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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [How Sodexo North America Cut Food Waste in Half Across Hundreds of Kitchens: Webinar Takeaways](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-sodexo-north-america-cut-food-waste-in-half-across-hundreds-of-kitchens-webinar-takeaways)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Sep 08, 2026

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Ask any of the NGOs or research organizations focused on the global food waste crisis how we get this problem under control, and they'll tell you the same thing: big organizations need to set big food waste reduction goals. That's exactly what Sodexo North America did. The region set a 50% food waste reduction target, and crushed it.

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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 UW Health Achieved a 25% Food Waste Reduction in Just Six Months](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-uw-health-achieved-a-25-food-waste-reduction)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Feb 10, 2026

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For healthcare foodservice operators, the pressure is coming from all sides. There are mandates to cut food costs, goals to increase operating revenue, and internal sustainability targets.

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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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## [Forefront's 40% cut in food waste fueled by staff innovation](https://blog.leanpath.com/forefront-healthcare-reduces-food-waste-by-40-percent)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 29, 2025

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Forefront, a premier foodservice provider, embarked on a mission to combat food waste and improve resource management. The company–which has a major emphasis on culinary and nutrition services in hospitals and senior living communities–sought to align its operations with its core values of tenacity and integrity. This commitment led them to partner with Leanpath to formalize their approach to an issue that, while daunting, presented a clear opportunity for improvement.

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