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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [12 food waste questions I get asked all the time](https://blog.leanpath.com/12-food-waste-questions-i-get-asked-all-the-time)

Posted By [Aspen Mayberry, Implementation Operations Manager](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/aspen-mayberry-implementation-operations-manager) on May 10, 2019

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I’ve spent the last 2 years on the road for Leanpath, visiting more than 120 kitchens to train culinary teams how to track and reduce food waste. I've met thousands of foodservice workers, and witnessed a LOT of food waste. Here are 12 questions I get asked all the time and how I respond to each one.

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## [See what 15 years of innovation has meant to the foodservice industry](https://blog.leanpath.com/15-years-of-foodservice-innovation)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Apr 24, 2019

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One of the best things about preventing food waste as long as we have is that you make a lot of friends along the way. A few of them, including IKEA’s Michael La Cour, Google’s Kristen Rainey, Toast Ale’s Tristram Stuart and more, helped us celebrate. Watch the video.

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## [Reflecting on 15 years of fighting food waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/15-years-of-fighting-food-waste)

Posted By [Andrew Shakman, Co-Founder & CEO](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/andrew-shakman-co-founder-amp-ceo) on Apr 24, 2019

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We’re very excited to celebrate Leanpath’s 15th birthday in 2019. While much has changed since 2004, we’ve remained dedicated to a single challenge: preventing food waste. And as we recently announced, we're currently preventing food waste at a rate of 1 pound every 2 seconds.

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## [Leanpath celebrates Earth Day with Heart 2 Heart Farms](https://blog.leanpath.com/earth-day-2019)

Posted By [CJ Bonge, Marketing Coordinator](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/cj-bonge-marketing-coordinator) on Apr 22, 2019

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Leanpath is celebrating Earth Day by living out one of our core philosophies: food connects everything. Our Portland, Oregon, team joined forces with the hard working crew at Heart 2 Heart Farms and Good Neighbor Family Pantry for a morning of service to the land and community.

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## [Leanpath increases its rate of global food waste prevention to 1 pound every 2 seconds](https://blog.leanpath.com/global-food-waste-prevention-rate-1-pound-every-2-seconds)

Posted By [Sam Smith](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-1) on Apr 18, 2019

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Working in thousands of kitchens in over 30 countries, with foodservice clients large and small, Leanpath is now preventing food waste globally at a rate of 1 pound every 2 seconds, or 1 kilo every 4 seconds.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/global-food-waste-prevention-rate-1-pound-every-2-seconds)

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