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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [Reducing Food Waste During Service: How to Be Proactive and Minimize End-of-Service Waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/reducing-food-waste-during-service-how-to-be-proactive-and-minimize-end-of-service-waste)

Posted By [Ben Murphy, Food Waste Prevention Chef](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/ben-murphy-food-waste-prevention-chef) on Nov 06, 2026

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The last diners have been served, the pass goes quiet, and the culinary team starts breaking down the line. Hotel pans of roasted vegetables, half-full trays of protein and display cases of untouched sandwiches all head the same way - towards the bin. By that point, the food waste has already happened.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/reducing-food-waste-during-service-how-to-be-proactive-and-minimize-end-of-service-waste)

#### Topics:

[Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

## [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.

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

## [Food Waste Prevention at the Chopping Board: The Importance of Auditing Your Trim Waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/auditing-your-trim-waste)

Posted By [Ben Murphy, Food Waste Prevention Chef](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/ben-murphy-food-waste-prevention-chef) on Jul 24, 2026

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In a professional kitchen, tons of food waste can be traced back to one place - the chopping board. Every bunch of sloppy peelings or poorly fabricated protein in your prep bin is a leak in your gross profit and a direct hit on your operational efficiency.

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[Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

## [Prevent Food Waste Before It Starts: The Importance of Proactive Goods Receiving](https://blog.leanpath.com/food-service-receiving-guidelines)

Posted By [Ben Murphy, Food Waste Prevention Chef](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/ben-murphy-food-waste-prevention-chef) on Feb 26, 2026

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[Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

## [Ideas for repurposing broccoli trim and overproduction](https://blog.leanpath.com/ideas-for-repurposing-broccoli-trim-and-overproduction)

Posted By [Ben Murphy, Food Waste Prevention Chef](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/ben-murphy-food-waste-prevention-chef) on Nov 06, 2023

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This post is part of a Leanpath culinary blog series looking at ideas for repurposing commonly overproduced menu items. We encounter quite a lot of broccoli in foodservice operations’ waste data. Whether it be trim waste–i.e throwing away edible stalks–or overproduced cooked broccoli that is discarded, there are various innovative things kitchen teams can do to keep broccoli out of the bin and ensure its purchase value is retained. Broccoli has several qualities that make it the ideal ingredient to repurpose. Its sustenance and good v...

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#### Topics:

[Tips & Tricks](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/tips-tricks) [Overproduction Tips](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/overproduction-tips) [Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

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