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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [UN report: the world is wasting over 1 billion tons of food every year; foodservice is responsible for 28% of that](https://blog.leanpath.com/un-report-the-world-is-wasting-over-1-billion-tons-of-food-every-year)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Apr 01, 2024

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The world is wasting 1.05 billion tons of food a year, amounting to 132 kilograms per capita and almost one-fifth of all food available to consumers. The foodservice industry is responsible for 28 percent of this waste. Those were some of the findings of the UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report 2024, which calculated food waste for the most recent year data is available, 2022.

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## [Dozens of food waste prevention tips for Food Waste Prevention Week](https://blog.leanpath.com/tons-of-food-waste-prevention-tips-for-food-waste-prevention-week)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Mar 29, 2024

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Leanpath has a team of executive chefs on staff who travel the world training kitchens on how to prevent food waste. They’re constantly collecting new ideas on best practices in food waste prevention and sharing them right here on our blog. To celebrate Food Waste Prevention Week (April 1-7 2024) we’ve collected 10 of those posts that are bursting with tips and ideas on how foodservice teams can become more profitable and sustainable by preventing food waste. Dig in!

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## [Leanpath clients rack up big food waste prevention in 2023](https://blog.leanpath.com/leanpath-racks-up-big-food-waste-prevention-in-2023)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Jan 03, 2024

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Leanpath and our foodservice partners prevented a massive amount of food waste in 2023: over 17 million pounds of food kept out of the bin. See how that translates into other environmental and social benefits to people and the planet...

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## [Leanpath CEO shares food waste insights on USAID's Kitchen Sink podcast](https://blog.leanpath.com/leanpath-ceo-shares-food-waste-insights-on-usaids-kitchen-sink-podcast)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Jan 03, 2024

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Leanpath CEO and Co-Founder Andrew Shakman joined USAID's food loss and waste podcast Kitchen Sink to share some perspectives on the importance of food waste prevention, the critical role of measurement in the prevention process, and how kitchen culture changes with a focus on food waste. "If we want to have true system level impact, we need to do it at the prevention level," Andrew explains. "We're not going to compost our way out of a food waste problem that is immense and not stopping." Listen in to the conversation here.

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## [Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman named one of the 2023 Meaningful Business 100](https://blog.leanpath.com/leanpath-ceo-andrew-shakman-named-one-of-the-2023-meaningful-business-100)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 11, 2023

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Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman has been named one of this year’s Meaningful Business 100, among a global group of leaders combining profit and purpose to tackle the world’s most pressing issues. The 5th edition of the award recognizes social entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and impact investors whose work supports the UN Global Goals; in Leanpath’s case, Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 to halve global food waste by 2030.

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