How can real-time data bridge the gap between financial sales and actual kitchen consumption? In this episode of Food Tech Talk: Supply Chain Insights from Farm to Fork, host Katy Jones, CEO of Trustwell, welcomes serial entrepreneur Fengmin Gong, CEO and co-founder of Metafoodx. Transitioning his career from cybersecurity to the culinary ecosystem, Fengmin reveals why traditional point of sale systems fail to deliver accurate inventory management data, leading to massive industrial overproduction.

They explore the next era of automated commercial kitchens, demonstrating how multi-sensor AI scanners can enable overproduction mitigation without burning out staff. By prioritizing a human-centric approach to the tech adoption lifecycle, Fengmin illustrates how sustainable food systems are built through granular consumption data. From driving nutritional transparency to executing flawless menu optimization, discover how smart brand operations leverage data-driven kitchens to achieve unprecedented operational efficiency and drive meaningful climate impact mitigation.

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👉 Katy Jones on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katyjonespr/
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👉Fengmin Gong on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fengmin-gong-foodai/
👉Metafoodx Website: http://www.metafoodx.com

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