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Leanpath clients rack up big food waste prevention in 2023

Posted by Leanpath on January 3, 2024

Leanpath and our foodservice partners prevented a massive amount of food waste in 2023: over 17 million pounds of food kept out of the bin. See how that translates into other environmental and social benefits to people and the planet...

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Leanpath CEO shares food waste insights on USAID's Kitchen Sink podcast

Posted by Leanpath on January 3, 2024

Leanpath CEO and Co-Founder Andrew Shakman joined USAID's food loss and waste podcast Kitchen Sink to share some perspectives on the importance of food waste prevention, the critical role of measurement in the prevention process, and how kitchen culture changes with a focus on food waste.

"If we want to have true system level impact, we need to do it at the prevention level," Andrew explains. "We're not going to compost our way out of a food waste problem that is immense and not stopping."

Listen in to the conversation here.

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Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman named one of the 2023 Meaningful Business 100

Posted by Leanpath on October 11, 2023

Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman has been named one of this year’s Meaningful Business 100, among a global group of leaders combining profit and purpose to tackle the world’s most pressing issues.

The 5th edition of the award recognizes social entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and impact investors whose work supports the UN Global Goals; in Leanpath’s case, Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 to halve global food waste by 2030.

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Listen to Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman on the FoodTech Junkies podcast

Posted by Leanpath on August 3, 2023

Leanpath CEO and Co-Founder Andrew Shakman sat down with Sharon Cittone for her FoodTech Junkies podcast, taking a dive into Leanpath's history, the state of the food waste movement and what Andrew sees as the road ahead.

"We began on a journey to fight food waste in 2004, not knowing what that journey was going to look like and frankly how exciting it would be to see an entire movement build around that."

Get a glimpse into the past and future of the food waste movement in foodservice in this 30-minute podcast here.

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Making it safe to talk about food waste in your kitchen

Posted by Leanpath on June 15, 2023

It’s a problem Leanpath has seen play out in foodservice kitchens for years. A kitchen decides to track and reduce food waste, but its frontline workers are unengaged because they fear they’ll be punished for acknowledging that food waste occurs.

In a recent Leanpath webinar, Engage & Empower Culinary Teams to Prevent Food Waste, Executive Chef Robb White and Director of Business Development Tom Mansel, discussed how to address that problem directly, as well as other tips for engaging your teams.

Watch the webinar excerpt above for recommendations on making food waste a safe topic or keep reading for a summary of the topic. And check out the full webinar here to learn more insights.

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