FAQ

Commercial kitchens rely on manual workflows and disconnected data, making it difficult to optimize for cost, sustainability, nutrition, operations, and guest satisfaction simultaneously. This leads to rising costs, operational inefficiencies, regulatory pressure, and missed revenue opportunities

FOOD2050 is a smart recipe engine that redesigns and optimizes the ~100 core meals that account for 80–90% of canteen consumption.
It improves meals for:

• demand prediction

• cost efficiency

• sustainability impact

• health balance

• target-group alignment

Any organization serving meals at scale, such as:

• Corporate canteens

• Universities & schools

• Hospitals & clinics

• Elderly care

• Airlines

• Public sector kitchens

Every recipe is automatically evaluated for:

• climate impact

• alignment with the Planetary Health Diet

• macronutrient balance

FOOD2050 acts as a single source of truth for recipes and menu planning, offering:

• Automated menu creation

• Real-time performance monitoring

• Recipe intelligence

• Operational profiling

• Ingredient database management

Guests can access:

• Digital Food Profiles (climate and health impact on meal level, nutrition facts, allergens, ingredients, feedback tool)

• Menu Pillar Screens

• Impact tickers and CO₂ visualizations

• Feedback tools

This improves transparency and trust.

Based on real deployments:

• Massive gains in productivity due to automated meal planning

• Up to 15% CO₂ reduction p.a.

• Significant increase in balanced meals (average of 20% increase in first year of deployment)

• Revenue gains due to more precise customer deman predictions

Our pricing is per outlet, with:

• A monthly license fee (in range of CHF 120 and CHF 180 depending on the number of outlets you connect)

• A small variable fee based on daily meal volume

• Enterprise pricing for larger groups

Most clients launch within 2–4 weeks, depending on data availability.
FOOD2050 provides structured onboarding: recipe import, configuration, menu pillars, training, and analytics setup.

In case a new API needs to be built to an existing recipe tool, the onboarding extends to approximately 3 months.

Integrations are optional.
FOOD2050 can run stand-alone, or connect to POS, menu screens, inventory, or procurement systems.

• Designed specifically for high-volume institutional catering

• Built around the 100-recipes system (unique IP)

• Deep sustainability + health scoring baked into every recipe

• Operational + commercial outcomes quantified

• Proven track record with Swiss leaders (e.g., ZFV, Eaternity partnership)

FOOD2050 is building the global data layer for meals, unlocking:

• Better institutional decision-making

• Data-driven personalization

• Consumer engagement apps

• International scaling