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1. What solutions should an app offer to business owners/managers?

2. Convergent thinking

2.1. Smart inventory tracker

2.1.1. prevent spoilage at the source

2.1.2. easy to integrate with barcode scanners/ digital logs

2.1.3. money-saving by optimizing stock levels

2.2. AI demand forecasting

2.2.1. reduces over-purchasing

2.2.2. data-driven decision-making

2.2.3. valuable for restaurants, bakeries and grocers with variable demand

2.3. Discount and flash sale feature

2.3.1. immediate solution to offload soon-to-expire food

2.3.2. turn waste to revenue

2.3.3. simple UI can be built into existing POS apps

2.4. Donation coordination tool

2.4.1. make it easy and legal to give away food

2.4.2. reduces waste ethically and improve brand's social reptation

2.4.3. leverages a win-win relationships between surplus businesses and food banks

2.5. Food waste tracking dashboard

2.5.1. identify patterns in what is wasted most often

2.5.2. turns problems into measurable metrics

2.5.3. enables innformede action and continuous improvement

2.6. Recipe generator for leftovers

2.6.1. repurposing surplus ingredients in kitchens

2.6.2. encourages creativity and minimizes waste through real-time suggestions

2.6.3. updating with trending, seasonal, or low-cost ideas

2.7. Staff waste training modules

2.7.1. Key players = employees in food handling and preparation

2.7.2. Simple training improves daily decisions that reduce waste

2.7.3. reinforces a sustainability culture inside the business

2.8. Integration with POS and supply chain

2.8.1. makes waste management automatic and scalable

2.8.2. reduces manual data entrty, lowering barriers to adoption

2.8.3. builds on existing systems, reducing the cost of onboarding