The IT Nerd

Developers of the EatBy App have incorporated artificial intelligence into their kitchen management and grocery list app to reduce domestic food waste.

The latest release of the EatBy App includes a new feature – it automatically suggests how long fruit, veg and frozen items will stay fresh for and then reminds you to use them up before they go off. But the clever bit, according to the developers, is that the app learns the storage habits of individual users.

Domestic food waste is now the biggest contributor to the global food waste problem. Supermarkets have suffered the brunt of bad publicity, being blamed for massive quantities of unsold food being wasted. Many supermarkets and grocery stores have since made big changes that reduce food waste in the supply chain. However, the problem of food wasted at home is still massive. The Eatby developers believe change has to happen in our homes and  stress that we all need to review our grocery shopping and food consumption habits. In some cases households unnecessarily waste up to 30% of their food simply from poor kitchen management. This not only has a detrimental environmental impact, it also has a big impact on householders’ wallets. With the escalation of food prices, especially in the UK, where the British Pound has slumped as a reaction of Brexit, careful food management is becoming more important. EatBy App is the leading smart kitchen technology and its development team are one of only a few to come up with a successful domestic food waste reduction solution. There are a number of apps designed to share unwanted food but EatBy App prevents the accumulation of unwanted food in the first place.

Initial versions of the app were praised by users and the press despite the user interface being described as “clumpy”. But subsequent versions of the app have addressed this by incorporating a much more intuitive and attractive interface. The development team have certainly listened to their feedback to refine the app.

Designers at EatBy say they are now developing the app to make the best use of the freezer in an effort to make users more aware of the benefits of freezing food to further reduce food waste. But the latest big news is that EatBy are developing Smart Kitchen hardware.

EatBy App is available on the App Store and Google play. Information can be found at www.eatbyapp.com

A new money saving and environmentally beneficial smart kitchen app is due to be launched today which is World Environment Day. EatBy promises to save it’s users up to $1,000 every year and help reduce food waste.

Husband and wife Steffan and Barbara Lewis have been working on the EatBy project from their home in Scotland for over a year and a half. Their passion for finding a solution to the environmental issues surrounding food waste has grown since the project began. The app attacks the problem of food waste. The average household wastes $80 every month on un eaten food. With over 123 million U.S. households that’s $9,840,000,000. With an equivalent amount in Europe, that’s a staggering $236 Billion each year. It’s known that about one third of all food produced is discarded. This amounts to 1.3 billion tonnes of wasted food contributing 10% of greenhouse gasses. That’s where EatBy comes in. It is a simple to use Smart Kitchen App that effectively helps manage the food in your kitchen and lets you know when food items expire. The optional integrated shopping list will also help reduce buying too much food in the first place.

The Android version is being rolled out today and the iOS version will be launched later this month. It will be free to download and use with an optional shopping list that can be activated with an in app purchase. When the iOS version rolls out, I’ll be testing it along with my wife. Watch for that.