Projects

Recipe intelligence, out in the world.

Alongside the FOOD2050 platform, we run projects that put the same idea to work in the field — from a quick climate check for any menu to a public catering pilot serving millions of plates.

01Climate check for menus

MenuCheck

Most restaurants and canteens know their menus could be better for the climate — few know by how much, or where to start. MenuCheck answers that in minutes. No recipe details, no onboarding: a menu in, a climate reading out.

Minutes

from menu to climate reading

Free

for caterers in Basel, Lucerne & Zurich

Zero

recipe data required

On behalf of and together with public partners

Canton of ZurichCanton of ZurichCanton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-StadtCanton of LucerneCanton of LucerneCity of ZurichCity of ZurichEaternity — CO₂ data sourceEaternity
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02Public catering pilot · Canton Vaud

Policy to Plate

Health and climate targets are easy to write and hard to serve. In the canton of Vaud we work with collective catering kitchens to turn those targets into dishes that hold up in real service — ordered, cooked, eaten and paid for.

4M

plates a year in scope

Vaud

collective catering pilot

Target

from policy to the plate

Supported by

Swiss Food & Nutrition ValleySwiss Food & Nutrition Valleypi2Lifepi2LifeZFVZFV
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03Swiss recipe transformation initiative

100 Future Recipes

Don't reinvent the menu — improve what millions already eat. Together with science, gastronomy and technology partners, we take the most-served recipes in Swiss community catering and make them healthier, more climate-compatible and practical for real kitchens. Every change is weighed against what matters in service: nutrition, environmental impact, cost and feasibility.

100

high-relevance recipes as the starting point

3

transformation levels per recipe

4

dimensions: health · climate · cost · feasibility

Developed with research & practice partners

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesZHAWSV GroupSV GroupAgroscopeAgroscopeUniversity of BernUniversity of BernFederal Food Safety and Veterinary Office FSVOFSVOZFV UnternehmungenZFVSDSN SwitzerlandSDSN Switzerland
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