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12 NEWS Sodexo reinvents catering with Atlas AI platform Sodexo, a catering service provider, has worked with Huawei France to launch the Seefood intelligent settlement solution. The solution is built on the Huawei Atlas AI software and hardware platform, and combined artificial intelligence (AI) image recognition into the settlement phase to automatically recognise dishes, calculate prices, and complete settlement via cards and mobile terminals. This solution uses deep metric learning to recognise each dish. It is designed to recognise the distinguishing features of a dish after the canteen operator inputs a new dish image. The system provides an algorithm for updating the features of incorrectly identified samples to improve the recognition rate. In addition, after each recognition, the terminal system automatically adds object detection and classification labels and sends them to the training platform on the cloud. In this way, the number of training samples and the precise of the algorithm models are improved on the go. The Seefood solution provides nutrition and calorie information. Empowered by these innovations, the solution not only eliminates the need for manual cashier intervention to reduce queuing time, but delivers healthier, tech-driven, and more personalised services for diners. Using AI image recognition, the Seefood solution is able to recognise each dish in 0.3 seconds For cafeteria operators, the Seefood solution implements automated settlement, and provides order and turnover statistics to visualise operation data, helping them improve service capability and enhance operational efficiency. For instance, a cafeteria that serves 2,000 people can accelerate its settlement speed from 20 seconds per person to just 3 seconds, increase the number of people served per hour from 180 to 1,200 and implement 24/7, realtime operation data management and analysis. The Seefood solution is currently adopted by Sodexo in its cafeteria for Huawei’s Shenzhen headquarters, as well as other large enterprises, hospitals, and universities in cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Shanghai in China. ■ Twenty Degrees launch brings specialty cocoa to craft chocolate makers Backed by Olam Cocoa, Twenty Degrees is a new specialty cacao business sourcing premium quality cacao beans globally. The business is poised to unlock opportunities for farmers by bringing single origin cacao beans to market that are either too specialist or too remote to be sold to mainstream manufacturers. From cacao grown in the highland Simbu region to Papua New Guinea, to beans farmed by the Eperara community in Ecuador’s coastal rainforest, a community only accessible by boat. A team of agronomists will work with each community to ensure the quality and flavour of its cacao meets the highest standards. The Twenty Degrees busines model is built on partnerships with farmers and customers. It aims to help farmers adopt sustainable farming practices and investing in the growth and security of the communities it works with. This also allows the business to provide customers with new levels of transparency and traceability right back to the farm gate, so chocolate makers have the information on the cacao beans they buy, from the farmers who grew them to the carbon footprint of the crop. Twenty Degrees will be led by an entrepreneurial new team but draw on the expertise and operational strength of Olam Cocoa, a business under Olam Food Ingredients (OFI). The former will be able to benefit from the latter’s experience in cocoa sustainability and from the insight and expertise of its dedicated flavour lab in the Netherlands, which will test the specialty cacao beans and help to bring out their flavour, smell and texture. Gerard A. Manley, CEO of Olam Cocoa, commented: “With Twenty Degrees, we are combining our knowledge of cocoa farming and our capability to source from distant and often remote communities with a focus on flavour differentiation. It will leverage our existing presence to drive sustainable farming practices and support livelihoods as part of Cocoa Compass, our sustainability ambition for the future of the industry.” ■ Twenty Degrees will source quality cacao beans from 10 regions, each hand-picked for their distinctive and sensory profile FOOD & BEVERAGE ASIA FEBRUARY / MARCH 2021
NEWS 13 Universal Robots reaches industry milestone with 50,000 cobots sold Collaborative robots, or cobots, remain the fastest growing segment of industrial automation, projected to grow during 2021-2026 at a CAGR of 45.45% in Asia- Pacific, according to Universal Robots (UR). The cobot manufacturer has further recorded the sale of its 50,000th UR cobot, which was purchased by a German manufacturer to enable higher productivity and better employee safety. Jürgen von Hollen, president of Universal Robots, handed over the 50,000th cobot to VEMA technische Kunststoffteile and VEMA Werkzeug- und Formenbau at a ceremony held at VEMA. He said: “We have worked hard in the past 15 years to develop an entirely new market segment with a mission to enable especially smalland medium-sized companies to automate tasks they thought were too costly or complex. VEMA was looking for a costeffective, flexible, easy-to-use automation solution they could implement, programme and manage on their own. They found exactly that in the UR cobot.” VEMA’s new cobot will join a fleet of three other UR cobots already deployed in pickand-place tasks in end-of-line applications at the company. Christian Veser, managing director at VEMA, pointed out how the cobots enabled the company to add a third shift, now operating around the clock, and elaborated: “Our employees are freed from ergonomically straining work to focus on quality testing. In navigating COVID-19 challenges, it has also been a great advantage that the cobots don’t need to keep a safety distance or undergo quarantine. They can always work.” James McKew, regional director of Asia- Pacific at Universal Robots, concluded: “15 years ago, Universal Robots started with a vision of creating robots that are safe to work alongside human workers, and empowering people to get away from doing mundane, dirty, and dangerous jobs. “Today, with the COVID-19 pandemic, collaborative robots have been rapidly adopted by both small and medium enterprises and large corporation around the world. During times that require a high level of flexibility and adaptability, cobots have become a sensible solution to maintaining factory footprint and promoting value creation for organisations like VEMA.” ■ Universal Robots projects Asia-Pacific to become the largest cobot market from 2021-2026 Ferrero partners Sourcemap to trace hazelnut value chain Ferrero, an Italian chocolate and confectionery products manufacturer, has established a partnership with Sourcemap, a provider of supply chain mapping, traceability and transparency solutions. The latter’s technology provides a platform to visualise supply chains and enhance traceability, further strengthening Ferrero will leverage on Sourcemap’s platform to enhance traceability and transparency within its hazelnut value chain the former’s efforts in working with its suppliers to achieve greater transparency. Through Sourcemap’s platform, Ferrero will have the ability to collect key data on social and agricultural practices, validate the value chain through data science, and ensure that performance is continuously improving. Most of the world’s food supply chains, including Ferrero’s global sourcing activities, are faced with the same commonality – complexity. Particularly, the hazelnut supply chain has specific challenges. For instance, in Turkey there are around 470,000 officiallyregistered hazelnut farmers. Using advanced technologies for traceability will strengthen governance and also mitigate the potential short-term impact on Ferrero’s progress as a consequence of COVID-19. Marco Gonçalves, chief procurement and hazelnut company officer at Ferrero, concluded: “The social and environmental quality of the raw materials we source is essential to Ferrero. Our recently published Hazelnut Charter outlines our commitments in this regard, founded on a continuous improvement approach. Our partnership with Sourcemap is an important building block towards achieving greater supplier transparency and enhancing quality.” ■ FOOD & BEVERAGE ASIA FEBRUARY / MARCH 2021
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