The Food Checker: sharing allergen and nutrition information
Key takeaways
The Food Checker is a web-based portal (part of the Pi eProcurement system) that lets customers scan a QR code to check a dish's allergen, nutrition, calorie and dietary information (such as vegan or vegetarian) on their smartphone before ordering.
It's designed to help food service providers comply with legislation such as Natasha's Law and broader allergen and calorie labelling requirements.
The tool works across hospitality, leisure, education, healthcare and care home settings, and can be fully branded with a venue's own logo, colours and disclaimers.
Why food service providers need to share allergen and nutrition data
Food service professionals are facing increased pressure to provide more information about the food they serve and sell
For those involved in selling and producing food, the legislative burdens keep multiplying. Caterers in more and more types of food serving environments must now deliver information concerning ingredients and allergens, as well as calorie content. Natasha’s Law, and broader labelling requirements, mean there’s a greater need to track ingredients, and present relevant warnings in the correct way.
While government initiatives in the name of greater food safety, and to help improve the nation’s health are welcome, they nonetheless place responsibility on the provider to ensure that data is made available in the appropriate format, and in a timely way. So the question for many in food preparation and catering is: how will you comply?
Avendra International has come up with the answer – The Food Checker. A simple to use, web-based portal, it allows users to provide a range of information to consumers, via their smartphone. Allergen, nutrition and calorie information can be shared, allowing customers to check just before they order, whether a meal or dish selection meets their dietary needs.
Watch the video below to see how easily Food Checker works for customers.
The Food Checker works through easily created QR codes, which can then deliver a menu item photo, description, price, highlight if it is vegan or vegetarian, provide allergen information as well as specific nutrition and calorie information.
What menu information can you share with The Food Checker?
You can list as many dishes as you want and choose exactly what information you want to share:
Menu item photo
Description
Retail price
Highlight vegan or vegetarian dishes
Allergen information
Nutrition & calorific information
Who benefits from using The Food Checker?
The Food Checker has been designed to work in hospitality and leisure environments, education, hospitals and care homes. In each instance, catering managers can easily control the information made available, tailor the portal with the venue’s own branding, and help costumers make safe, informed menu choices. That leads to higher customer satisfaction, less complaints and lower wastage.
Make The Food Checker your own
The Food Checker allows you to add your own logo and brand colours and more!
Add your own landing page image
Add a personalised allergen disclaimer
Add a site footer and suitable contact details
Add your own company logo
Select a complimentary background colour
Generate QR codes to direct customers to view specific menu items
The Food Checker is part of the Pi suite of online software, designed to help digitise the management of catering and procurement. Integrated with other elements of Pi, it draws product and allergen information and costings from suppliers, providing customers with the information they need. Other modules of Pi also help food service professionals gain greater real-time vision over margins, stocks, deliveries and payments – saving them hours of administration time.
The Food Checker is complimentary to Avendra International clients, and there is no charge for configuration, implementation, online team training, or any limit on the number of users.
To find out more, why not book a demonstration today by emailing hello_UK@avendra.com
FAQs
What is The Food Checker and how does it work?
The Food Checker is Avendra International's web-based portal that lets customers scan a QR code with their smartphone to view a dish's allergen, nutrition, calorie and dietary information before ordering, helping food service providers meet labelling and allergen legislation requirements.
What information can customers see using The Food Checker?
Customers can see a menu item's photo, description, retail price, whether it's vegan or vegetarian, allergen information, and nutrition and calorie information, all generated from data managed within the tool.
Which sectors can use The Food Checker?
The Food Checker is designed to work across hospitality and leisure environments, education, hospitals and care homes, giving catering managers in any of these settings control over what information is shared with customers.
Does The Food Checker cost extra to use?
No. The Food Checker is complimentary for Avendra International clients, with no charge for configuration, implementation, online team training, or limits on the number of users. This is part of Avendra International’s value-added service for clients.
