Winnow

• Hotels and resorts

  Tracks waste per outlet and buffet, with a forecasting tool built with Hilton chefs for hotels with lighter food and beverage operations.

• Contract caterers and large foodservice groups

  Winnow Hub gives one view and benchmarking across sites, brands and regions, and the vendor says it has deployments with clients that have 100 or more locations.

• Cruise lines and universities

  Winnow lists cruise ships and universities as industries, measuring waste across galleys, halls and retail outlets.

• Smaller kitchens on a budget

  Winnow Track needs only a tablet, with no camera or scale, and Foresight runs on mobile with no hardware.

Less suited to: Very small kitchens with modest food spend. Winnow describes itself as for commercial kitchens with real food volume, such as hotels, resorts, caterers, cruise ships, casinos and retail foodservice, and prices by quote.

• Automatic waste recording (VisionAI, Throw & Go)

  A camera and connected scale identify each item put in the bin and record its weight, cost and reason with no scanning by staff.

• Winnow Track

  Tablet-only waste logging for smaller kitchens, with no camera and no scale.

• Winnow VisionAI+

  Adds menu customisation, a dedicated data specialist and customer success support to VisionAI for larger or complex estates.

• Winnow Foresight production forecasting

  Predicts how much to produce for each service at item level, runs on mobile and needs no extra hardware.

• Snap & Go leftovers photo

  A chef photographs leftovers and the AI records the weight, which updates the next day's forecast.

• VisionPW plate waste

  A motion-sensor camera measures food left on guests' plates, to show what guests did not eat.

• Winnow Hub dashboards

  Daily reports on what was wasted, why and what it cost, with a portfolio view and custom dashboards by brand, region or property.

• Benchmarking across sites

  Compares kitchens against each other so a group can share what works.

• ESG and CSRD reporting data

  Exports weight, cost and CO2e per site, date range, service and category; the vendor says each disposal is weighed and timestamped so it can be audited.

• AI reduction recommendations

  Tailored suggestions for kitchen teams on what to change to cut waste.

• REST API

  Sends waste-tracking data to third-party applications, data warehouses and custom analytics; custom links to menu, recipe, inventory or POS systems are handled on request.

• Onboarding and chef coaching

  A structured 100-day onboarding programme, coaching sessions and webinars from a zero-waste chef, and a named customer success manager.

Pricing model

Quote only

Winnow publishes no price list. Pricing has two parts: a one-time configuration fee per system that covers setup, team training and initial support, and a subscription quoted per site. The price depends on kitchen size, product tier, number of sites and rollout support. The pricing page offers an online savings estimate and a demo.

Platforms

Web

Apps

Winnow Foresight: Mobile-first production forecasting and leftover photos

Hardware

Winnow Track runs on a tablet. The Vision range uses a camera and connected scale; a unit assembles in about 15 minutes and can be pole mounted, wall mounted or free standing, without a technician. VisionPW uses a motion-sensor camera for plate waste. Foresight needs no hardware.

The vendor says it runs in 3,500+ locations across 90+ countries and has offices in Chicago, London, Dubai, Singapore and Cluj-Napoca, but publishes no country list.

Company

Winnow Solutions Ltd

Registration

Registered in England and Wales, company number 08551367

Founded

2013

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Other offices

Chicago, Dubai, Singapore, Cluj-Napoca

Founders

Marc Zornes, Kevin Duffy

Funding

• Series C, $10M, June 2023 (ArcTern Ventures, Bridge Nine, Mustard Seed, Circularity Capital, Ingka Investments, Novax)
• Series B, $12M, October 2019
• Growth capital, $7.4M, October 2017 (Circularity Capital, Mustard Seed, D-Ax)
• Series A, $3.3M, January 2016 (Mustard Seed, D-Ax)

Customers named by the vendor

IKEA, Hilton, Marriott, Accor, IHG, Compass Group, ISS, Guckenheimer, Costa Cruises, Iberostar, Pandox, Fairmont The Palm, Radisson Blu Bremen, Hilton Tokyo Bay

Support

Every site gets a 100-day onboarding programme, coaching and webinars from a zero-waste chef, a named customer success manager and monthly support after that. A pole-mounted unit needs no technician to install.

Vendor

Winnow Solutions

Built for

Catering, Hotel F&B, Restaurants

Focus

Food-specific

Status

Active

Website

winnowsolutions.com

Also listed in

Computer Vision & Operations MonitoringMenu Data, Nutrition Data & Food Product Databases

• LeanPath

  Leanpath is a food waste prevention system for commercial kitchens.

  Listed as best for: Contract caterers and multi-site foodservice accounts; Hotels and gaming venues.

• Kitro

  KITRO is a Swiss food waste tracking service for professional kitchens.

  Listed as best for: Hotel groups and resorts; Contract caterers and corporate canteens.

• Orbisk

  Orbisk is a food waste monitor for professional kitchens.

  Listed as best for: Hotels; Company catering and cruise operations.

• Upshop

  Upshop is a SaaS platform for grocery, convenience and other food retailers.

  Listed as best for: Grocery chains with large fresh departments; Retailers cutting food waste.

Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.

• Winnow vs DigiTally
• Winnow vs Kitro
• Winnow vs LeanPath
• Winnow vs Orbisk
• Winnow vs SmartKitchen
• Winnow vs Upshop
• Winnow vs Kitro vs LeanPath
• Winnow vs Kitro vs LeanPath vs Orbisk

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Any price, or the size of the one-time configuration fee and per-site subscription
• Contract length and renewal terms
• Named integration partners (only a REST API is described)
• Interface languages: the site has Spanish, French, German and Japanese versions but the product languages are not stated
• Employee count
• Security certifications: the site names Certified B Corporation status, which is not a security certification
• Which countries the product is sold in
• Vendor performance claims (waste cut by half, food cost down 2 to 8%, 95% retention) are unaudited and were not verified

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

1. Homepage: positioning, claims, industries, customer quoteshttps://www.winnowsolutions.com
2. Product range, add-ons, Hub, hardware, API FAQhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/solutions
3. Pricing model and FAQhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/pricing
4. How it works, who it is for, onboarding, supporthttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/faqs
5. Founders, offices, mission, B Corphttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/why-winnow/company
6. Winnow Foresight forecasting producthttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/winnow-foresight
7. Series Chttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-raises-10-million-in-series-c-funding-to-accelerate-growth-and-further-develop-ai-powered-food-waste-prevention
8. Series B and EIB loanhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-raises-a-combined-20m-to-drive-the-global-fight-against-food-waste
9. 2017 growth roundhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-raise-7.4m-growth-capital-to-scale-up-global-fight-against-food-waste-in-commercial-kitchens
10. Series Ahttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-announces-3.3m-series-a-fundraising-round
11. Lumitics acquisition, officeshttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-solidifies-asia-pacific-leadership-through-acquisition-of-lumitics
12. Industries servedhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/industries
13. Page discovery and language versionshttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/sitemap.xml