MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511114653 A) filed by Thapar Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Patiala, Punjab, on Nov. 20, 2025, for 'a system for ai-driven food service management, demand forecasting, and waste minimization and a method thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Raunit Sharma; Sarthak Suri; Rohan Pratap Singh; Parteek Singh; Dr. Neeru Jindal; Dr. Hardeep Singh; and Dr. Kanwarpreet Kaur.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This invention pertains to a system for managing and optimizing food service operations in institutional dining settings. The syste...