By ALEX BRODIE . Jul 13, 2017, 4:06AM

Rising costs of food wastage and legislation aimed at reducing the problem is motivating organizations to use big data in order to combat the issue. The inaccurate forecasting of increasing consumer demand, which can lead to huge piles of wasted food, can be alleviated by analyzing waste streams and determining an “optimum inventory level”, according to Quantzig.

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