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Hellmann’s uses latest Google AI tech to create food waste app

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Hellmann’s has created a new AI-enabled tool to help households use up more of the food they have in their fridge with a selection of recipes. To use the Meal Reveal app, consumers scan food in their fridge using the camera on their mobile phone,…

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