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title: Food Waste Intelligence | Leanpath Blog | Food Waste Prevention Newsletter (3)
description: Food Waste Prevention Newsletter | Food waste resources, statistics, and news from Leanpath. (3)
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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [LeanPath team digs deep for World Food Day 2018](https://blog.leanpath.com/world-food-day-2018)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 16, 2018

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At LeanPath, we’re excited that World Food Day, October 16th, has once again arrived. Given the need to sustainably feed 9.6 billion citizens by 2050, and the many challenges in the global food system that we currently face, it is indeed an important event on the calendar – and it means a lot to us.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/world-food-day-2018)

#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Press Releases](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/press-releases) [Latest News](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/latest-news) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter) [Food Waste News](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-news) [Leanpath Awards](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/leanpath-awards)

## [LeanPath Wins EMIES Distinguished Program Award](https://blog.leanpath.com/sdfsa-emies-distinguished-program-award-2018)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 11, 2018

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Pictured: EMIES Award Winners. Michael Robb, LeanPath Business Development Manager, Second from left The San Diego Food System Alliance has recognized LeanPath with its Distinguished Program "EMIES" Award.

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#### Topics:

[Food Waste Musings](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-musings) [Press Releases](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/press-releases) [Latest News](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/latest-news) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter) [Food Waste News](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-news) [Leanpath Awards](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/leanpath-awards)

## [New Climate Report: Urgent Change Needed](https://blog.leanpath.com/new-climate-report-urgent-change-needed)

Posted By [Steven M. Finn](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/steven-m-finn) on Oct 10, 2018

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The world received a major wake-up call this week with the release of the Global Warming of 1.5°CReport from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which reports that severe impacts of global warming will happen much sooner than ever imagined.

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#### Topics:

[Latest News](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/latest-news) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter) [Food Waste News](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-news)

## [James Beard Foundation & LeanPath Team Up to Prevent Food Waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/james-beard-foundation-leanpath-team-up-to-prevent-food-waste)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 09, 2018

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Oct. 9, 2018 - The James Beard Foundation today announced the launch of Waste Not, a multi-year campaign designed to encourage culinary professionals and home cooks to reduce food waste. LeanPath is the foundation’s official food waste tracking partner and is providing tracking technology and analytics for the campaign’s new “Creating a Full-Use Kitchen” curriculum for culinary professionals.

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#### Topics:

[Latest News](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/latest-news) [Food Waste Prevention Newsletter](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-prevention-newsletter) [Food Waste News](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-news)

## [The Ultimate Guide to Preventing Food Waste at the Buffet](https://blog.leanpath.com/buffet-whitepaper-2018)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 05, 2018

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There are three big reasons the buffet is a key source of food waste. First, it’s challenging to match supply and demand in an all-you-care-to-eat format. The default is overproduction: better to have too much on display than disappoint a customer with too little. Second, a buffet has to be aggressively merchandised. Half empty pans and blank spots on the line kill the look of a bountiful buffet. And third, when faced with that bounty, customers have a hard time gauging their own appetite and will often simply take more than they can ...

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/buffet-whitepaper-2018)

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