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Executive Chef Sean Collins has focused his food waste tracking at the breakfast buffet, which serves 150-400 guests daily. The savings he's realized have been reinvested in the kitchen, leading to better product and steady menu pricing. “The whole exercise has bolstered our competitive edge. Not having to increase our prices to compensate for cost of goods: that’s given us a head start above our competitors.” Collins has lead his team to a 66 percent reduct... [Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/how-novotel-brisbane-cut-food-waste-66-percent) #### Topics: [Case Study](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/case-study) ## [Does donating food help solve hunger? New paper suggests not.](https://blog.leanpath.com/does-donating-food-help-solve-hunger) Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Feb 28, 2017 - [![Facebook\_icon\_blurpl 1](https://blog.leanpath.com/hubfs/Facebook_icon_blurpl%201.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.leanpath.com/does-donating-food-help-solve-hunger) - [![Linkedin\_blue](https://blog.leanpath.com/hubfs/Linkedin_blue.svg)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.leanpath.com/does-donating-food-help-solve-hunger) - [![email\_blue](https://blog.leanpath.com/hubfs/email_blue.svg)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.leanpath.com/does-donating-food-help-solve-hunger&media=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/416759/donatingAndHunger_blog.jpg) [![donatingAndHunger\_blog.jpg](https://blog.leanpath.com/hubfs/donatingAndHunger_blog.jpg)](https://blog.leanpath.com/does-donating-food-help-solve-hunger) Many foodservice operations incorporate donating excess edible food into their food waste strategy and overall mission to do good. The US EPA food recovery hierarchy, which has long been a guiding resource for prioritization of food waste solutions, positions feeding hungry people just below source reduction for preferred approaches to food waste. And it seems like it’s hard to argue with the inherent “good” that comes along with feeding hungry people, right? 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