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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [The industry is buying more frozen product. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t lead to more waste.](https://blog.leanpath.com/the-industry-is-buying-more-frozen-product.-heres-how-to-make-sure-it-doesnt-lead-to-more-waste)

Posted By [Ben Murphy, Food Waste Prevention Chef](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/ben-murphy-food-waste-prevention-chef) on Feb 21, 2023

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With food and labor costs still at record highs and supply chain disruptions continuing, an obvious point of leverage for the foodservice industry is buying more pre-prepped frozen foods. And a new survey shows that increasingly the industry is doing just that. Despite the benefits to reducing the potential for food waste, there are still best practices to follow to make sure those increased purchases of frozen product don't lead to increased food waste.

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## [New carbon reduction guide for healthcare focuses on food waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/stanford-university-food-waste-prevention-playbook-offers-best-practices-for-climate-smart-dining-1)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Feb 06, 2023

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Amid growing pressure for the healthcare sector to decarbonize, a new guide has been released offering best practices. And it advises preventing food waste as one of the most effective ways hospital foodservice can help organizations reduce their carbon footprint.

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## [Stanford University Food Waste Prevention Playbook offers best practices for climate-smart dining](https://blog.leanpath.com/stanford-university-food-waste-prevention-playbook-offers-best-practices-for-climate-smart-dining)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Feb 06, 2023

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Stanford University Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) recently announced a goal to reduce its emissions from food purchases 25 percent by 2030. This announcement comes shortly after the release of Stanford R&DE’s Food Waste Prevention Playbook, a guide for campuses to operationalize best practices in minimizing food waste. Both initiatives fall under Stanford’s Scope 3 Emissions Program which was launched in 2021 to address all the indirect emissions that are influenced by the university’s operations. This includes food-related ...

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## [Addressing food waste tops 2023 foodservice trend lists: this is the year for action!](https://blog.leanpath.com/addressing-food-waste-tops-2023-foodservice-trend-lists-this-is-the-year-for-action)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Jan 09, 2023

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Transitioning into the new year, reducing food waste remains a trending foodservice activity because it addresses so many other trending topics: Food waste prevention cuts costs as inflation continues to wear on thin margins. Food waste prevention is the #1 most actionable thing the foodservice industry can do to address climate change as concerns over sustainability continue to rise. And stopping food waste from being generated leaves valuable resources in the food system as food insecurity continues to increase around the world. Che...

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## [The University of Wisconsin-Madison launches  Leanpath through its Green Fund program](https://blog.leanpath.com/the-university-of-wisconsin-madison-launches-leanpath-through-its-green-fund-program)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Dec 13, 2022

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison has partnered with Leanpath in a new effort to reduce campus food waste from Rheta's Market by 50 percent.

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