Case Study: University of North Dakota achieves nearly 30% food waste reduction and $115,000+ savings with LeanPath

University of North Dakota - Customer Case Study

The University of North Dakota, which serves more than 6,000 meals a day, needed a better way to capture detailed, actionable food waste data. Its manual tracking process was sporadic and limited, making it hard to review trends or understand what was driving waste, so the school turned to LeanPath food waste tracking systems.

LeanPath installed four automated Trackers across UND’s main dining halls and café locations, giving the team dashboard visibility into waste trends and helping them act on high-waste items. As a result, UND cut food waste by nearly 30%, saved more than $115,000, and achieved full ROI in less than nine months while also reducing food cost inflation from an estimated 4.5% to 0.9%.

The University of North Dakota

Orlynn Rosaasen

Director Dining Services