LeanPath was founded in 2004 by a team of Portland, Oregon-based entrepreneurs who set out to make a difference. Business professional and visionary Andrew Shakman, alongside hardware engineer Bill Leppo and technologist Stephen Rogers, discovered early in their research of the foodservice industry that most organizations were leaking money in the form of food waste.

At the time, food waste was an issue that received little to no attention. Most foodservice organizations had never even thought about trying to measure waste, and the leading operators who were attempting to manage the issue were mostly doing so with an inefficient “paper and clipboard” approach. The founders of LeanPath knew they could do better and sought out to create the industry’s first fully automated food waste tracking system.

The initial goal was to help organizations with financial sustainability, which was later coupled with the goal for environmental sustainability and protecting Earth’s precious resources. LeanPath has now been helping foodservice organizations fight food waste for 10 years, working with more than 150 operations.

LeanPath Zap Tracking Software

LeanPath Zap is our proprietary monitoring software installed on a tablet device. This makes it fluid and flexible for any restaurant environment. You can set up a station next to a kitchen scale or use it to record quantities. Your staff goes through a short series of questions to record what’s being thrown away and why. All of the data, including staff names, food types and more, can be customized to your restaurant.

LeanPath Zap Reporting Platform

Powered by LeanPath Online, our reporting platform provides a simple, intuitive dashboard where you can review your top wasted foods, top loss reasons, and more. You can set up text message alerts tied to specific waste parameters and receive a weekly summary of your top waste opportunities right in your inbox. Whether you’re a self-proclaimed data nerd or someone who dreads analysis, you’ll find our reports insightful, user-friendly and action-oriented.

Waste Reduction Resources

LeanPath has a host of training resources and videos that make it easy to get your team started using LeanPath Zap. We’re here to support you along the way to help you be the most efficient, sustainable restaurant you can be.