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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [Importance of Food Waste For Prevention & Value Of Waste Tracking](https://blog.leanpath.com/new-food-waste-guides-refed)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Feb 06, 2018

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ReFED, the U.S.-based nonprofit working to reduce the nation’s food waste, just released two new Food Waste Action Guides to help restaurants and foodservice providers develop waste reduction plans.

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter) [commercial kitchen](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/commercial-kitchen)

## [WRAP’s Budget Should Grow, Not Shrink](https://blog.leanpath.com/wraps-budget-should-grow-not-shrink)

Posted By [Cara Unterkofler, Managing Director, Europe](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/cara-unterkofler-managing-director-europe) on Feb 01, 2018

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We were disappointed by news this month that successive government budget cuts are forcing WRAP -- the UK’s Waste Resources Action Programme, a leader in the nation’s food waste prevention efforts – to cut 15 percent of its workforce. These cuts will result in a loss of roughly 25 positions and will force the organization to scale back its important work.

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## [How the University of Illinois U-C reduced food waste by 63%](https://blog.leanpath.com/reid-health-from1400perweek-to-600and-dropping-0)

Posted By [Sam Smith, Director of Marketing](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/sam-smith-director-of-marketing) on Jan 30, 2018

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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign installed LeanPath scales in its eight dining halls and catering facility in 2013. Even though it was five years ago, Assistant Director of Dining Thurman Etchison still remembers the surprise of those first few weeks. “The thing that shocked me the most was the dramatic decrease in food waste we saw from the start,” he says. “Over a month’s time, we dropped probably six to seven thousand pounds a week.”

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter) [commercial kitchen](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/commercial-kitchen)

## [Using Pre-Shift Meetings to Keep Staff Focused on Food Waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/using-pre-shift-meetings-to-keep-staff-focused-on-food-waste)

Posted By [Robb White, CEC CCA AAC; Executive Chef & Food Waste Prevention Catalyst](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/robb-white-cec-cca-aac-executive-chef-food-waste-prevention-catalyst) on Jan 26, 2018

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It’s like any other priority in the kitchen: if chefs and managers don’t reinforce the message that food waste prevention matters, staff can easily lose focus. Your daily or weekly pre-shift meetings are one of the best opportunities to reinforce your priorities. Here are a few ways to keep your team focused on food waste.

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter) [commercial kitchen](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/commercial-kitchen)

## [Food Waste: Words Matter](https://blog.leanpath.com/food-waste-words-matter)

Posted By [Steven Finn, Vice President of Food Waste Prevention.](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/steven-finn-vice-president-of-food-waste-prevention) on Jan 18, 2018

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At LeanPath, we often say that food waste matters – after all, our mission is to end avoidable food waste. So we believe it, and we act accordingly.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/food-waste-words-matter)

#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter) [commercial kitchen](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/commercial-kitchen)

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