SOSCuisine

What SOSCuisine does

SOSCuisine, operated by Sukha Technologies Inc., is a Montreal-headquartered online nutritional therapy platform founded in 2005. The service delivers personalized weekly meal plans grounded in Mediterranean diet principles and validated by registered dietitians, addressing both lifestyle needs (vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free, family, budget) and clinical conditions (diabetes, IBS/FODMAP, celiac, cardiovascular disease, GERD, pregnancy, menopause). Core technology combines a meal planning engine, an 8+ year historical price-trend dataset across 60 Canadian grocery banners, and a Grocery Flyers Wizard that parses supermarket flyers to identify genuine bargains. The platform supports 400,000+ users and serves 3,000+ VIP clients with a reported 98% satisfaction rate.

The product surface includes a four-tier subscription: BASIC (free, 1,400+ recipes), PLUS ($4.95/month or $47.95/year, grocery savings tools), PREMIUM ($13.95/month or $133.95/year, personalized weekly meal plans), and VIP ($337 package, one-on-one dietitian consultations via HIPAA-compliant Google Meet/Zoom, insurance-reimbursable). Tools span the Grocery Flyers Wizard, Recipe Deals Finder, Grocery Price Checker, Smart Grocery List, the SOS FODMAP Wizard mobile app, and a Food Dictionary. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via country-specific domains (Canada, US, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland), supplemented by a B2B2C referral channel through institutional partnerships with CHUM (since 2012), Montreal Heart Institute EPIC Centre (since 2014), Médecins francophones du Canada (since 2014), FKQ (2020), and FQCS (2020), plus a dedicated Professional Portal serving physicians, dietitians, kinesiologists, and corporate wellness buyers.

The business model is multi-stream: tiered recurring subscription revenue is the primary engine, complemented by advertising and high-margin VIP dietitian services exempt from GST/QST. Marketing is content-led (blog, SEO-optimized recipe content, weekly newsletter, YouTube) and referral-led (healthcare professional conferences, prescription pads, CPD training), with paid acquisition explicitly avoided to preserve consumer-side independence. Geographic expansion has progressed organically into Europe, though the Grocery Flyers Wizard remains Canada-centric due to its dependence on local supermarket flyer data.

Name

SOSCuisine

Legal name

Sukha Technologies Inc.

Website

https://soscuisine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SOSCuisine is a Montreal-based online nutritional therapy platform that delivers dietitian-approved personalized meal plans and grocery savings tools to 400,000+ users across Canada, the US, and Europe, serving both lifestyle and medical-condition dietary needs via subscription tiers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Nutritional Therapy & Meal Planning

NAICS

Diet and Weight Reducing Centers (812191)

akta.pro primary industry

Meal Planning & Prep Coaching (Macros, Grocery Guidance) (HSADAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Nutrition Coaching (HSADAFAA), Nutrition & Diet Education (Meal Planning, Macros, Healthy Cooking) (EDAAAHAA)

Keywords

• Meal planning software
• Nutrition therapy platform
• Grocery savings tools
• Personalized diet plans
• Dietitian consultation service

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue (BASIC, PLUS, PREMIUM): Three-tier subscription model. BASIC is free with limited features. PLUS ($4.95/month or $47.95/year) adds grocery savings tools. PREMIUM ($13.95/month or $133.95/year) adds personalized meal plans. Revenue comes from recurring subscription fees with no commitment contracts.
2. VIP Dietitian Services: Premium service tier including one-on-one consultations with registered dietitians. Priced at $40 upfront + $139 initial assessment + $79 per follow-up (2 follow-ups included), totaling $337 for the package. Healthcare service not subject to GST/QST and often reimbursed by insurance.
3. Advertising: Revenue from advertisements posted on the website, which allows the company to maintain independence and provide unbiased service to subscribers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SOSCuisine operates an online nutritional therapy platform that delivers personalized weekly meal plans based on Mediterranean diet principles, paired with proprietary grocery savings tools that parse supermarket flyers to identify genuine bargains. The service is offered through tiered subscriptions (free BASIC, PLUS, PREMIUM) and a premium VIP tier providing one-on-one remote consultations with registered dietitians.

Product overview

SOSCuisine is an online nutritional therapy platform offering a tiered subscription model with four service levels: BASIC (free, 1,400 recipes with filtering), PLUS ($4.95/month, grocery savings tools), PREMIUM ($13.95/month, personalized weekly meal plans), and VIP ($337 package, one-on-one dietitian coaching). The platform centers on Mediterranean diet-based meal planning, integrating personalized nutrition recommendations with grocery optimization through tools like the Grocery Flyers Wizard, Recipe Deals Finder, and Grocery Price Checker. A dedicated mobile app (SOS FODMAP Wizard™) guides users through the FODMAP diet protocol. Additional resources include a Food Dictionary and Cooking Techniques Guide. The platform serves both consumer and professional markets (physicians, dietitians, kinesiologists, corporate wellness) with separate professional portal features. SOSCuisine operates across multiple regional domains covering North America (Canada, USA), Europe (Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland), and other markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOS FODMAP Wizard: A mobile application that guides users step by step through the Low-FODMAP diet process, developed in collaboration with Monash University FODMAP protocol.

Products and services

• BASIC Plan

Quantifiable outcome

• Average savings of $150/month on groceries for families of 3 using PLUS service
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• FKQ (Fédération des kinésiologues du Québec)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership operationalized in 2020 to provide nutrition therapy services to FKQ's 1,100 accredited kinesiologists and their clients. Detailed platform presentation and operationalization plan developed.
• FQCS (Fédération québécoise des coopératives santé)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership to provide nutrition therapy platform to 44 health cooperatives across Quebec. Operationalization plan presented to FQCS Board of Directors in March 2020.
• Montreal Heart Institute - EPIC CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The EPIC Centre of the Montreal Heart Institute has partnered with SOSCuisine since 2014 for patient nutrition programs including the Kilo-Actif weight management program. Presentations delivered to EPIC staff and patients.
• Médecins francophones du Canada (MdFC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Association of Francophone Doctors of Canada has partnered with SOSCuisine since 2014. Jointly developed Dietary Prescription Pads. MdFC recommends SOSCuisine to its physician members and their patients at annual medical congress.
• CHUM (Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012The University of Montreal Health Center has explicitly recommended or prescribed SOSCuisine's meal plans to patients since 2012. Their Preventive Cardiology Clinic specifically endorses heart-healthy meal plans. Joint presentations and educational materials developed.
• Jean CoutuminorOthersHealthcare/pharmacy partner visible in company logos section.
• CGIminorOthersCorporate partner visible in company logos section, possibly related to corporate wellness programs.
• CapsanaminorOthersHealth organization partner visible in company logos section.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mealime: Mealime is a direct peer offering personalized weekly meal plans with grocery list generation. Both compete in the same product category of automated meal planning for health-conscious consumers.
• PlateJoy: PlateJoy provides personalized meal plans tailored to dietary preferences, allergies, and health goals. Closely aligned with SOSCuisine's PREMIUM tier in its emphasis on customization for medical and lifestyle conditions.
• Eat This Much: Eat This Much generates automated meal plans based on calorie/macro targets and dietary preferences. Comparable in core functionality — algorithmic weekly meal planning — though with a more US-centric grocery and nutrition focus.
• Cronometer: Cronometer is a nutrition tracking platform used by health professionals. Comparable in its evidence-based, dietitian-trusted positioning and emphasis on nutrient-level data, though it is tracking-first rather than meal-plan-first.

Emerging players

• Yazio: Yazio combines meal planning, calorie tracking, and intermittent fasting in a freemium mobile app. Overlaps with SOSCuisine on personalized nutrition guidance but emphasizes tracking over grocery savings.
• Lifesum: Lifesum is a European-based nutrition and meal planning app with diet plans and grocery lists. Overlaps with SOSCuisine's lifestyle and condition-specific plans, especially in European markets where SOSCuisine is expanding.

Broad incumbents

• Noom: Noom is a large incumbent in digital weight management with a coaching-led subscription model. Overlaps with SOSCuisine's VIP dietitian and weight-loss meal plans, but operates at much larger scale and broader scope.
• HelloFresh: HelloFresh is a global meal kit incumbent with some recipe and planning tools. While a different delivery model, it competes for the same household dinner-decision budget and offers structured weekly meal content.
• MyFitnessPal: MyFitnessPal is a broad incumbent in calorie and nutrition tracking with recipe and meal tools. Comparable in serving health-conscious users but centered on tracking rather than Mediterranean-diet-based meal planning.
• WW (Weight Watchers): WW is an established incumbent in weight management with meal planning, coaching, and food tracking. A broad competitor to SOSCuisine's weight-loss and condition-specific plans, with significantly greater brand reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SOSCuisine
• Facebookfacebook.com/soscuisine

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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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