The FARM Cafe, a non-profit organization combating food insecurity, hosts an annual event called Small Bites. Guests and sponsors sample dishes from a host of chefs around the Boone area. Throughout the tasting, guests complete scorecards to evaluate dishes across several attributes. Scores are tallied and winners are announced at the end of the night.

High volumes of scorecards overwhelmed graders.

Multiple people managing tallies made staying organized difficult.

Handling the high volume of cards led to grader burnout.

Long periods of counting delayed the winner announcement and slowed the overall program.

Imaginex implemented a grading application to streamline operations using AI and computer vision. The software provided graders with two options:

Automatic (AI-assisted) mode: The program scanned a scorecard, extracted results, and presented them for grader review and approval.

Manual entry mode: Graders could enter card data directly into the system.

Staffing requirements for grading dropped from five graders to one.

Time to grade all scorecards was reduced by 62%.

Instructions for sponsor scorecard grading were clearer.

The FARM Cafe achieved a more professional overall presentation.