Food Waste Focus

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LeanPath just received a very nice write up from Christina Williams at Sustainable Business Oregon.  The article talks about the new product from LeanPath, called WasteLOGGER.
http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/06/leanpath_launches_food_waste_tracking_software.html

Food Waste Tracking Software Introduced for Restaurants & Foodservice Operations of All Sizes
LeanPath, Inc. Announces Software Solution for Daily Tracking of Food Waste
Portland, Ore. -
LeanPath® proudly announces the introduction of WasteLOGGER, a software solution for food waste tracking that helps any restaurant, hotel, caterer, or foodservice operation prevent, minimize and avoid pre-consumer food waste (which [...]

A little while back, I attended the webinar for The Achieve Green NW online workshop: “Composting, and Purchasing in Food Service Operations“.  This was a very informative webinar.  Thanks to all the presenters!

There was a lot of information and real life examples.  One great term that was mentioned was F.L.O.S.S.  They suggested using this as [...]

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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:
 

 AvoidingPackage Entree Waste:

  Don’t just set an open ended par level to build to, look at each retail outlet and custom tailor production throughout the week.   Pay especially close [...]

Last week, about 60 foodservice folks made the journey to Oregon to participate in the 2nd Annual Northwest Sustainability Discovery Tour.   Organized by Truitt Bros. of Salem, Oregon (a sustainable food manufacturer/processor), the event brought together a group of interested operators to see the “best practices” in the Northwest US, a region known for its [...]