What FoodCalc does

FoodCalc is a privately held U.S. software company that operates the MenuCalc platform, an online nutrition, allergen, and ingredient analysis solution for restaurants, foodservice operators, and enterprise restaurant brands. The platform enables users to create, analyze, and securely store recipes in an FDA-compliant environment, producing calorie counts, nutrient breakdowns, and allergen flags. The company reports serving over 30,000 restaurant locations nationwide and having analyzed more than 2 million recipes over nearly 20 years of operation. Its stated headquarters is Santa Barbara, California (firmographic data also references San Francisco), with 11–50 employees.

MenuCalc's core technology is a nutrition analysis engine paired with an allergen detection system and real-time recipe recalculation that updates nutritional data as recipes are modified. A companion module, SmartMenu by EveryBite, surfaces MenuCalc's analyzed data to end consumers through a dynamic, interactive digital menu that allows guests to filter meals by dietary, allergen, and caloric needs. This integration—powered by MenuCalc data and delivered via the EveryBite partnership—functions as a guest-facing, embedded/white-label distribution pathway alongside the core backend analytics product.

The business operates on a SaaS subscription model. Marketing materials reference affordable monthly subscriptions, but pricing is not publicly disclosed and the company uses a quote-based approach for enterprise buyers. Go-to-market is a direct enterprise sales motion targeting restaurant chains with 20+ locations—where nutrition and allergen labeling is legally required—with consultative demos booked via Calendly serving as the primary conversion mechanism. Demand generation is content-driven (blog, case studies, FAQ) around compliance topics such as California's SB 68 allergen law. Named customers include Jimmy John's, Denny's, Steak 'n Shake, Capriotti's, Habit, Roti, Playa Bowls, Urban Plates, Wing Zone, and PFG.

Name

FoodCalc

Legal name

FoodCalc

Website

https://foodcalc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FoodCalc operates MenuCalc, an FDA-compliant online nutrition, allergen, and ingredient analysis SaaS platform serving over 30,000 restaurant locations, foodservice operators, and multi-location enterprise restaurant brands across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Nutrition & Allergen Compliance Software

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition Facts / Nutrition Panel Verification (macro/micro nutrients, calories) (AFALAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Labeling, Nutrition Facts & Allergen Verification Services (AFALAAAH)

Keywords

• Nutrition analysis software
• Allergen labeling software
• Restaurant compliance software
• Recipe analysis platform
• Menu labeling solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Monthly: Monthly subscription model providing access to nutrition analysis platform, recipe storage, and compliance tools. Subscriptions are affordable according to marketing materials, with affordable pricing mentioned as a key benefit.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FoodCalc sells MenuCalc, an online nutrition, allergen, and ingredient analysis SaaS platform that helps restaurants and foodservice operators create, analyze, and store recipes in an FDA-compliant environment. It also supports SmartMenu by EveryBite, a guest-facing digital menu overlay powered by MenuCalc data that delivers real-time nutrition and allergen transparency to restaurant customers.

Product overview

FoodCalc operates as a platform company with MenuCalc as its primary product and SmartMenu by EveryBite as a complementary guest-facing module. MenuCalc serves as the core backend analytics engine that powers nutrition, allergen, and ingredient analysis for restaurant recipes. SmartMenu by EveryBite is a digital overlay that surfaces MenuCalc's analyzed data in real time to end consumers through an interactive menu interface, enabling guest-facing transparency and dietary filtering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartMenu by EveryBite: A dynamic, interactive digital menu that allows guests to find meals fitting their dietary, allergen, and caloric needs in real time. Powered by MenuCalc data.

Products and services

• MenuCalc MenuCalc is an online nutrition, allergen, and ingredient analysis software platform for restaurants, foodservice operators, and enterprise brands. It enables recipe creation, nutrition and allergen analysis, secure recipe storage, and FDA-compliant menu labeling for over 30,000 restaurant locations nationwide. The product also provides real-time recipe updates, interactive menu display, and customer traffic and location reporting, and serves as the data engine that powers SmartMenu by EveryBite.
• SmartMenu by EveryBite SmartMenu by EveryBite is a dynamic, interactive digital menu that surfaces real-time nutrition, allergen, and ingredient information from MenuCalc to restaurant guests, enabling them to filter meals by dietary, allergen, and caloric needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ restaurant locations trust MenuCalc for nutrition analysis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EveryBitecoreTechnology or IntegrationMenuCalc data powers SmartMenu by EveryBite - a digital nutrition and allergen guide that updates in real time. This integration allows restaurant guests to access dynamic, interactive nutrition and allergen information, with MenuCalc providing the underlying nutritional analysis data that feeds the SmartMenu platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nutrislice: Nutrislice provides menu publishing and nutrition transparency tools primarily for K-12 schools and foodservice. It is comparable to MenuCalc in nutrition/allergen menu display but serves institutional rather than commercial restaurant customers.
• Nutritionix: Nutritionix provides a restaurant menu API and nutrition database that powers digital menus for major U.S. chains. It competes head-to-head with MenuCalc on nutrition data accuracy, menu integration, and enterprise restaurant customers.
• Galley Solutions: Galley offers recipe development and nutrition analysis software for foodservice operators, including cost analysis. It overlaps with MenuCalc on nutrition analysis and recipe management for multi-unit operators and competes for similar enterprise foodservice customers.
• Spoon Guru: Spoon Guru offers AI-powered dietary and allergen tagging for grocery and food retail. While its primary focus is grocery rather than restaurant menus, the underlying allergen/dietary classification capability directly overlaps with MenuCalc's allergen detection system.
• ESHA Research (Genesis R&D): ESHA Research offers Genesis R&D, a nutrition analysis and label generation software widely used by food manufacturers and foodservice operators. It is the closest direct competitor to MenuCalc in nutrition analysis for restaurants and food companies.

Emerging players

• meez: meez is a digital recipe development and culinary operations platform used by professional chefs. It includes nutrition costing and allergen analysis functionality, placing it in emerging competition with MenuCalc's recipe analysis engine within restaurant and foodservice segments.
• Bite by CPG.io: Bite is an AI-powered nutrition and product development platform for food brands and manufacturers. It offers automated nutrition analysis and labeling, partially overlapping with MenuCalc's analysis engine from an AI-native angle.
• Label Insight (Turbine): Label Insight (now part of Turbine) provides product attribute data including nutrition, allergen, and ingredient insights for CPG and retail. Its data infrastructure overlaps with MenuCalc's nutrition/allergen capabilities but targets CPG rather than restaurant menus.

Broad incumbents

• Restaurant365: Restaurant365 is a comprehensive cloud-based restaurant management platform covering accounting, inventory, payroll, and operations. While it does not specialize in nutrition/allergen analysis, its broad platform could absorb or integrate nutrition modules that overlap with MenuCalc.
• Crunchtime: Crunchtime provides restaurant operations software including food cost, inventory, and labor management for chains. As a broad incumbent in restaurant back-office software, it represents a potential integrator or competitor for nutrition/allergen workflow functionality.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/myFoodCalc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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