LeanPath, Inc.

10180 SW Nimbus Ave.

Suite J1

Portland, OR 97223

(877) 620-6512

(503) 352-0943 (fax)

info@leanpath.com

LeanPath (www.leanpath.com) is a technology company providing food waste
tracking systems to the hospitality, foodservice, and restaurant industries. The company's core offering, the ValuWaste® system, is a proprietary, comprehensive waste tracking technology package that helps foodservice operators reduce food waste, save food dollars and operate more
sustainable facilities. ValuWaste includes data collection terminals, which are used to
track pre-consumer food waste, a software application, which provides a detailed portrait
of the waste stream, and training and coaching that enable chefs and front-line teams to
proactively reduce waste.

Customers

LeanPath partners with leading foodservice, hospitality, restaurant and government organizations at sites in more than 22 U.S. states with customers including ARAMARK, Sodexo, Compass Group/Bon Appetit, Guckenheimer, Swedish Medical Center, MGM Mirage, and Seattle Public Utilities.

Publications

LeanPath publishes the Food Waste Flyer, an online newsletter following food waste trends which is published approximately six times per year.  LeanPath also produces Food Waste Focus, an educational blog tracking issues related to waste management and sustainable foodservice.

Vision & Mission

LeanPath's vision is to enable foodservice, restaurant, and hospitality managers to operate successful, profitable businesses that improve the environment by minimizing food waste.   By reducing food waste at the source and diverting residual food waste that cannot be avoided, these operators will prevent harmful carbon and methane emissions from the unnecessary production and disposal of wasted food.

LeanPath's mission is to provide the food waste tracking systems and consulting resources needed by chefs and managers to implement less wasteful, more efficient, and more profitable culinary and business practices.

Support for Sustainable Food Systems

LeanPath also applauds the efforts of food professionals and affiliates to create more sustainable foodservice operations in areas beyond waste management, including sustainable food sourcing, compostable disposables, energy and water efficiency, green building, and education/outreach activities. Together, we can achieve a sustainable food system, one that enables us to "meet our needs today while ensuring future generations will be able to meet their own needs."
 

Leadership

    Andrew Shakman, President, CEO

Andrew Shakman is President, CEO of LeanPath, Inc., Previously, Andrew served as Managing Director of the Anacapa Group, a consulting organization, and as President & CEO, of Nine Dots, a pioneering interactive consulting firm with offices in five cities in the US and Canada serving clients including Nestle, Quaker Oats, Dole Food Company and Molson Breweries.  He speaks frequently at educational events on food waste management for organizations such as the American Society of Healthcare Foodservice Administrators, the National Society for Healthcare Food Management, the National Association of College & University Foodservice, the Society for Foodservice Management, the Foodservice Consultants Society International the National Restaurant Association, the Culinary Institute of America, the School Nutrition Association, Practice Greenhealth, Healthcare Without Harm, and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education,    Andrew served on the technical advisory committee for the development of Greenseal's GS-46 Standard for Green Foodservice & Restaurant Operations, is a member of the Industry Advisory Board of the Association of Healthcare Foodservice and the Industry Advisory Council of the National Association of College & University Foodservice.  He is also a trustee of The Thacher School, a former board president of the TechStart Education Foundation, a former board member of the Software Association of Oregon, and one of the Portland Business Journal's "40 Under 40" honorees in 2007. Andrew holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.F.A from the University of Southern California.

    Stephen A. Rogers, Chief Technology Officer

Stephen Rogers supervises LeanPath’s product development efforts in software and embedded systems while overseeing manufacturing and IT operations. With over 30 years experience in high technology, Stephen has held a wide variety of technical, management and marketing positions for companies including Intel, STEP Technology, Floating Point Systems, General Electric, and Media Architects.  Stephen holds a BA in Mathematics/Computer Science from San Jose State University.