We're building the intelligence layer for food operations.
Metafoodx is a San Jose company that combines AI, computer vision, and decades of foodservice experience to help operators make better decisions about every pan they produce.
Foodservice has a visibility problem.
Operators already know food is being wasted. What they've never had is real-time information about what was produced, what guests ate, and what to make next. So purchasing, prep, and production decisions still rely on habit and incomplete data.
Metafoodx was built to close that gap. We measure the physical food journey, connect it to operating data, and turn it into forecasts and actions teams can use during service. Our goal is to help transform the global food system, one better production decision at a time.
“After more than 38 years in foodservice operations, I don't believe the industry's biggest problem is that we don't know food is being wasted. We know it is. The problem is that we have never had enough real-time information to consistently make the decisions that prevent that waste from happening in the first place.”
Thierry BourrouxVP Customer Success, Metafoodx
The team behind Metafoodx.
Backed by Trustbridge and BlueRun, with a $9.4M raise in May 2025. Patents: US 12,394,205 and US 12,315,274.
Advisors: Daniel LaGarde, Ken Toong, Jia Li, Wei Luo, and Mark Freeman.
How we work.
Customer focus
We build around the realities of a busy kitchen and measure success by our customers' results.
Innovation
We push kitchen technology forward, from multi-sensor hardware to patented AI.
Sustainability
Producing the right amount is good for margins and for the planet.
Transparency
We separate what the platform does today from what's on the roadmap, and we share how results are measured.
Empowerment
Our data supports chefs and operators. It doesn't replace their judgment.
Recognized for innovation.
Metafoodx has earned 10 industry awards and honors since 2025, including the NRA Show Kitchen Innovations Award, Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech, the Cloud Awards AI for Good, the FoodTech 500, and a San Jose AI Innovation Grant.
Metafoodx in the news.
San Jose’s bold plan to lead the AI revolution in city governmentForbes · Sept 2025 →
Pomona College reduces food waste and achieves more than 500% ROI with Metafoodx AI ScannerBusiness Insider · Oct 2025 →
Metafoodx launches AI-powered temperature monitoringYahoo Finance · June 2025 →
San Jose awards 4 startups with grants to find solutions, create AI capital in South BayABC7 San Francisco · Sept 2025 →
San Jose awards AI grants to companies tackling maternal health, food wasteKTVU FOX 2 · Aug 2025 →
Why food waste is the next big operational metricFSR Magazine · Mar 2026 →
AI in the kitchen: Cal Poly Pomona’s tech powers a smarter operationFoodService Director · Feb 2026 →
Pomona College reduces food waste and achieves more than 500% ROI with Metafoodx AI ScannerWaste360 · Oct 2025 →
The missing data layer in foodservice: how AI is helping kitchens measure what they produce, serve, and wasteTotal Food Service · July 2026 →Want to work with us?
Talk to our team about your operation, or reach us at contact@metafoodx.com.