# Waste-Combatting Food Scanners The OneThird Food Scanners Include Three Models By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2023-01-16 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-scanners References: [thegadgetflow](https://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/onethird-food-scanners-address-challenges-of-global-household-food-waste/) & [onethird.io](https://onethird.io/food-waste-solutions/?utm_source=GadgetFlow&utm_medium=GadgetFlow&utm_campaign=GadgetFlow)  The OneThird Food Scanners are a series of advanced technology solutions for use in combatting food waste across the industry to help growers, distributors and consumers alike. The scanners include the Ripeness Checker Supermarket, the Handheld Avocado Ripeness Checker and the [Shelf-Life Scanner](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fresh-store-suite), which make use of [artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waiste). The technology is capable of predicting the shelf life of common produce like strawberries, tomatoes, avocados and blueberries. Future updates are expected to bring in support for mangoes, bananas, grapes and raspberries. The OneThird Food Scanners could help to greatly reduce the amount of food waste created at the store level, while also helping consumers out as well. These aspects combine to take a multi-level approach to food waste that could greatly reduce volume. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 87% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 14% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Food Waste Reduction Technology:** The OneThird Food Scanners are an example of food waste reduction technology, creating an opportunity for further development in this field. - **AI-powered Food Scanners:** The use of AI in the OneThird Food Scanners provides an opportunity to explore and innovate the use of AI in the food industry for other applications. - **Produce Shelf-life Prediction:** OneThird Food Scanners predict the shelf life of produce, demonstrating the disruptive innovation opportunity in developing futuristic sensors with innovative algorithms. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food Industry:** The OneThird Food Scanners are applicable to growers, distributors, supermarkets, and other food-related businesses involved in reducing food waste. - **Smart Technology Industry:** The AI-powered OneThird scanners demonstrate the opportunity for Smart Technology firms to expand their technology solutions. - **Retail Industry:** The OneThird Food Scanners can be integrated into retail foundations, showing potential for developing further food waste reducing technologies for stores. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Avocado Ripeness Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avocado-scanner.md) - [AI Food Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-food-scanner.md) - [In-Store Avocado Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripe-avocados.md) - [AI Food Waste Reducers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orbisk.md) - [Intelligent Anti-Food Waste Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodtusker.md) - [AI-Powered Food Waste Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leanpath.md) - [AI-Powered Produce Recognition](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-vision.md) - [Dynamic Food Safety Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-safety-detector.md) - [Freshness-Focused Perishable Goods Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/data-analytics-platform.md)