could run up some big medical b >>> according to study by the national resources defense counsel, uneaten food costs cities billions of dollars. businesses of course pay a huge price too but just like everything else there is an app for that. tony vu is ceo of mintscraps. and elizabeth felts is a director of beta beta hospit hospitality group. >> the way it works is restaurants input waste data on a daily or weekly basis. and our platform calculates how much waste they are generating, how much it costs and how much they can save. and over time if they input this data they can also get recommendations on ways to reduce waste. >> like order less of this because you are throwing x amount every week. >> something long those lines. >> how do you make money with that. >> restaurants reduce money by saving waste and it's a subscription service so a monthly fee restaurants pay. >> you have been at batali&bastianich and have been using that the last five years. how does it work at your corporation. >> a friend. we started using because we were looking to reduce food waste and it is not that easy i