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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [Cutting Food Waste 46%: How Elior North America Turned Data Into Daily Action at West Virginia University](https://blog.leanpath.com/cutting-food-waste-46-how-elior-north-america-turned-data-into-daily-action-at-west-virginia-university)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Aug 11, 2026

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Hatfield's Dining Hall is one of the busiest foodservice outlets on the West Virginia University campus. Operated by Elior North America, the company manages roughly 30 foodservice locations across WVU. Hatfield's serves resident students approximately 15,000 meals per week across seven all-you-care-to-eat stations including a salad bar, grill, pasta, soup, a deli, and a rotating concept the team calls “street food.”

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## [How Compass Group Cut Food Waste by 50% at BHP’s Remote Mining Camps](https://blog.leanpath.com/compass-cuts-food-waste-in-remote-mining-camps)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Mar 30, 2026

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BHP is the largest mining company in the world, and operates remote housing sites for its workers. As one shift may be returning at dawn and eating dinner, another may be getting ready to depart and eating breakfast, all primarily buffet service.

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## [How Georgia Tech Reduces Waste and Enhances Experience with Leanpath AI](https://blog.leanpath.com/georgia-tech-reduces-food-waste-with-leanpath-ai)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Jan 12, 2026

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Five years ago, Georgia Tech transitioned from a contract-managed model to a self-operation dining program. With a massive operation serving 7,000 to 8,000 meals a day in dining halls alone, the Institute needed a way to manage tight margins and rising food costs.

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## [Sodexo B&I client reduces food waste by 42% with Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/sodexo-client-reduces-food-waste)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Aug 08, 2025

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Food waste is a challenge that impacts every facet of the foodservice industry, from financial viability to environmental responsibility. For Sodexo, managing the extensive foodservice operation at a large B&I client facility in the UK, tackling food waste became a top priority. Through a strategic partnership with Leanpath, they've not only significantly reduced their waste but also cultivated a culture of prevention among their staff.

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## [How Leanpath client Google reduces food waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-leanpath-client-google-reduces-food-waste)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Aug 05, 2025

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Kathy Cacciola, Google's Global Sustainability Lead - Food Program, recently participated in a panel discussion at the ReFed Food Waste Summit titled "Subtle but Successful: Hidden Solutions to Food Waste." As a Leanpath client, Google has made significant strides in food waste reduction, driven by a public goal of reducing food waste by 50% per Googler by the end of 2025 and achieving zero food waste to landfill. Here are the takeaways from this ReFed discussion.

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