Food Waste Focus

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

How to Reduce Catering Food Waste – Part 2 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 [...]

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 1 of 5 [...]

Recently we have seen a lot of news articles focused on food waste.  Many studies are quoted, a lot of numbers are cited – dollars, percentages and weight. An Australian e-newsletter, Inside Waste Weekly spoke about the sheer amount of waste produced in their country. Research by The Australia Institute shows Australians are dumping $5.2 [...]

Did you know? – We waste a lot of food in the USA. A new study, from the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson, indicates that a shocking 40% to 50% of all food ready for harvest never gets eaten.  That food can be either damaged in transit, considered trim waste as part of 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 [...]