APPETITE

The goal of the appetite project is to reduce food waste by 10% by the means of prevention using data-driven forecasting technologies.

Our part (as TU Wien) in the project is the use of advanced forecasting technologies to help with forecasting the demand and sales of perishable products. The results of the forecasts can then be used to optimize the ordering and logistical processes such that less overage of perishable products exists in the stores and retailers and less food waste is generated.

To achieve this, we use data-driven technologies using data provided by our project partners Spar, Metro, and Kastner (see Partners section) who can provide us with real-world data from their stores.

Our forecasts are refined by additional data provided by our other project partners. The Invenium Data Insights GmbH provides us with mobile location data based on Austria's cellular network. Using these data, we hope to be able to more precisely forecast the occupancy of the stores especially depending on seasons as well as events which influence traffic in the area and subsequently the number of potential customers for each store. Weather data is also considered and provided by IT Power Services GmbH (IT-PS). The weather has an impact on both the number of customers in the store as well which products are bought in the stores.