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## Food Waste Intelligence

## [Chefs Roundtable, Part 3 - Staff Engagement Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/chefs-roundtable-staff-engagement)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Nov 08, 2019

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Staff engagement in food waste prevention pays big dividends. When staff are engaged in tracking food waste, a kitchen gets more complete data, which provides greater insight into what a kitchen is wasting and why. But staff engagement in a mission-driven effort like food waste prevention also leads to better retention and job satisfaction.

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[Kitchen Culture](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/kitchen-culture) [Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

## [Chefs Roundtable, Part 2 - Menu planning tips to prevent food waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/chefs-roundtable-menu-planning-0)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Oct 04, 2019

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One of the best tools to prevent food waste is your menu, and deliberately integrating repurposing into the menu to ensure food is reutilized rather than wasted. In a webinar hosted by Leanpath Executive Chef Robb White, Sodexo chefs from the healthcare, corporate dining and universities segments shared their best practices in reducing food waste through inventory and menu management and staff engagement. Today, we’ll review the discussion on menu planning.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/chefs-roundtable-menu-planning-0)

#### Topics:

[Kitchen Culture](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/kitchen-culture) [Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

## [Chefs Roundtable, Part 1 - Inventory strategies to prevent food waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/chefs-roundtable-inventory-strategies)

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

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During a lively webinar hosted by Leanpath Executive Chef Robb White, Sodexo chefs from the healthcare, corporate dining and universities segments shared their best practices in reducing food waste through inventory and menu management and staff engagement. Today, we’ll review the discussion on inventory management.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/chefs-roundtable-inventory-strategies)

#### Topics:

[Kitchen Culture](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/kitchen-culture) [Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

## [Andrew Shakman on the Business Chef Podcast](https://blog.leanpath.com/andrew-shakman-business-chef-podcast)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Sep 18, 2019

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Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman sat down with Chef Shawn Bucher at the Business Chef Podcast to discuss the impact and growing awareness of food waste.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/andrew-shakman-business-chef-podcast)

#### Topics:

[Kitchen Culture](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/kitchen-culture) [Food Waste Strategies](https://blog.leanpath.com/topic/food-waste-strategies)

## [Guardians of Grub campaign empowers foodservice professionals to reduce food waste](https://blog.leanpath.com/guardians-of-grub)

Posted By [Leanpath](https://blog.leanpath.com/author/leanpath) on Sep 05, 2019

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A bold new foodservice industry campaign called Guardians of Grub, is empowering foodservice professionals in the UK and beyond to Stand Up for Food and reduce food waste during the month of September.

[Read More \>\>](https://blog.leanpath.com/guardians-of-grub)

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