PORTLAND, ORE.—LeanPath Inc., creators of the patented LeanPath Food Waste Prevention System, recently unveiled their next-generation, cloud-based solution. LeanPath Online is a complete system to measure food waste, analyze data and make changes to prevent recurring waste in the future. LeanPath focuses on pre-consumer food waste prevention, understanding that food service operations throw away from four to 10 percent of food purchases prior to serving them to consumers. The system also includes features to track and minimize post-consumer food waste.
The next generation of the LeanPath Tracker, an automated food waste collection terminal, functions as the foundation for the new system. The new LeanPath Tracker offers a large 10” touch screen, the ability to capture photos of each wasted item, an optimized user interface, and a signage mode which displays waste generation and reduction results to staff instantly. Many of the design changes have been informed by social science findings about human engagement and behavior change, as well as gamification.
“The world has awoken to the immense and fixable challenge of food waste, with source reduction clearly emerging as the optimal strategy,” says Andrew Shakman, LeanPath co-founder and president. “LeanPath has been at this work for nearly a decade, never wavering from our focus on food waste prevention and minimization, and we’re excited to take things to the next level. This game-changing technology will set a new standard for food waste automation and analytics.”
The data captured at the tracking station is transmitted wirelessly to LeanPath Online, a cloud-based data warehouse where managers and culinary leaders can instantly view comprehensive waste data and insights. The online analytics are organized to make it easy to spot waste reduction opportunities and drill down to understand specific waste entries. Managers can set up rule-based alerts via text message or e-mail to be notified when, for example, waste levels exceed a certain value. This enables an operator to proactively manage and control food waste in a way that has never been available before.
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