Food waste cause review
Review repeated waste patterns by process stage and choose one testable corrective action instead of a vague reduction target.
- Pattern review
- Cause hypothesis
- Corrective-action test
Weekly or after each measurement campaign · Includes example records and blank register rows
One check.
One clear answer.
Group events by stage, food and reason.
Tap an answer to continue
Interactive example · No account needed
A quick check.
Then back to your day.
A clear starting point
Make it your own
Start right here
A little structure.
A more confident shift.
Turn weighed events into an evidence-based hypothesis covering demand, ordering, storage, prep, batch size, portion and customer response.
Make it specific to your site.
Bring the event register, covers or meals served, menu, reservations, stock movements and known operational disruptions.
Food waste cause review
Site: ____________________ Date: ______________
Completed by: _____________ Reviewed by: _____________
Cause and test record
Fictional worked example. Use the blank rows for your own records.
| Pattern | Evidence period | Hypothesis | Contrary evidence | Action | Owner | Baseline | Follow-up | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overproduction at final service | — | Last batch too large | — | Reduce final batch only | — | kg / 100 covers | — | Continue / adjust / stop |
01Pattern review
Group events by stage, food and reason.
Compare kg and cost without letting cost hide quantity.
Normalise by covers or meals served.
Identify missing or inconsistent records.
02Cause hypothesis
Describe the observed process, not a person to blame.
Test demand, order, storage, preparation and portion factors.
Record contrary evidence and uncertainty.
Choose one controllable cause for the test.
03Corrective-action test
Define the operational change and owner.
Set period, site and success measure.
Record food-safety limits that must not change.
Schedule a review and rollback decision.
Close the loop
Run one bounded test, retain baseline conditions and compare the same quantity and service-normalised measure before closing the action.
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How to use the downloaded checklist
Open the CSV in your spreadsheet app. Adapt the checks, enter your approved criteria and add any missing site requirements. Use the result, action, owner, due date and verification columns to document follow-up.
Keep the original observation when a check fails. Record the corrective action and verification separately so the full sequence remains clear.
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