Food Waste Focus

The U.S. E.P.A. recently released updates to its Food Waste Web Site.   This site is one of the very best places to learn about  issues related to food waste causes and management actions — and now it’s even better.
The new changes include:

revisions to the food waste recovery hierarchy to clarify the placement of Anaerobic [...]

When tracking food waste, it’s invaluable to compare recent weeks against each other. Using a tool we call a Comparison Report you can highlight week to week changes and identify specific areas that are getting better as well as those that have gotten worse.
With ValuWaste Advantage 4, operators now have the ability to create Comparison [...]

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 “Food Waste Tracking: What you need to [...]

Last fall, researchers from the National Institutes of Health published a fascinating paper about food waste: The Progressive Increase of Food Waste in America and Its Environmental Impact. I met one of the lead authors, Kevin Hall, at a forum convened by the EPA in March focused on food waste reduction and diversion.
From the [...]

While the following trends are not fully here today, they’re on the horizon:

Customers Demand More Information. Customers have been clamoring to understand their food better in recent years: Where did it come from? Who grew it? Is it safe? These customers expect transparency around food. This attitude will expand beyond food sourcing into the waste [...]

A few months ago Joe Carbonara, the editor of Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Magazine, asked our president Andrew Shakman to look forward to 2010 and think about new trends and ways waste management might evolve.   We have posted excerpts from the article on this blog over the past five Wednesdays.
Here is excerpt 5 of 5 from [...]

A few months ago Joe Carbonara, the editor of Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Magazine, asked our president Andrew Shakman to look forward to 2010 and think about new trends and ways waste management might evolve.   We are posting excerpts from the article on this blog for the next five Wednesdays.
Here is excerpt 4 of 5 from [...]

A few months ago Joe Carbonara, the editor of Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Magazine, asked our president Andrew Shakman to look forward to 2010 and think about new trends and ways waste management might evolve.   We are posting excerpts from the article on this blog for the next five Wednesdays.
Here is excerpt 3 of 5 from [...]

A few months ago Joe Carbonara, the editor of Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Magazine, asked our president Andrew Shakman to look forward to 2010 and think about new trends and ways waste management might evolve.   We are posting excerpts from the article on this blog for the next five Wednesdays.
Here is excerpt 2 of 5 from [...]

How to Reduce Catering Food Waste – Part 3 of 3
Catering orders typically increase during the holiday season, making this the perfect time to focus on reducing catering food waste. Changes you make now will benefit your operation year-round, especially as catering growth returns in 2010. Whether you offer buffet, banquet, off-premise, or drop-off services, [...]