How Tracking Tools Helped Restaurants Reduce Food Waste by $400M

This article first appeared in Fast Casual.

Restaurant365 customers operating over 40,000 locations in the U.S. have reduced food waste in 2024 by nearly $400 million thanks to the restaurant management platform’s inventory, reporting, forecasting and purchasing tools.

“Every dollar matters in a restaurant, and it’s a privilege to partner with thousands of operators across the country to help them become more successful and help the planet by eliminating excess waste,” Restaurant365 Co-founder and Chief Community Officer Morgan Harris said in a company press release.

For Someburros, an 18-unit fast casual Mexican concept in Phoenix, waste-tracking tools helped save thousands of dollars annually on just one ingredient. The company’s commissary produces millions of tacos and taquitos each year, and analysis revealed that nearly 10% of its tortilla purchases were being wasted.

Read the full article in Fast Casual.