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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [Food Waste Prevention vs. Food Donation: Initiatives at Odds?](https://blog.leanpath.com/food-waste-prevention-vs-food-donation)

Posted By [Andrew Shakman, Co-Founder & CEO](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/andrew-shakman-co-founder-amp-ceo) on Oct 26, 2015

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Earlier this month I attended the Feeding America food recovery summit held in Washington, D.C. Since I focus on food waste prevention, I’m sometimes asked if there’s tension emerging between prevention and recovery. After all, if we prevent food waste from happening, doesn’t food recovery lose out?

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter)

## [Principles of Prevention: Food Waste is a Front-Line Issue](https://blog.leanpath.com/principles-of-prevention-food-waste-is-a-front-line-issue)

Posted By [Andrew Shakman, Co-Founder & CEO](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/andrew-shakman-co-founder-amp-ceo) on Aug 26, 2015

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One of the myths we often hear in foodservice related to food waste is that if you have food waste, it means that a chef or manager isn’t doing his/her job (check out our full food waste myths post here). And while reducing food waste certainly needs to be on the management agenda, solving food waste doesn’t come from a management edict or better IT, solving food waste is about shaping behaviors.

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## [Are You Underestimating Food Waste?](https://blog.leanpath.com/are-you-under-estimating-food-waste)

Posted By [Andrew Shakman, Co-Founder & CEO](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/andrew-shakman-co-founder-amp-ceo) on Jul 07, 2015

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Most Consumer Survey Respondents Say They Waste ‘Less than the Average American’ Last month the results from a unique consumer-focused food waste survey were released. The study was conducted in 2014 with research funded by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. As far as the researchers know, it’s the first nationally representative consumer-focused U.S. food waste survey of its kind. The survey asked a series of questions including how “aware” consumers are about wasted foods, what shapes their behavior, and what motivates t...

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter)

## [How Much is that Wasted Food Costing You?](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-much-is-that-wasted-food-costing-you)

Posted By [Andrew Shakman, Co-Founder & CEO](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/andrew-shakman-co-founder-amp-ceo) on Jun 16, 2015

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(Hint: It's more than just the cost of the food getting trashed.) Wasted food is wasted money. As a foodservice operator, you are very aware of this connection. But we’re not just talking about the cost of the food that you’re throwing away. Food cost is certainly a major factor, but it doesn’t stop there—you’re paying for that “waste” many times over. In fact, five times by our calculation. Here’s the cold hard truth about the cost of that pan of rosemary chicken headed for the waste bin:

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter)

## [Is Food Waste On Your Scoreboard? 5 Questions to Pressure-Test Your Operation](https://blog.leanpath.com/is-food-waste-on-your-scoreboard)

Posted By [Andrew Shakman, Co-Founder & CEO](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/andrew-shakman-co-founder-amp-ceo) on May 29, 2015

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You measure your foodservice operation’s health by looking at a range of key metrics: quality, safety, sanitation and profit. But what about food waste? Is that on your daily “scoreboard” as a measure of success? For most, it’s missing.

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter)

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