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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [Sheraton Amsterdam adds to its sustainability efforts with the launch of Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/sheraton-amsterdam-adds-to-its-sustainability-efforts-with-the-launch-of-leanpath)

Posted By [Sam Smith](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-1) on Nov 06, 2023

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Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel and Conference Center has partnered with technology provider Leanpath in a new effort to reduce its food waste by 50 percent. The hotel’s food waste reduction goal aligns with parent-company Marriott International’s corporate-wide goal of cutting food waste in half by 2025.

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## [Metz Culinary Management Announces 30% Food Waste Reduction with Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/metzannouncesfoodwasteprevention)

Posted By [Sam Smith](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-1) on Sep 27, 2023

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Metz Culinary Management, Inc. (Metz) recently announced its launch of the Leanpath food waste prevention initiative to help its culinary partners curtail waste in meal preparation and service, now operational in 18 Metz dining partner sites. Metz’s food waste prevention initiative is part of the company’s commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability across its operations. Metz has set a goal of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030, in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for food waste reduction...

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## [6 stats that illustrate the crisis and opportunity of food waste in foodservice](https://blog.leanpath.com/6-stats-that-illustrate-the-crisis-and-opportunity-of-food-waste-in-foodservice)

Posted By [Sam Smith](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-1) on Sep 05, 2023

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Food waste is a global environmental, social and financial crisis. But it is also the rare win-win scenario for the foodservice industry, where the best thing to do for the planet is also the best thing to do for a kitchen's finances. Here are six stats to help drive that point home:

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## [Uniworld Sustainability Officer wins Future Lights Award for preventing food waste with Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/uniworld-sustainability-officer-wins-future-lights-award-for-preventing-food-waste-with-leanpath)

Posted By [Sam Smith](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-1) on Aug 30, 2023

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The United States Tour Operators Association has awarded Uniworld Boutique River Cruise’s Sustainability Officer Julie Higgins its Future Lights Award for contributions to sustainability in the tourism industry. The organization highlighted Higgins’s “industry-leading efforts to reduce food waste” with Leanpath as her key achievement this year. As the association explained:

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## [Chef Dugan Wetzel on cutting food waste by 32% in 3 months at Eskenazi Health](https://blog.leanpath.com/chef-dugan-wetzel-on-cutting-food-waste-by-32-in-3-months-at-eskenazi-health)

Posted By [Sam Smith](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-1) on Jun 07, 2023

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The foodservice program at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is broad and ambitious. They have traditional patient trays, room service and a cafeteria, but they also have a full-service restaurant that operates Monday through Friday. They have a medically tailored meal program that serves the hospital as well as area nursing homes and adult care facilities. They also have a small-footprint grocery on site, stocked primarily with donated food for low-income area residents. A mobile version of the grocery will launch soon t...

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