​​​​​​​Six Ways to Reduce Food Waste in the Restaurant Supply Chain

Around one third of all the food harvested and produced across the globe goes to waste. That’s a pretty sobering statistic, especially with so many people going hungry around the world. But new technological innovations are helping companies curb food waste so that they can increase their bottom line and put food to good use before it ends up in the local landfill. From smart thermostats to supply chain analytics, new startups and venture capitalists are focusing on one of the world’s biggest problems. 

Here are just some of the ways the food industry is reducing food waste:

Big Data and Food Waste AnalyticsEvery food product has an expiration date. With new food analytics software, companies can monitor the freshness of their products based on the information they put into the system. The software will alert supply chain managers when some of their products are going bad, so they can find other uses for them and avoid tossing them in the trash. 

The software also keeps tabs…