Food Waste Solution Providers
Does your food business want to prevent surplus food waste and looking for assistance on how to do that? The organizations listed below may be able to help. StopWaste has collected and vetted a list of service providers through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process (submissions still welcome - click here).
Unsure where to start or have an idea that isn’t listed here? StopWaste can help you identify a provider best suited to your needs, free of charge. Contact Annalisa Belliss at ABelliss@stopwaste.org.
Food Waste Prevention Solution Providers
| Organization Name and Link | Description of Services | Typical Clients |
|---|---|---|
| Leanpath* www.leanpath.com |
LeanPath invented automated food waste tracking technology in 2004, and provide foodservice teams with a complete food waste prevention solution, including data-collection tools, cloud-based analytics, and expert coaching. | Hotels, Universities, Corporate Cafeterias, Healthcare Dining |
* LeanPath Success Stories in Alameda County:
- UC Berkeley, University Dining - "In the first year of the project, we reduced food waste by over a third, saving us $1,600 each week in avoided food purchases alone." -Chuck Davies, Director of Residential Dining at Cal Dining, UC Berkeley
- Just Fare, Catering - “We invited all levels of staff—from dishwashers to management—to contribute their observations, ideas and creativity,” - Ian Humphrey, Executive Chef at Just Fare
- Guckenheimer, Corporate Cafeteria – “We wanted to learn about opportunities to improve our practices because wasted food also means wasted money,” - Mark Crilly, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Guckenheimer
Food Recovery Communications Platforms
| Organization Name AND Link | Description of Services | Typical Clients |
|---|---|---|
| Careit www.careit.com |
Careit is a free online donation matching marketplace that uses technology to help the entire network of food producers to responsibly donate their surplus food and resources to local hunger-relief agencies. | Food Businesses, Food Recovery Organizations, Municipalities |
| FoodRecovery.org https://foodrecovery.org/ |
FoodRecovery.org (formerly MEANS Database) is an online platform connecting those with excess food, like grocery stores, co-ops, and restaurants, with nearby emergency food providers who serve those in need. Our organization has two major goals: to reduce food waste and reroute that food to feed people facing food insecurity. | Food Businesses, Food Recovery Organizations, Municipalities |
If you are a food business looking for a list of Food Recovery Organizations to donate surplus food to, visit this page.
Mapping Food Recovery Activities and Partnerships
| Organization Name AND Link | Description of Services | Typical Clients |
|---|---|---|
| Abbe & Associates LLC | Zero Waste planning and program implementation through California and across the country. | Municipalities, NGOs |
| Careit www.careit.com |
Careit is a free online donation matching marketplace that uses technology to help the entire network of food producers to responsibly donate their surplus food and resources to local hunger-relief agencies. | Food Businesses, Food Recovery Organizations, Municipalities |
| FoodRecovery.org (Matching Excess And Needs for Stability) Database https://foodrecovery.org/ |
FoodRecovery.org (formerly MEANS Database) is an online platform connecting those with excess food, like grocery stores, co-ops, and restaurants, with nearby emergency food providers who serve those in need. Our organization has two major goals: to reduce food waste and reroute that food to feed people facing food insecurity. | Food Businesses, Food Recovery Organizations, Municipalities |
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The Food Works Group |
Food Works Group (FWG) is a women-owned advisory firm that measures, strategizes and executes equitable and sustainable progress across the food system. As leaders in organizational strategy, we advise clients on a range of topics, including agriculture and food production business operations and planning; asset mapping and needs assessments; food bank, food hub, commercial kitchen, and value-add food production technical assistance; strategic stakeholder engagement; and board and organizational training, among other topics. | Food Banks, Food Hubs, Funders, Foundations, Government Agencies |