Hospitality // Client Project

Food Waste:
15% Less Through Better Forecasting.

We built a practical Hospitality solution combining edge vision data collection, predictive demand automation, and closed-loop yield logs. The project delivered 15% Waste Reduction and 11% Margin Lift.

Key Results RESULTS
15%
Waste Reduction
Visual Estimates
11%
Margin Lift
ROI: 14 Weeks
400ms
Edge Inference
Fast Response

Trusted by teams building ambitious products

What We Set Out to Improve.

Industry
Hospitality

Global resort group managing 100+ high-volume buffet and banquet outlets requiring live inventory oversight.

How We Worked
Dedicated product team

Computer Vision Lead + 2 Backend Engineers + IoT Architect embedded within Culinary Operations.

Goal
Day-to-day Efficiency & Sustainability

Eliminating over-production waste while protecting guest satisfaction or full-plate visual standards.

What We Built
Edge Vision Platform

A practical solution designed around the client’s existing tools, teams, and day-to-day workflow.

What Was Getting in the Way.

The client’s high-volume catering operations relied on static prep-sheets based on historical occupancy. This disconnected kitchen output from actual consumption speed, resulting in a consistent 18-22% food waste rate in buffet environments.

The biggest issues were yield volatility, margin erosion, and regulatory burden. The team needed a faster, clearer way to manage the work while keeping the right checks in place.

Yield Volatility
Unpredictable consumption patterns during peak dining windows led to either excessive waste or high-cost emergency prep.
Margin Erosion
Over-production of valuable proteins directly impacted the bottom line, with no data to trace waste back to specific prep cycles.
Regulatory burden
Inability to accreately report food waste weights delayed compliance with new mandatory sustainability disclosure requirements.
The Solution

What We Built.

01
Edge Vision Data Collection
Introduced privacy-gated edge cameras that use computer vision to track fill levels of serving trays and bin weights in live use use use use use use.
Key details
Model YOLOv8 Custom
Privacy On-Device personal information Scrub
Inference Sub 500ms
02
Predictive Demand Automation
AI tools compares consumption speed with live POS data and event schedules to issue Stall or Fire tasks to the kitchen.
Key details
Logic AI Assisted
Backplane Live Updates
Accuracy 89% Forecast
03
Closed-Loop Yield Logs
Every production adjustment is saved with reason-codes (e.g., Low Tray Speed) to provide a fully traceable waste-reduction trail.
Key details
Explainability Feature Weights
Persistence Audit Trail
Controls SOC2 Ready
Before and After

How the Workflow Improved.

Area
Before
After
Inventory Visibility

Manual Checks

Kitchen staff relied on intermittent visual checks of buffet lines, leading to late reactions.

Live Monitoring

Continuous per-tray fill level tracking with automated alerts for production slowing.

Decision Logic

Static Schedules

Prep lists fixed 24 hours in advance based on guest headcounts only.

Dynamic Feedback

Automated adjustment of prep volume based on live consumption and arrival speed.

Waste Reporting

Estimated End-of-Day

Manual waste bucket weighing, prone to human error and lack of item-level detail.

Traceable Ledger

Precise, item-level waste tracking via vision sensors with automated regulatory reporting.

Key Features

What Made the Solution Useful.

Fast Response

Edge Inference Platform

Processing video streams at the edge to identify tray depletion rates without overloading cloud bandwidth.

Business impact
Zero Response time Lag
Secure by Design

Privacy-First Compliance

Embedded Removal of unnecessary personal data masks guest faces at the camera level, satisfying strict GDPR/SOC2 hospitality privacy standards.

Business impact
100% Privacy Aligned
AI Assisted

Automated Kitchen Routing

Intelligent Fire tasks prioritize high-demand items while auto-suppressing prep for stagnating buffet stations.

Business impact
15% Waste Reduction
Faster Delivery

How We Reduced Build Time.

Tested foundations helped the team spend less time on setup and more time on the parts that made this product useful.

What accelerated the work

4 reusable building blocks
01

Computer Vision Data Collection Module

A tested starting point for computer vision data collection module reduced repeated setup work.

02

Demand Forecasting Module

Reusable work for demand forecasting module let the team focus more time on the client’s specific needs.

03

F&B Monitoring Platform

This made it easier to add f&b monitoring platform without rebuilding common foundations.

04

Yield FinOps Safety controls

A tested starting point for yield finops safety controls reduced repeated setup work.

Results

The Business Difference.

A straightforward before-and-after view of what changed for the team and their customers.

RESULT: SUSTAINABILITY01

Food Waste Reduction

Monitoring-driven prep synchronized kitchen output with guest appetite, eliminating end-of-service surplus.

Older BaselineHigh Waste
Coretus Platform15% Lower
Outcome15% Waste Reduction
RESULT: MARGIN02

Culinary Prime Cost

Optimized protein prep and automated yield management directly improved Gross Profit margins.

BeforeCongested
AfterOptimized
Outcome11% Margin Lift
RESULT: PERFORMANCE03

Inference Response Time

Edge-native processing ensured that Fire alerts reached kitchen displays in under 400ms.

Target< 1s
Coretus400ms
Outcome400ms Edge Inference
Results15% Waste Reduction • 11% Margin Lift
Trust and Control

How We Kept It Safe and Reliable.

01
Edge Privacy Controls
On-device processing ensures no guest facial data ever leaves the local network.
PRIVACY GATED
02
Sustainability Compliance
Audit-ready waste logs meet mandatory ESG and local municipal reporting requirements.
VERIFIABLE DATA
03
Growth and Reliability
Cloud-based edge clusters allow for reliable scaling across 100+ global properties.
Ready to Grow
04
Code and IP Ownership
Coretus provides 100% IP ownership of the vision models and demand-prediction strategy systems.
100% OWNED
Client Testimonial

In their own words.

Coretus didn't just install cameras, they built a waste-reduction platform that reconciling our culinary art with engineering reality. We suppressed waste by 15% immediately, and our margins have never been more traceable.

Turn Waste into a Valuable Asset.

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Privacy-Gated Edge Vision

SOC2 & ESG Compliant

100% IP & Model Ownership