This AI Is Helping Vietnam's Hotels Cut Food Waste | AI Food Waste | Hotel Innovation | Ken Kuguru
Travel And Tour World brings you an exclusive interview with Ken Kuguru, Managing Director of Winnow Solutions, recorded live at the Vietnam Hotel Innovation Summit 2026. In this conversation, Ken explains how his company's AI food waste reduction technology is helping hotels across Vietnam cut waste by half, while tackling rising food costs and sustainability pressures. Key highlights from this interview: ✅ An introduction to Winnow Solutions, an AI powered hotel food waste technology company helping hospitality partners reduce waste through an easy to use, plug and play solution ✅ Why Vietnam sees notably higher food waste, wasting around 250 grams per cover compared to a global average of 150 grams, driven by high tourism volume and flavorful local cuisine ✅ How most hotels working with Winnow reduce food waste 50 percent hotel wide within just three to six months of implementation ✅ Why innovation, sustainability, and cost savings are the three biggest trends shaping hospitality today, and how Winnow's solution addresses all three at once ✅ A look at how AI guest service WhatsApp hotel tools and automated waste tracking are transforming daily hotel operations, replacing manual photos and spreadsheets with one click reporting ✅ Why Vietnam stands out as one of the Vietnam fastest growing hospitality market in Southeast Asia, now ranking among the top destinations for regional travellers ✅ Winnow's growing partnerships, from major international brands like Marriott, Accor, Hilton, and Hyatt, to local Vietnamese groups such as Sun Group ✅ Ken's insight into how geopolitical impact hotel occupancy Asia trends, along with rising food costs, are making food waste reduction more critical than ever ✅ His closing message encouraging hospitality leaders to stay committed to sustainability and innovation, and to confidently prove return on investment to ownership This interview offers valuable insight for hoteliers, sustainability leaders, and hospitality professionals looking to understand how AI driven food waste reduction is shaping Vietnam's hospitality industry in 2026 and beyond. About Travel And Tour World: Travel And Tour World is a global travel media platform covering travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation, MICE, cruise, and luxury travel, with readership across 195 countries. [food waste reduction AI, hotel food waste technology, Winnow food waste solution, Vietnam hospitality sustainability, AI hotel technology, AI food waste reduction for hotels, Winnow Solutions Vietnam, reduce food waste 50 percent hotel, Vietnam food waste per cover statistics, plug and play food waste solution hotel, Ken Kuguru interview] #Winnow #FoodWasteReduction #AIinHospitality #VietnamHotelInnovationSummit #SustainableHospitality #TravelAndTourWorld #VietnamTourism #TravelTrends2026 #MICE #HospitalityIndustry #FoodWasteAI #SustainableTourism