Food Waste Focus

Whats more likely to attract positive attention when outsiders tour through a kitchen: a compost bin filled with todays leftovers or an empty speed rack in a walk-in? In most all cases the compost bin steals the show. But the empty shelf actually has a much bigger story to tell.
In fact, food waste prevention ranks [...]

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 [...]

We were pleased to exhibit at the National Restaurant show in Chicago this year (NRA 2010).  Andrew Shakman was one of the presenters at the NRA Conserve Pavilion.  He was able to give three speeches over the course of four days.
This link will take you to the presentation for “ABC’s of Food Waste Management: Reduction and [...]

We were pleased to exhibit at the National Restaurant show in Chicago this year (NRA 2010).  Andrew Shakman was one of the presenters at the NRA Conserve Pavilion.  He was able to give three speeches over the course of four days.
This link will take you to the presentation for “Emerging Trends in Food Waste Management“:  http://www.leanpath.com/docs/LeanPath_NRA_EmergingTrends.pdf
Over [...]

Once managers and staff members begin a waste tracking/prevention program, we often see a spike in “expired” products – items which have exceeded acceptable time limits.  The reason is that these teams are doing a great job at safely saving leftovers but they need to identify enough good opportunities to utilize the leftovers before they [...]

Micah Cavolo is the Executive Chef with Bon Appétit Management Company @ Intel Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Background
Micah has been with Bon Appetit for the past 15 years and at Intel for the past six. He has a long history in corporate foodservice and has been in the culinary industry for 20 plus years. [...]

We just received these great Hints and Tips from some of our newest accounts.  We would like to share them with you:
“Schmoosh Pie” -  take day old pies that look tired and use a potato masher to break them up (“smoosh”).  Place contents in a cup and top with whipped cream.  Sell in the grab [...]

Exciting News!  Martinsburg VA Medical Center (West Virginia) (a LeanPath customer), has achieved the honor and distinction of becoming a VA Sustainability Achievement Award winner.  They won the award for their Waste Watcher Program – which includes daily, electronic food waste tracking.
VA Senior Sustainability Officer James M. Sullivan praised staff as “an [...]

Day of the Week Waste Reports – Match Waste and Menus
Many operators have menus that stay mostly the same day-to-day while others run cycle menus and specials that create regular change.  Regardless of which type of menu you have, it’s very useful to review waste by day of the week.  This [...]

What is “Utilization”?
When chefs talk about “utilization”, they’re usually referring to finding a “profitable or practical use” for the food they purchase.
The most obvious use is within the menu item for which the food was purchased. But often there is more food purchased than ultimately is [...]