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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [It’s Earth Overshoot Day. Not a cause for celebration.](https://blog.leanpath.com/earth-overshoot-day-2019)

Posted By [Steven Finn, Vice President of Food Waste Prevention.](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/steven-finn-vice-president-of-food-waste-prevention) on Jul 29, 2019

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Today, July 29, is Earth Overshoot Day. It’s a critically important day for everyone interested in advancing food waste reduction and ensuring a sustainable future. Earth Overshoot Day represents the point in the year where humanity’s demand for ecological resources (our collective ecological footprint) exceeds the Earth’s ability to supply them (biocapacity). The Global Footprint Network maintains the annual calculation of Earth Overshoot which has, unfortunately, been moving steadily forward (i.e. earlier in the calendar) over time....

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## [Q&A with Leanpath's new VP of Sales, Scott Allmendinger](https://blog.leanpath.com/scott-allmendinger-joins-leanpath-as-vp-sales)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Jul 25, 2019

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We're excited to welcome Scott Allmendinger to the front lines of the fight against food waste as Leanpath's Vice President of Sales. Scott has been a chef, award-winning writer, and sales team leader, but his favorite job? Dishwasher. Learn more about the newest member of our team.

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## [5 food waste trends from the 2019 NACUFS National Conference](https://blog.leanpath.com/nacufs-national-conference-2019)

Posted By [Julie Meyers /// Business Development Manager](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/julie-meyers-business-development-manager) on Jul 19, 2019

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The National Association for College and University Foodservice (NACUFS) hosted its National Conference last week in Denver, Colorado. Thousands of C&U foodservice professionals gathered in common pursuit of operational excellence. Leanpath was front and center as their trusted food waste prevention partner.

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## [40 Million pounds of food waste prevented in 5 years](https://blog.leanpath.com/40-million-pounds-of-food-waste-prevented-in-5-years)

Posted By [Steven Finn, Vice President of Food Waste Prevention.](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/steven-finn-vice-president-of-food-waste-prevention) on Jul 11, 2019

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Leanpath has long been dedicated to scaling food waste prevention. This is reflected in our mission – to make food waste prevention and measurement everyday practice in the world’s kitchens.

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## [How IKEA West Chester kept nearly 5k meals from going to waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/ikea-west-chester-saved-5k-meals-with-leanpath)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Jun 25, 2019

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IKEA West Chester, located 30 miles outside Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, has been using the Leanpath food waste prevention platform in its restaurant and bistro for a little over a year. The store measured an initial annualized food waste weight of 14,000 kilograms. By setting goals and keeping the team focused and trained, the store cut its food waste by 20 percent in one year. That translates to nearly 5,000 meals saved from the bin.

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