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How IoT Helps Battle The Global Food Waste Crisis | IMS-Evolve's Jason Murphy | Internet of Things Podcast

IoT For All Podcast · 20 Oct 2022 · 23m

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Jason Murphy, Managing Director of Global Retail at IMS-Evolve, discusses how IoT technology helps major supermarket brands reduce food waste and energy costs by monitoring and optimizing refrigeration infrastructure. He explains that IMS-Evolve uses edge computing and AI to predict equipment failures before they impact food quality, achieving 50-90% reductions in waste from refrigeration breakdowns. Murphy also highlights a collaboration with the University of Lincoln to develop a 'food quality index' using blockchain to replace arbitrary 'use by' dates, aiming to reduce consumer-side waste.

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