Eaternity

What Eaternity does

Eaternity AG is a Zurich-based climate-tech company that provides environmental impact measurement and scoring software for the food industry. Its core technology is the Environmental Operating System (EOS), an open-source food Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) database containing 950+ food items and 55,000+ data points, aligned with ISO 14040/44, GHG Protocol, and PEF standards. The proprietary Daily Food Unit (DFU) methodology and multi-indicator Eaternity Score (CO₂eq, water, rainforest, animal welfare, nutrition) enable nutritionally meaningful cross-category comparisons used for menu planning, product labels, and ESG reporting.

The company monetizes through subscription software (Gastro for restaurants/caterers, Score for brands and retailers, Forecast for AI-powered demand prediction), enterprise services, REST API access, and commercial EOS licensing. Distribution is hybrid: a self-serve web application with a 1-month free trial targets SMBs and chefs; direct enterprise field sales with personalized onboarding, Slack support, and custom ESG reporting templates serve large accounts; and a network of 20+ software partners (Calcmenu, Delegate, Fourth, Matilda FoodTech, Foodnotify, SAP, Oracle Food & Beverage, CodeCheck) embeds Eaternity's calculations into restaurant management, POS, ERP, and consumer apps. Named enterprise customers include Sodexo, Aramark, Compass Group, Swiss Re, Veganz, and Catering Services Migros, with footprint spanning 20+ countries across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. As of 2024, Eaternity is restructuring into a Purpose Organisation (steward-owned) structure, with employees holding 70% voting control and a foundation holding a protective 'golden share'.

Name

Eaternity

Legal name

Eaternity AG

Website

https://eaternity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eaternity is a Zurich-based climate-tech company that provides environmental impact scoring software for the food industry, serving restaurants, caterers, food brands, and retailers through its EOS LCA database and Gastro, Score, and Forecast SaaS products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Sustainability & Climate Analytics Software

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Service & Dining Operations Management (Managed Cafeterias) (EDAEALAG)

Keywords

• Food carbon footprint
• Life cycle assessment
• Environmental scoring software
• Climate menu planning
• Sustainability analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Subscription-based revenue from Eaternity Gastro, Score, and Forecast products. Gastro includes Professional tier with free trial and Enterprise tier with full API access. Score and Forecast have separate pricing for product manufacturers and retailers.
2. API Access: API access included with Enterprise plans or available as standalone offering. RESTful API for real-time environmental calculations with JSON response format, available in multiple languages.
3. Enterprise Services: Enterprise customers receive dedicated onboarding sessions, personal Slack support channels, 48-hour turnaround for custom ingredient additions, and custom reporting templates for ESG and sustainability reporting.
4. Physical Products: Sale of physical CO₂ Food Posters - B2 format (50×70cm) printed on high-quality paper. Pricing: 1 poster CHF 5, 10 posters CHF 20, 100 posters CHF 100.
5. EOS Commercial Licensing: EOS is free for non-commercial research and academic use. Commercial applications (software tools, platforms) require separate pricing negotiation with Eaternity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eaternity is a climate-tech company that provides environmental impact calculation software for the food service and food production industry. It offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform and Application Programming Interface (API) that quantify CO2 and other environmental indicators (water, biodiversity, animal welfare) for dishes, menus, products, and ingredient baskets. The company's flagship product is EOS (Environmental Operating System), an ISO 14040/44-aligned life cycle assessment (LCA) platform built on the world's largest open-source food LCA database, sold under subscription and licensing to restaurants, caterers, food brands, retailers, and researchers.

Product overview

Eaternity offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on its Environmental Operating System (EOS), which serves as the scientific engine and open-source food LCA database powering all products. The core product suite includes three main offerings: Eaternity Gastro for restaurant and catering environmental scoring; Eaternity Score for retail product-level assessment; and Eaternity Forecast for AI-powered demand forecasting. These are complemented by supporting resources including the AYCE CO₂ Food Poster, food and score icon libraries, and an LCA Glossary. The EOS platform is free for non-commercial research while commercial applications require paid access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eaternity Gastro: Environmental scoring tool for restaurants and food service operators, enabling CO₂ footprint tracking per dish, menu planning, and climate-friendly menu labels.
• Eaternity Forecast
• Eaternity Score
• EOS - Environmental Operating System
• AYCE (All You Can Eat for Climate)

Products and services

• Eaternity Gastro Climate scoring and analytics web application for restaurants, hotel kitchens, caterers, schools, hospitals, and corporate canteens. Calculates the CO2 footprint and other environmental indicators of menus and dishes, runs climate-vs.-cost-vs.-nutrition analyses, and generates optimized sustainable menus. Customers include large food service operators such as Sodexo, Compass Group, and ISS.
• Eaternity Score Multi-indicator environmental score covering greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, biodiversity impact, and animal welfare for food products, recipes, menus, and ingredient baskets. Designed for food brands, manufacturers, and retailers that need a single comparable sustainability metric, and used by companies such as Veganz to label plant-based products.
• Eaternity Forecast AI-powered demand forecasting module for professional kitchens. Uses weather, holiday, and event data to predict consumption and pre-order quantities, with the stated goal of simultaneously reducing CO2 emissions and food waste. Targeted at restaurant and catering kitchen operators.
• Eaternity API REST API that gives developers direct programmatic access to EOS' life-cycle-assessment calculations, enabling integration of climate scoring into procurement, ERP, point-of-sale, recipe management, and menu-engineering systems. Used by software partners such as Nutritics, BlueYonder, PLANTRON, and others.
• EOS (Environmental Operating System) Flagship cloud-based life-cycle-assessment platform that aggregates the world's largest open-source food LCA database with Eaternity Score calculations. Available commercially under flexible licensing for companies that wish to use the underlying LCA datasets and calculation engine in their own products or research.
• AYCE CO2 Food Poster Physical A1-format educational poster that visualizes the CO2 footprint of common foods grouped into traffic-light categories. Sold individually and bundled with accompanying food cards, targeted at schools, universities, restaurants, and sustainability-aware consumers for education and awareness.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration26 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Swiss ReminorOthersListed as a trusted partner on Eaternity's homepage, suggesting collaboration in climate risk assessment or insurance products related to food sustainability.
• SodexocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSodexo uses Eaternity's data to help chefs revisit recipes and craft new low-carbon dishes. Sodexo has committed to reaching 70% low-carbon meals by 2030, demonstrating deep strategic collaboration.
• AramarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor foodservice provider listed as a trusted climate scoring partner on Eaternity's homepage.
• Compass GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading global food service company listed as a trusted partner on Eaternity's homepage.
• ETH ZurichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Federal Institute of Technology providing leading research collaboration. EOS platform built with methodology reviewed by ETH Zurich scientists.
• Gastro SolutionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on Eaternity's homepage, suggesting distribution or implementation support in the foodservice sector.
• University of ZurichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnerships in sustainability science, collaborating on EOS platform development and methodology.
• Zurich University of Applied SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApplied research in environmental systems contributing to Eaternity's scientific methodology.
• FiBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic farming and sustainable agriculture research contributing data and methodology to EOS platform.
• QuantiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental impact assessment and LCA methodology expertise integrated into Eaternity's scoring system.
• AgribalysecoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational database and methodology collaboration providing foundational LCA data for EOS platform.
• CalcmenucoreTechnology or IntegrationAward-winning recipe application with multiple language translations, currencies, and pricing sets featuring integrated Eaternity environmental calculations.
• DelegatecoreTechnology or IntegrationRestaurant management software enabling CO₂ transparency integrated in existing business processes with web service interface for automatic recipe calculations based on ingredients and purchase behavior. SV Group partnership mentioned.
• FoodnotifyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoftware solution provider integrating Eaternity's environmental scoring capabilities into food service management systems.
• FourthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading hospitality technology platform integrating Eaternity's sustainability metrics into comprehensive restaurant and hotel management solutions.
• Matilda FoodTech - cloudMenucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlatform for sustainable management in gastronomy, catering and communal catering bundling all management functions from food purchasing and menu planning with sustainability focus.
• FOOD2050minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoftware platform for food service businesses focusing on sustainability and health optimization, partnering with Eaternity for comprehensive environmental impact assessment.
• European Sustainable Food CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of leading foodservice providers, producers, scientists, and solution providers working to define common standards for sustainability in food. Eaternity serves as Scientific Advisor.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HowGood: Independent sustainability scoring platform for food and consumer goods with product-level impact ratings. Highly comparable to Eaternity Score in serving food brands and retailers on product transparency, though more retail-CPG-focused than Eaternity's foodservice-and-LCA emphasis.
• CarbonCloud: Climate-impact database and API for the food industry, providing product carbon footprints to retailers, brands, and foodservice operators. Closest direct competitor to Eaternity's API-first food LCA business, with comparable target buyers and B2B SaaS model.
• Foodsteps: Sustainability platform helping restaurants and food brands measure and communicate the carbon footprint of menus and products. Direct overlap with Eaternity Gastro and Score on menu- and product-level climate scoring for food service and consumer brands.

Broad incumbents

• Greenly: Carbon accounting platform aimed at SMB and mid-market with Scope 3 categories. Adjacent to Eaternity Gastro's SMB tail through enterprise customers of restaurants and food brands piloting broader carbon tools.
• Watershed: Enterprise carbon accounting and reduction platform covering Scope 1-3 across the value chain. Overlaps with Eaternity Score/forecast at the enterprise Scope 3 layer and represents the biggest incumbent threat in expanding food-specific Scope 3 modules.
• Persefoni: Climate Management & Accounting Platform for enterprises, with growing Scope 3 supply-chain functionality. Comparable as a competitor for enterprise carbon disclosure budgets that also include food and hospitality Scope 3 data.
• Quantis: Environmental impact consultancy and LCA practitioner — currently a partner/integrator with Eaternity (per partnership data). Comparable on LCA methodology and food systems work; broader than Eaternity across industries, services-led rather than product-led.

Others

• CodeCheck: Consumer product-transparency app currently integrated with Eaternity Score (per partnership data). Enables end-consumer access to Eaternity-derived sustainability scores and is a go-to-market channel comparable to other platform integrators.

Emerging players

• My Emissions: Food carbon-footprint app and B2B tools for hospitality venues. Comparable to Eaternity Gastro from a customer-experience and SMB-restaurant angle, but narrower in scope and methodology depth.
• Clever Carbon: Food carbon-footprint calculator targeting restaurants and food businesses with simplified menu labeling. Comparable product surface to Eaternity Gastro at a smaller scale and with a focus on operational dashboards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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