FreshCount

Use food before it spoils.

FreshCount tracks stock and expiry dates for hotels, shops, hospitals and markets in Sri Lanka, warns staff by SMS, and shows how much food, money and CO₂e each kitchen saves.

0 kgused in time
0 kgthrown away
Rs 0lost to waste
0 kgCO₂e from waste (est.)

Today’s stock

Sorted by what must be used first. Tap “Used” or “Thrown away” to record what happened.

SMS the kitchen manager would receive

Add stock

Record an item when it is received.

How it works

  1. ReceiveStaff log each delivery with quantity, cost and expiry date.
  2. WarnItems near expiry are listed first and sent as an SMS or WhatsApp message.
  3. RecordOne tap marks an item as used in time or thrown away.
  4. ReportWeekly totals show kilograms, rupees and CO₂e saved or lost.

Pilot plan

What we measureHowPeriod
Baseline waste per siteStaff log items thrown away, without alertsWeeks 1–3
Waste with alertsSame log, with expiry alerts switched onWeeks 4–8
Money recoveredCost of items used in time instead of binnedWeeks 4–8
Emissions avoidedKilograms saved × a food emission factorWeeks 4–8

Prototype note: emission factors in this demo are rough, indicative values and must be validated against a published dataset before any real reporting. Data is saved in a local SQLite database through PDO.