Völur AI technology for meat production

• Published 21 March 2023; updated 23 March 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes.
• Availability shown: Americas and Europe.
• Product: AI-assisted software for meat producers, considering supply, demand, inventory and production capacity to recommend processing plans.
• Use cases listed: choosing cuts to maximise value, determining animal volumes to meet demand, setting inventory strategy, and adapting plans when demand changes. The page says the system can test scenarios and adjust plans in real time.
• Reported benefits: 8–10% yield increase; up to 10% lower emissions per metric tonne of meat; up to 98% shorter planning time; 3–4% improvement in margins.
• Pilot result reported: one Norwegian producer met the same demand using 9.8% fewer animals.
• Market context reported by the page: global meat industry valued above USD 1.7 trillion, with demand projected to increase 43% by 2050. The page estimates broad adoption of the pilot result could reduce emissions by more than 440 million metric tonnes of CO₂.
• Company contact shown: Anna Turvoll, CEO, anna.turvoll@volur.no; company address Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway.
• Listed industries: technology / artificial intelligence and machine learning; agritech and food production.

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• Published 21 March 2023; updated 23 March 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Listed as available in the Americas and Europe under Artificial intelligence and machine learning (Technology) and Agritech and food production.
• Völur uses AI-based planning software to help meat producers decide how to process animals based on supply, demand, inventory and production capacity. It supports decisions on cutting plans, animal volumes, inventory and adjusting plans when demand changes; customers can test scenarios and adapt plans in real time. The company says it customizes the system with each customer.
• Challenge described: meat production has environmental impacts and a complex value chain where processing decisions affect later stages. The page says planning still often relies on spreadsheets and experience, which can lead to overproduction, unnecessary cost and emissions.
• Völur reports potential performance effects: 8–10% higher yield, up to 10% lower emissions per tonne of meat, planning time reduced by up to 98%, and margin improvement of 3–4%. These are company-stated results/potential, not universal guarantees.
• Market context: the page values the global meat industry at over USD 1.7 trillion and projects demand to rise 43% by 2050. It says conventional meat production remains much larger than alternative proteins and is likely to remain important to food supply.
• In a pilot with Norway’s largest meat producer, Völur says it met the same demand using 9.8% fewer animals. It extrapolates that global application could cut CO₂ emissions by over 440 million tonnes, which the page equates to nine times Norway’s annual emissions; this is a scenario estimate based on the pilot result.
• Linked to SDG 9, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, and SDG 12, Responsible consumption and production, for process efficiency, lower emissions and less meat-production waste.
• Contact: Anna Turvoll, CEO, anna.turvoll@volur.no. Phone number is behind a collapsed reveal control. Company: VÖLUR AS, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway; volur.ai.