Food Waste Focus

Gonzaga Dining just launched the LeanPath program in July. Using LeanPath Zag Dining plans to keep food waste out the landfill and save money in the process. They even produced a video that shows employees learning about the program. This summer the LeanPath system has been embraced by a number of universities throughout the country. [...]

Over the past few years the concept of trayless dining has swept across the nation. The majority of the foodservice venues that go trayless are college and universities with all-you-care-to-eat dining operations. The simple act of removing the tray prevents countless pounds of food waste and other environmental impacts as students grab only what they [...]

Following in the footsteps of several colleges and universities, Pomona College has launched a food waste tracking initiative this fall in partnership with Sodexo, its foodservice management partner. Pomona is participating — along with seven other institutions –  in a Sodexo pilot program to reduce pre-consumer food waste.  Each operation measures all pre-consumer food waste [...]

Not everyone uses the same words when they talk about food waste. Some refer to “waste” while others say “food residuals” “food surplus” “food scraps” or “organic waste.” The word choice often varies based on the relationship of the speaker to the food: for example, one chef might see overproduction and call it “food waste” [...]

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 [...]

  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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]