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2026-10-25 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-10-25

Half Pan turns food waste into the next shift’s agenda

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Editorial interest 83/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A free app for kitchen crews to weigh food before it is discarded, record why it was tossed, and give the next shift a specific change to try.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-25 issue.
For
Restaurant kitchen crews tracking food waste
Worth noticing
The example huddle flags rice overproduction and suggests switching to half pans after 2 p.m.; the site labels that ticket as example data.

Field notes

The practice screen walks through food categories, weight increments, and six reasons for discarding food, then previews how entries feed a later shift huddle. One example connects excess rice to a concrete prep adjustment—using half pans after 2 p.m.—and is marked as sample data. The page also cautions that its savings calculator is an estimate; it says a real figure requires two weeks of weighing.

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○OpenPublic substance visible
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central

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Landing page observed 2026-10-25. The live site may have changed.