# Leanpath

> Leanpath is a Beaverton, Oregon foodservice technology company that has spent two decades measuring what commercial kitchens throw away. Its AI-enabled scales, cameras and cloud software weigh and photograph discarded food, then coach chefs to change the habits behind the waste. Used by Google, Sodexo, Aramark and thousands of kitchens across 50-plus countries, Leanpath says its customers have prevented more than 200 million pounds of food from being wasted.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Beaverton, Oregon, United States
- **Founders:** Andrew Shakman (President, CEO & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~74 employees
- **Products:** Leanpath 360 / Bench Scale AI, Floor Scale AI, Tracker Scout / Tracker Lite / Snap AI, Leanpath Online + Mobile App, Spark
- **Notable:** Customers have prevented more than 200 million pounds of food from being wasted (announced April 2026)., CEO Andrew Shakman named to the 2023 Meaningful Business 100 for leadership on the global food-waste crisis., Co-invented US Patent 7,415,375 - 'Systems and Methods for Food Waste Monitoring' - one of the first patented automated food-waste metering systems.

## Products & services

- **Leanpath 360 / Bench Scale AI** — The flagship in-kitchen tracking terminal: a connected scale, camera and touchscreen where staff weigh, photograph and classify discarded food. Newer AI versions auto-identify the food and container, making tracking touchless.
- **Floor Scale AI** — A fully touchless, IP67-rated floor scale with embedded machine vision that automatically identifies and logs food waste for high-volume enterprise kitchens.
- **Tracker Scout / Tracker Lite / Snap AI** — A family of lighter-weight trackers - a compact fast-ROI station, a tablet-only option for satellite kitchens, and a mobile tracker for off-site catering and events.
- **Leanpath Online + Mobile App** — The cloud platform delivering real-time, AI-powered reporting, analytics, alerts and multi-site enterprise dashboards.
- **Spark** — A plate-waste tracking and diner-engagement tool that educates customers on reducing what they leave on their plates.
- **Goals + Generative AI Coaching** — AI features that scan waste data to surface a kitchen's biggest opportunities, build action plans, and write daily plain-language insight summaries and coaching prompts.
- **Coaching & Culinary Services** — On-site and virtual programs led by Leanpath's own chefs and coaches to change kitchen behavior around trim, over-production and rotation.

## Achievements

- Customers have prevented more than 200 million pounds of food from being wasted (announced April 2026).
- CEO Andrew Shakman named to the 2023 Meaningful Business 100 for leadership on the global food-waste crisis.
- Co-invented US Patent 7,415,375 - 'Systems and Methods for Food Waste Monitoring' - one of the first patented automated food-waste metering systems.
- Pioneered the first automated commercial food-waste tracking system in 2004.
- Enabled Google to exceed its food-waste reduction 'moonshot' (56% less waste per Googler vs. 2019).

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Announced customers have prevented 200 million pounds of food waste in global foodservice operations.
- **2025-10** — Launched Floor Scale AI, a fully touchless, vision-based tracker for high-volume enterprise kitchens.
- **2024-05** — Expanded generative AI across the platform to write daily waste-insight summaries and coaching prompts.
- **2023-05** — Introduced AI-powered food waste prevention coaching in beta.

## Links

- Website: https://leanpath.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leanpath-inc.
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LeanPath
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt9ENi-MfR4
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leanpath/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leanpath/

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Last updated: 2026-08-19