Food Waste Focus

AASHE, the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education just released Version 1.0 of their STARS Rating System (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System).  You can read all about it at http://www.aashe.org/stars/index.php.   It’s great to see this standard has a section that gives points for dining services composting and food donation programs.  It also offers [...]

Hello everyone: We are passionate about food waste reduction!  We like to share our experiences, hints and tips with all of you.  Hopefully you can use these tools to reduce food waste in your operation.  We would like to share a new tool with you.  It’s a calculator that can help you learn about the [...]

      LeanPath coaches speak with clients on a regular basis.  Often we learn new information that can help others reduce waste and we like to share those Hints and Tips with you:  Avoiding Casserole Waste: Review popularity on a regular basis, adjust par levels and adjust cycle menus.  If your tracking shows that waste is high on a [...]

ARAMARK Higher Education recently announced it will be piloting a food carbon calculator that takes into account all carbon-generating elements of a high-volume foodservice operation, including food waste disposal: ARAMARK Higher Education, a world leader in providing professional services to more than 600 colleges and universities throughout North America, has partnered with Clean Air-Cool Planet [...]