Food Waste Focus

We hear a lot about ‘green’ everything these days – from green buildings to green kitchens to green menus. What exactly is a ‘green meeting‘ and how do you create one? A green meeting is one that: “through sustainable practices and taking environmental considerations throughout all stages of a meeting, will minimize the negative impact [...]

        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 Pastry Waste: Who’s placing the order? Put ordering in the hands of the front-line manager or Chef. Some facilities put the [...]

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 [...]

Hey Everyone! Lets do this!  Our friends at Waste Aware Scotland are spending the news about the first International Plastic Bag Free Day on Saturday, September 12th: http://tinyurl.com/mgor6s This is a great way to ‘source reduce‘ all those nasty plastic bags we get from the store.  Take a reusable cloth bag, use your backpack, messenger [...]

We’re all familiar with the tradeoffs between time, cost and quality/scope.  If we want something done well and fast, we have to pay more.   If we want it fast and cheap, we have to compromise on quality or scope.  If we want it done well and cheap, we may have to wait a long time.  [...]