One platform, from source to shelf

PLM & compliance for food, built to reduce risk on every product you sell, make or supply.

Foods Connected brings supplier, quality, production and compliance data together, so food manufacturers, retailers and foodservice businesses can spot risk earlier, strengthen compliance and make confident decisions across the whole product lifecycle.

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Trusted by food businesses across manufacturing, retail & foodservice

Whether your business sells, makes or supplies it, you own the risk, the brand and the food safety.

But scattered product, supplier and compliance data hides problems. A supplier change goes unnoticed. An allergen is missed. And the consequences land on the business.

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68%

of consumers would stop buying a brand after a food safety incident. One incident could put a reputation at risk.

+75%

more food product recalls than last year. A single incident could cost customers overnight.

45%

of food business leaders name food safety risk as a top priority. Live data reduces that risk.

of food businesses have only reached fully digital operational maturity.

Explore how Foods Connected closes the gaps where risk hides.

One connected platform, across the entire product lifecycle. Choose an area to see how it eliminates risk and cost, from source to shelf.

NPD & Specifications

Develop the right product with the right information.

Specifications, formulation and labelling, under full revision control.

Specifications with full revision control
Formulation and labelling in one record
The product lifecycle from concept to launch

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Built for food businesses by food industry experts.

The Foods Connected team has worked in food for decades and knows first-hand the problems food businesses face. That's why we continue to develop innovative solutions around how food businesses actually work day to day, not how generic software expects them to.

70%of the team come from the food industry.

130+of the world’s leading food brands trust Foods Connected.

70,000suppliers using the platform.

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Built for every corner of the food industry

One platform, shaped around the way retailers, foodservice operators and manufacturers manage risk and compliance from source to shelf.

Retailers

Own brand and everything ranged

Prove risk is controlled across thousands of own-brand and third-party lines.

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Foodservice & QSR

Every ingredient, across every site

Keep specs and allergens accurate as menus change rapidly across sites.

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Manufacturers

Every product made, from brief to shelf

Develop the right products faster while meeting customer and retailer requirements.

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What our customers say about Foods Connected

“Using Foods Connected has allowed us to drive standard processes across our business, helping capture data in a consistent way meaning the analytics allows us to easily see comparable performance on any level.”

Nick GollinsTechnical Controller, Ornua

Latest Resources

Guides, case studies, webinars and insight on food safety, supplier compliance, specifications and sustainability, written for food business teams.

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Seven Reporting Software Challenges Food Manufacturers Face

Discover seven reporting challenges food manufacturers face and practical fixes for data silos, manual reconciliation, and limited ...

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Reducing Allergen Recalls at the Source: Why PLM Is a Leadership Call

Reduce allergen recalls at the source. Five leadership moves for using food PLM to control specifications, supplier changes and sign-offs.

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Protein Procurement Checklist: Find the Gap That Could Be Costing You Millions

Our five-question protein procurement checklist for the protein supply chain. See where your USDA benchmark pricing, specs, and forecasts ...

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Frequently asked questions about Foods Connected

Straight answers to what food businesses ask most about the platform, from supplier approval and compliance to ERP, AI and security.

What is Foods Connected?

Foods Connected is a software platform for the food industry that holds supplier, quality, production and compliance data in one place, with built-in reporting and AI on top.

Who is Foods Connected built for?

Foods Connected is built for medium-to-large food manufacturers, retailers and foodservice and QSR operators running complex, high-risk supply chains. Technical, quality, procurement and sustainability teams work from one shared record instead of spreadsheets, email and disconnected tools.

What does the Foods Connected platform do?

Foods Connected covers five connected solutions: Approval & Compliance, Food Safety & Quality, NPD & Specifications, Sustainability, and Procurement & Sourcing. Reporting, analytics and AI sit across all five, so a change anywhere in the product lifecycle or supply chain is visible in every other part.

Does Foods Connected include reporting and analytics?

Yes. Reporting and analytics are built into the platform, with ready-to-use reports on supplier performance, procurement, production, supply chain planning, product quality, external market data, and CSR and ESG. Dashboards can also be built in Microsoft Power BI, and the data can be queried from AI assistants.

How does Foods Connected help with supplier approval and compliance?

Foods Connected runs supplier onboarding and approval on one two-sided network, where suppliers maintain their own records, so approval takes days, not months. AI flags high-risk suppliers early, and more than 70,000 suppliers are already on the platform.

Which food safety standards and regulations does Foods Connected support?

Foods Connected helps businesses hold the evidence for the schemes, regulations and retailer requirements their sites are audited against, including BRCGS, SALSA, IFS, SQF, FSSC 22000, GFSI and retailer codes of practice. It also gathers supplier sustainability data, including animal welfare and EUDR deforestation data.

Does Foods Connected replace an existing ERP?

No. Foods Connected complements the ERP rather than replacing it. The ERP stays the system of record for orders, stock and finance, while Foods Connected holds the verified supplier, specification, quality and compliance data and keeps both in step. The platform is integration-agnostic, with a proven integration to SAP.

Can AI assistants and Power BI be used with Foods Connected data?

Yes. Foods Connected includes built-in reporting and integrates with Microsoft Power BI. Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini can also query the data over the open Model Context Protocol (MCP). AI access is read-only and runs as the individual user, and every answer shows its working so it can be checked.

Is Foods Connected secure?

Yes. Foods Connected is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, the international standard for information security management, and is independently penetration-tested. Access is controlled by role, and AI assistant access is read-only and runs as the individual user.

How long does Foods Connected take to implement?

It depends on how many suppliers and sites there are and how much existing data is brought across. The Foods Connected team plans the rollout with the customer and supports each step, so a first group of suppliers or one site can go first, with expansion from there.

How much does Foods Connected cost?

Foods Connected is priced to each customer's requirements rather than sold as fixed packages. The quote reflects the solutions needed, the sites and teams, the supplier network, integrations and support. A business can start with one solution and add more as it grows. Book a demo or request a tailored quote to get started.