Funded by the European Development Fund, the grants for Eco Innovation programme is intended to aid companies promoting sustainability and environmental projects.
The on-line software has its own “Wastage Tracker” which works by allowing kitchen teams to log the date, type of food discarded, the reason why, and the system then calculates the impact on the business.
Luke Faulkner, project manager for the programme said: “Kitchen Cut was awarded the grant because it showed that using a tool like this to monitor waste can help to reduce the impact on the environment as well as improving the bottom line.
“It was also the first software developer who approached us for a grant targeting waste from the hospitality sector and its aims were fully aligned with those of the Programme for awarding funds.”
Kitchen Cut was developed by Michelin star chef John Wood and is estimated to reduce kitchen wastage by 50%.