Solution
Master your products to buy better, waste less and innovate
CalcMenu centralises all your product data — ingredients, suppliers, prices, allergens, nutrition. This single database lets you optimise orders with precisely calculated needs, reduce waste by tracking every product from purchase to plate, and create new recipes by connecting your products with the World Cuisines module (Flavour Intelligence) that suggests aroma pairings and international inspirations.
Before / after
Your products are scattered across spreadsheets, supplier catalogues and chefs' heads. You don't know what you have, what to buy, or what recipes you could create.
A single product database, connected to your purchasing, production and creativity. Less waste, optimised orders, innovative recipes.
Why this feature matters
This feature is built directly into the CalcMenu recipe and menu database. The same data serves kitchen, service, and administration—no re-entry, no paper versions.
CalcMenu centralises all your product data — ingredients, suppliers, prices, allergens, nutrition. This single database lets you optimise orders with precisely calculated needs, reduce waste by tracking every product from purchase to plate, and create new recipes by connecting your products with the World Cuisines module (Flavour Intelligence) that suggests aroma pairings and international inspirations.
What it gives you
Optimise purchasing with a reliable product database
Every product carries its price, supplier, packaging and allergens. CalcMenu automatically calculates net needs from planned menus and generates grouped supplier orders. No more overstock, no more unexpected shortages.
Reduce waste by tracking every product
From purchase to plate, CalcMenu tracks every product: stock, movements, variances, shelf-life. Overstock and expiry alerts help you use products before they hit the bin. Waste becomes measurable and reducible.
Create new recipes with World Cuisines
Connect your product database to the Flavour Intelligence module (World Cuisines). Enter an ingredient and discover aroma pairings, international dishes and adaptation ideas for your kitchen. Your existing products become a source of innovation.
How it works
Import or create your product database
Import your supplier catalogue or start from the CalcMenu base. Every product is enriched with allergens, nutrition, price and supplier — entered once, updated everywhere.
Calculate needs and generate orders
KitchenPlan turns planned menus into net needs per product, deducts stock and generates grouped purchase orders by supplier. You validate, you order.
Enable Flavour Intelligence to innovate
Enter an ingredient from your product database and discover aroma pairings, sensory descriptions and recipes from around the world. Export directly into your CalcMenu cards.
For which sectors
Used by central kitchens, hotel chains and institutions to secure supply, reduce waste by 15–30 % and speed up new recipe creation.
Fast-casual
Fresh, customisable menus, standardised across the chain.
Franchise operators & multi-unit groups
A replicable, controlled and compliant business model in every territory.
Restaurant chains
Same recipes, same costs, same standards across every restaurant.
Care Homes & Nursing Homes
Resident menus, diets, tray cards. For institutions that want zero errors.
Psychiatry
Multiple wards, sites, complex diets. No phone calls, no paper.
Rehabilitation
Clinical diets, HACCP, multi-site. Prescriptions connected directly to the kitchen.
Hospitality
Multi-outlet, RevPASH, luxury. Baur au Lac.
Home meals & home care
From prescription to the patient's plate, without a break.
Luxury hospitality
One reference recipe, shared across all your restaurants.
Mountain resorts & ski stations
Short season, rotating teams, multi-outlet dining, all-inclusive. Pricing adapted to your season length.
Beach resorts & islands
Extreme seasonality, supply by boat, expensive energy and water. Pricing adapted to isolation and season length.
Resort & casino
The same numbers across every outlet.
School catering
Safe, balanced menus that stay consistent across every school.
Corporate restaurant
Forecast footfall, control food cost, display everything at self-service.
Food manufacturer
The recipe becomes a product: compliant labels and exact declarations, at scale.
Nutrition brand
Substantiated claims, nutrition to the gram, across your whole portfolio.
Bakery & pastry
Best-before labels, allergens and shelf prices without the paperwork.
Cloud kitchen
Multiple brands, one kitchen, food cost under control.
Airline catering
SPML, manifests and trays right, flight after flight.
Hospital
Clinical dietetics, IDDSI, full traceability. For hospital kitchens where errors are not an option.
Private clinic
Culinary excellence, clinical diets, full traceability. Hotel-grade quality with zero compromise on safety.
Hotels & Restaurants
Recipes, food cost, allergens and labels. One tool for your entire kitchen brigade.
Food Court & Hospitality
Appealing menus, controlled costs, allergens on display. Everything a modern food court demands.
Staff Canteens & Corporate Restaurants
Hundreds of covers a day, zero guesswork: menus, allergens and costs fully under control.
Military & Defence
Thousands of meals, zero margin for error. Military food logistics under control.
Vegetable Processor
Regulatory labelling, batch traceability, material cost. For processors who cannot afford a labelling error.
Sauce & condiment manufacturer
Approved recipes, compliant labels, controlled costs. Every batch, every line.
Buying centre & brands
Centralised recipes, controlled costs, compliant labels. For brands that produce at scale.
Bakery & Patisserie
Compliant labels, accurate allergens, controlled costs. For artisan producers who want to sell with confidence.
Butcher & Delicatessen
Compliant labels, allergens under control, margins in view. For artisans who sell fast and sell right.
Sandwich chain
Master recipe followed, cost controlled, label compliant in every store.
Ice Cream & Chocolatier
House recipes, compliant allergen info, labels at a click. For artisans who make and sell.
Vending & snacking
Compliant labels, live prices, visible allergens. On every machine, every day.
CalcMenu for Cruise Ship Galleys
From provisioning port to passenger plate — every diet, every nationality, every sailing.
Rail catering
Thousands of meals per departure, zero allergen deviation, production in sync with the train timetable.
Airports & passenger F&B
Cafes, lounges and fast-casual in the transit zone: standardised menus despite high staff turnover.
Stadiums & arenas
Peaks of tens of thousands of meals in a few hours, with event crews and allergen requirements.
Theme parks
Hundreds of food outlets that must serve the same taste and quality all year round.
Trade shows & exhibitions
Temporary kitchens that must serve thousands of meals over a few days, with strict labelling requirements.
Cruises & ferries
Kitchens at sea that supply multiple ports, with limited stock and menus adapted to each itinerary.
Camps & bases
Large-scale meals for mobile workforces, with varied diets and full traceability.
Correctional facilities
Secure, diet-compliant and traceable meals, served at scale every day.
Caterers & contract catering
Custom menus per client, with different allergen and cost requirements for every contract.
Supermarket & large retail
Thousands of products labelled every day, from allergens to best-before dates, from fresh counters to bakery.
University dining
Thousands of students, multiple campuses, one safety standard.
Café & brasserie
A menu that changes daily, reliable recipe specs, without complexity.
Bakery-café & fast-casual chains
Same quality, same cost, same compliance in every store.
Quick-Service Restaurants (QSR)
Master recipes, allergens, labels and costs synced across hundreds of outlets.
More CalcMenu features
Menus & recipes
Every recipe and menu in one database, always up to date and in four languages for the whole brigade.
Diets & textures
Turn any menu into the diets and textures you need (puréed, minced, IDDSI) without recalculating a single recipe.
Allergens & traceability
Allergens and nutrition calculated automatically from your recipes, ready for inspection.
Label Connector (NiceLabel)
From recipe to printed label: CalcMenu sends allergens, nutrition and shelf-life to your NiceLabel printers automatically.
Orders by floor / station
Each floor or ward orders its meals and diets online; the kitchen receives one consolidated summary.
Multi-site
Share recipes and standards from a central kitchen while each site adapts its own menus.
HACCP & safety
Temperatures, batch traceability and cleaning logs recorded continuously: always inspection-ready.
Food cost & purchasing
Each recipe's cost updates with supplier prices; steer your margins and orders with precision.
Electronic shelf labels (ESL)
Buffet, menu and price labels updated instantly from CalcMenu, with allergens and origin, no reprinting.
Nutrition & analysis
Calculate nutritional values per portion and adapt menus to specific diets.
Self-Service Meal Ordering
Patients and residents order their meals from a tablet or room screen: diets respected, allergens checked, kitchen orders consolidated automatically.
IDDSI textures
Apply IDDSI levels to recipes and ensure meals suitable for dysphagic patients.
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