We support major retailers’ executive committees with a sustainable and profitable transformation. We provide 2 solutions to enhance customer engagement and forge a path towards sustainable growth: - Digitalize the food waste management process with AI to deal with short-dated products and optimize profitability in-store - Rethink the fruit & vegetable ordering system to maximize freshness and margins with AI based inventory management. In 2023, Smartway saved more than 100M products from food waste across the world and increased retailers' global net margin by 0.6 points

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Press Releases

Monoprix Tunisia: first zero waste initiative

Food waste is a major issue in Tunisia. Every year, Tunisian households waste the equivalent of 572 million dinars (over €171 million) worth of food (source: the French National Consumer Institute). Meanwhile, paradoxically, nearly 500,000 people in the country are undernourished.
Monoprix Tunisia has already taken action to address this issue and is reaffirming its commitment by entering into a strategic partnership with Smartway, a company that supports retailers in their fight against food waste.

Central Food: ready to reduce food waste in stores

In Thailand, 64% of waste is comprised of food waste, with Thais wasting 254 kg of food per capita per year. Central Food Group, Thailand’s largest supermarket chain, is deeply committed to addressing this issue. Now, it is taking its efforts to the next level by partnering with Smartway, a company that supports retailers in their fight against food waste.

Kavanagh’s: smart shelves to avoid food waste

Kavanagh’s, in partnership with tech firms Smartway and VusionGroup, uses flashing lights to highlight products that are about to reach their expiry date and AI to suggest ways to discount or donate them.

Smartway reinvents the fruits and vegetables order

The fruit and vegetable department is the main source of waste in supermarkets: shrinkage accounts for almost 6%, compared with 1.5% in other departments. At the root of the fruits and vegetables challenge ? The ordering process, due to a number of factors: incorrect stocks, orders placed out of habit, outdated order-taking technology, etc.

Auchan Retail: roll out all its countries

Auchan Retail has made the fight against food waste a core focus of its business plan, with a target of zero products wasted by 2032. The widespread rolllout of anti-waste aisles in its stores are a part of this drive. The retailer will gradually deploy Smartway’s tools in all countries in which it operates.

Products

The Fresh Operating System

Fresh Operating System (FOS)
The FOS optimizes fresh produce ordering, especially for fruits and vegetables, to ensure maximum freshness, reduce waste, and increase profitability. Using advanced AI, it accurately forecasts demand by considering factors like sales, weather, and seasonality, enabling precise, waste-reducing orders.

The Food Waste Management System

The Food Waste Management System is an all-in-one AI-powered solution for managing short-dated products to reduce waste and increase profitability. It identifies items near expiration and routes them to the best channels, whether through discounts or donations, maximizing product value.
This approach saves in-store teams valuable time while boosting margins and sustainability.