Intelligence

Intelligence

One record is a transaction.

One record is a transaction.

One record is a transaction.

Millions of records reveal patterns.

Millions of records reveal patterns.

Millions of records reveal patterns.

Billions of pounds reveal a system.

Billions of pounds reveal a system.

Billions of pounds reveal a system.

Every food record tells part of a story — what the food was, where it came from, where it went and what happened next.

Individually, those records tell us very little. At scale, they reveal something much more valuable: patterns.

Brightly brings billions of pounds of real-world food data together to create a clearer picture of food surplus — revealing where it occurs, how it moves, what impact it creates and where opportunities exist to do better.

The data foundation

The data foundation

A data foundation built from the real food system.

Brightly has processed more than 26 billion pounds of food data. Our technical infrastructure maps operational food records across a data foundation of more than 17,000 food types, helping transform inconsistent real-world information into data that can be analyzed at scale.

Brightly has processed more than 26 billion pounds of food data. Our technical infrastructure maps operational food records across a data foundation of more than 17,000 food types, helping transform inconsistent real-world information into data that can be analyzed at scale.

B+

B+

B+

pounds of food data processed

pounds of food data processed

17,000+

17,000+

17,000+

food types in the USDA data foundation

food types in the USDA data foundation

~98%

~98%

~98%

classification success rate for DMC mapping

classification success rate for DMC mapping

From records to intelligence

From records to intelligence

How Brightly builds the
intelligence layer.

How Brightly builds the
intelligence layer.

How Brightly builds the
intelligence layer.

BUILD THE FOUNDATION

BUILD THE FOUNDATION

01

INGEST

INGEST

INGEST

Bring fragmented food-surplus data together.

02

ORGANIZE

ORGANIZE

ORGANIZE

Create structure across disparate records and systems.

03

CLASSIFY

CLASSIFY

CLASSIFY

Understand what the food is and how it should be categorized.

04

QUALITY CHECK

QUALITY CHECK

QUALITY CHECK

Identify inconsistencies, gaps and anomalies to strengthen the underlying data.

FIND THE INTELLIGENCE

FIND THE INTELLIGENCE

05

ANALYZE

ANALYZE

ANALYZE

Look across the dataset to identify patterns, relationships and opportunities.

06

FIND SIGNALS

FIND SIGNALS

FIND SIGNALS

Turn those patterns into intelligence organizations can use.

What intelligence can reveal

What intelligence can reveal

Finding the signals hidden in food surplus.

Food-surplus data has historically been fragmented across organizations, systems and destinations.

Brightly brings those records together and turns them into something the food system has rarely had: a clearer picture of what becomes surplus, where it moves, what happens to it and where opportunity exists.

Where is surplus concentrated?

Which pathways are being used?

How do environmental outcomes change by destination?

Which food types appear most often?

Where might recovery increase?

Which trends deserve attention?

Which food types appear most often?

Where might recovery increase?

Which trends deserve attention?

Brightly is building the data foundation to help organizations

See the system more clearly

- and act with better information.

Brightly is building the data foundation to help organizations

See the system more clearly

- and act with better information.

Brightly is building the data foundation to help organizations

See the system more clearly

- and act with better information.

See Surplus. Find Signals. Create Value.

See Surplus. Find Signals. Create Value.

See Surplus. Find Signals. Create Value.

See Surplus. Find Signals. Create Value.