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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [How Elior North America and Constellation Culinary Group Reduced Food Waste by 42%](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-elior-constellation-culinary-group-reduced-food-waste)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Nov 03, 2026

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At a professional dining location in San Francisco, workplace dining is an intentional part of the employee experience, giving people access to fresh, thoughtful food that fuels their workday and connects them with their colleagues in the cafe.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-elior-constellation-culinary-group-reduced-food-waste)

#### Topics:

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## [How Google Cut Food Waste per Googler by 56% Across 150+ Cities](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-google-cut-food-waste-per-googler-by-56-across-150-cities)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 29, 2026

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In 2022, Google made a public commitment that caught the attention of the entire foodservice industry: cut food waste per Googler in half by the end of 2025, measured against a 2019 baseline.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-google-cut-food-waste-per-googler-by-56-across-150-cities)

#### Topics:

[Case Study](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/case-study) [Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies) [Client Success](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/client-success)

## [From Talk to Action on Food Waste: Climate Week NYC 2026](https://blog.leanpath.com/from-talk-to-action-on-food-waste-climate-week-nyc-2026)

Posted By [Jessica Rosen](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/jessica-rosen) on Oct 14, 2026

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At this year’s Climate Week NYC, food waste was decidedly on the agenda.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/from-talk-to-action-on-food-waste-climate-week-nyc-2026)

#### Topics:

[Food Waste Around the Globe](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-around-the-globe) [Sustainability](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/sustainability) [Food Systems](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-systems) [Food Waste Policy](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-policy)

## [How Sodexo's Soledad Hearon Builds Food Waste Prevention Champions in Healthcare](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-sodexos-soledad-hearon-builds-food-waste-prevention-champions-in-healthcare)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 12, 2026

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Ask Soledad Hearon where her passion for food waste prevention comes from, and she goes straight back to her childhood.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-sodexos-soledad-hearon-builds-food-waste-prevention-champions-in-healthcare)

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## [Protect Your Margin in 5 Minutes: The Power of the End-of-Service Cleardown Meeting](https://blog.leanpath.com/protect-your-margin-in-5-minutes-the-power-of-the-end-of-service-cleardown-meeting)

Posted By [Ben Murphy, Food Waste Prevention Chef](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/ben-murphy-food-waste-prevention-chef) on Sep 09, 2026

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Your kitchen is nearing the end of a long, frantic service. Your team is short-staffed, tired, and looking forward to clearing down and clocking off. But as the dining room empties, the line breakdown begins, and this is precisely where your hard-earned gross profits can slip straight into the bin, often unnecessarily.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/protect-your-margin-in-5-minutes-the-power-of-the-end-of-service-cleardown-meeting)

#### Topics:

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