the answers and recommendations are personalized.

As we are all in the business of satisfying consumers and consumer demand controls business, we read this report with interest. It looks at what consumers want from the likes of Tesco, Aldi, Sainsburys, Waitrose, Lidl, Asda, Morrisons and many more supermarkets and retailers that sell food in huge volumes. For hospitality businesses that service the same consumers the message is vital, consumers want to give their custom to businesses that are transparent with their sustainability credentials. Many hospitality businesses like Bartlett Mitchell, CH&CO, BaxterStorey and others are already transparent with their sustainability credentials, and we report on these regularly. Their market leading positions are linked in our opinion to leading the market in sustainability.

Our previous article on " Artificial Intelligence in Hotels " spoke about how AI can impact the operational processes and dynamics within the hospitality industry. This final article in the 3 part series will focus on using the inherent capability of AI along with predictive analytics and natural language processing to synchronize and optimize the entire information management system to deliver exceptional customer service. Intelligent hotel system is where all the data channels are linked together just like human arteries and veins, forming a superlative, productive and high-performance structure that resembles the future vision of automated hotel system. IoT-enabled connections of motion sensors, room control, and smart voice control are poised to change the way hotels function. Integration of IoT into intelligence-driven hotel operations will not only personalize hotel guest experience but also impact the business model of the hotel industry in the near future.

Over the last couple years, voice and text-based assistants in our pockets have become the part and parcel of our lives and now, we're at point where we are comfortable with AI controlling our homes. Given the kind of whirlwind of changes that the hospitality industry is going through, the time isn't far when we see Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in hotels used at scale. Using AI's inherent capability along with predictive analytics and natural language processing, the entire information management system is getting synchronised and highly optimised to deliver exceptional customer service. Intelligent hotel system is where all the data channels are linked together just like human arteries and veins, forming a superlative, productive and high-performance structure that resembles the future vision of automated hotel system. IoT-enabled connections of motion sensors, room control, and smart voice control are poised to change the way hotels function.