Hävikkimestari is an app developed by Lassila & Tikanoja, a waste management company. The solution has been piloted in 2 Finnish restaurants during 6 months and the results are promising (the yearly cost savings for restaurants were between 4 200€ and 20 000€) The app visualizes waste and helps find out the reasons behind waste. The employees book waste into the app and tell what is thrown away and why. According to Lean philosophy, work is developed where it is done – employees gather weekly to view results and ideate possibilities to reduce waste.
Selling point
Reducing waste.
Benefits for client
It is important for Fazer’s clients that service providers act environmentally friendly. Hävikkimestari helps Fazer be just that.
Benefits for guest
Not wasting food benefits everyone.
Benefits for Fazer
Being a responsible company. Cost savings.
Pricing model
License & maintenance fee, equipment.
Price for restaurant
Offer for implementation into 20 restaurants: 90€/month/restaurant. Also tablets needed to every restaurant to do this. Estimate of savings in waste 833€/month/restaurant
Requirements for restaurant
Teaching all employees to log waste into the app via tablet.
Requirements for HQ
Making contract with L&T, arranging a tablet computer to the restaurant.
Maturity
Piloted in two Finnish restaurants in 2015 - 2016
Countries available
Finland