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Infographic illustrating six common food waste prevention myths and effective strategies to debunk them in organizations

Understanding the Food Waste Crisis and Opportunity

Food waste is a big problem. The foodservice industry is a big part of the solution.

The urgency of food waste prevention
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UN Report: The world is wasting over 1 billion tons of food every year…
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6 stats that illustrate the crisis and opportunity of food waste in food service
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New report reveals the real impact of methane — and food waste — on global warming
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When food is wasted, labor is wasted
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4 of top 8 actions to avoid climate change relate to food waste prevention
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The Importance of Food Waste Prevention

The only solution that delivers triple-bottom-line benefits.

Why food waste prevention should be your top sustainability priority
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Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman on the importance of measuring food waste as a first step in prevention
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Updating the Food Waste Hierarchy, elevating prevention
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Latest ReFED release reveals importance of prioritizing prevention
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Visualizing food waste prevention
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Major new ReFED report ranks prevention and tracking as most impactful food waste solutions
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Bringing a Food Waste Prevention Solution Into Your Operation

Making the business case for food waste prevention
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6 food waste prevention myths
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The basics of food waste tracking
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Leanpath’s intelligent food waste prevention platform
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How does a food waste tracking device fit into my kitchen?
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Food Waste Tips

A few ideas to get you started on your journey.

Top tips for preventing food waste with Chefs Robb and Ben
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Engage and empower your teams to prevent food waste
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30 food waste prevention tips in 30 days
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5 tips to avoid food waste when labor is tight
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Preventing food waste at the salad bar
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Preventing food waste at the buffet
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Getting to the bottom of top food waste sources
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Dozens of food waste prevention tips for Food Waste Prevention Week
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The end of kitchen service is a critical moment to control food waste. Here’s how to plan for it.
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5 team challenges to focus your staff on food waste
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18 creative and efficient ways to repurpose fruit and vegetable trim
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How foodservice kitchens are taking control of food waste with Leanpath

Contract Management
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How Google prevents food waste with Leanpath
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Rolling out a global food waste solution with Sodexo
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How Metz Culinary Management Prevents Food Waste
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Sodexo North America has saved over 9 million meals from going to waste…
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Sodexo Middle East reports big food waste and carbon reductions using Leanpath
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Google announces ambitious food waste goal, 10 million pounds already.
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Sodexo site wins US EPA award for preventing 5,242 meals from going to waste.
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Sodexo prevents over 280 tonnes of food waste in the UK with Leanpath
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Q&A with Compass Group Australia’s National Food Waste Reduction Manager Winston Hugh
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Metz Culinary Management Announces 30% Food Waste Reduction with Leanpath
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Sodexo’s Middle East Regional Project Manager Umesh Jaiswar on driving food waste reduction on a large scale
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Hospitality and
 Cruise lines
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How SkyCity Auckland cut food waste by nearly 50% in just nine months with Leanpath
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Preventing food waste at The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City
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Cutting buffet waste at Novotel Brisbane
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How Marriott’s Hotel Alfonso XIII cut it’s food waste by 66%
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The Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa Edinburgh cut its food waste 64%
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Leanpath showed the Hilton San Diego Bayfront what they were wasting and why, and cut it by 51%
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Two Marriott Costa Rica hotels cut food waste by 25% in just months using Leanpath
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How SkyCity Auckland cut food waste by nearly 50% in just nine months with Leanpath
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Uniworld Sustainability Officer wins Future Lights Award for preventing food waste with Leanpath
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College and University
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The University of Nebraska Lincoln slashes plate waste by 51% and kitchen waste by 40%
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Arcadia University cut its food waste 45% in one year with Leanpath
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Building a culture of food waste prevention at the University of Rochester
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Cutting food waste 63% at the University of Illinois
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How food waste photography helped the University of Notre Dame cut food waste 68%
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Keeping 74,000 meals out of the bin at Arizona State University
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How food waste data drove reductions at the US Coast Guard Academy
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The University of Nebraska Lincoln slashes plate waste by 51% and kitchen waste by 40%
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison launches Leanpath through its Green Fund program
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Healthcare
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Preventing food waste in senior living
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Palomar Health reduced their food waste 54%
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Chef Dugan Wetzel on cutting food waste by 32% in 3 months at Eskenazi Health
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How this NHS hospital prevented over 3.5 tonnes of food from going to waste
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Focusing on the “why” of food waste led to a 50 percent reduction at this healthcare system
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Cutting food waste by 53% at Swedish First Hill hospital
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What Martinsburg VA Medical Center learned from 10 years of food waste prevention
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Reid Health cut its food waste 53% with Leanpath
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Gunderson Health Systems cut its waste in half with Leanpath
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Learn about the benefits of food
waste prevention