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AI Cuts Food Waste by 30% — Foodforecast Raises €8M German foodtech startup Foodforecast closed €8M Series A to scale AI demand forecasting for ultra-fresh food (baked goods, sandwiches, ready-to-eat meals). Key metrics: • 30% waste reduction for customers • 11% sales increase • 90%+ automation of manual ordering/production • Already live in thousands of European stores How they won: Founded 2018, launched commercially 2022, proved ROI with early adopters → attracted SHIFT Invest & ECBF. Takeaway: Solve real operational pain with AI + metrics = capital. Foodforecast proved the wedge before scaling. Source: The Next Web #FoodTech#AI Brewed by Startup Beaker.