Portland, Oregon, May 8, 2007 –
LeanPath, Inc. (www.leanpath.com)
today announced the addition of Bon Appétit
Management Company to its roster of
ValuWaste® customers. Bon Appétit recently
implemented the ValuWaste® food waste
reduction solution at four higher education
locations including American University in
Washington, D.C., Case Western Reserve
University in Ohio, Goucher College in
Maryland and Hamilton College in New York.
LeanPath, founded in 2004, is a consulting
and technology development company that
delivers products and services to the
hospitality and food service industries to
reduce food costs and impact sustainability
initiatives.
With the deployment of ValuWaste, Bon
Appétit adds a new dimension to its
industry-leading portfolio of sustainable
food service initiatives including Low
Carbon Diet, Farm to Fork, Seafood Watch,
environmentally friendly disposables and
cage free shell eggs. ValuWaste will help
Bon Appétit pinpoint the sources and root
causes of waste in order to reduce waste and
operate more sustainable food service
facilities on each campus.
“Reducing the amount of waste we generate is
an important part of Bon Appétit’s
commitment to social responsibility,” said
Fedele Bauccio, CEO of Bon Appétit
Management Company. “We frequently review
our business to identify opportunities for
improvement and it made sense to study waste
streams as a mechanism to utilize food more
responsibly and minimize environmental
impact.”
“Data collection is the first step in any
successful waste reduction effort,” said
Andrew Shakman, CEO of LeanPath. “Our unique
partnership with this industry leader
provides chefs with new data to drive waste
reduction and operating efficiencies,
without impacting culinary creativity.”
Bon Appétit will use ValuWaste tracking
equipment to record data about all
pre-consumer food waste generated during
production of thousands of campus meals per
day. Managers will use ValuWaste software to
organize waste data into actionable reports
and will rely on LeanPath process
improvement methods to optimize production
practices and reduce food waste. In addition
to providing specialized data collection
terminals and software, LeanPath supported
Bon Appétit with a package of training and
post-deployment coaching for each ValuWaste
location.
About LeanPath,
Inc.
LeanPath, Inc. (
www.leanpath.com)
is a consulting and technology development
company that provides cost management
products and services to the food service
and hospitality industries. The company’s
offerings include embedded computer systems
and analytic software as well as consulting,
training and support services that enable
customers to increase efficiency, reduce
costs, and enhance sustainability. In 2006
the company released its inaugural
commercial solution, ValuWaste®, the first
in a line of products designed to help food
service professionals enhance the bottom
line and achieve sustainability objectives
by reducing food waste. For additional
information about LeanPath or its products
contact the company by email at info@leanpath.com
or by phone at (503) 620-6512.
About Bon Appétit Management
Company
Bon Appétit Management Company (www.bamco.com)
is an onsite restaurant company offering
full food service management to
corporations, universities and specialty
venues. Bon Appétit is committed to sourcing
sustainable, local foods for all cafés
throughout the country. A pioneer in
environmentally sound sourcing policies, Bon
Appétit has developed programs with
Environmental Defense, the Monterey Bay
Aquarium’s Seafood Watch, the Humane Society
of the United States, and other leading
conservation organizations. Based in Palo
Alto, CA, Bon Appétit has more than 400
cafes in 28 states, including Oracle
Corporation, American University and the
Getty Center.
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ValuWaste is a registered
trademark of LeanPath, Inc.
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