FoodCore
What FoodCore is
FoodCore is kitchen management software for small food businesses, with tools for recipe costing, Natasha’s Law labelling, and allergen tracking. Recipes can store ingredients, methods, allergens, nutrition data, and HACCP notes. The software calculates batch cost, cost per serving, selling price, and gross margin. Its label editor generates PPDS labels from recipes, while the menu tool creates an allergen matrix covering all 14 allergens. FoodCore tracks ingredient stock, gives low-stock alerts, schedules production runs, and deducts stock when a run is completed. Stripe, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Google Calendar integrations are available with FoodCore Core. After an online visit, recipes, ingredients, and label templates are available offline, but customer, order, and staff rota data are not stored on the device. FoodCore says customer instances are isolated and run in DigitalOcean’s London region. Backups are encrypted, taken daily, and stored locally and off site; uploaded images are excluded from database backups. Plans cost £25/month inc. VAT for Essentials, £40/month inc. VAT for Growth, and £65/month inc. VAT for Core. A 7-day trial is available, but there is no free plan.
Who it suits
FoodCore identifies home bakers, market traders, start-up food businesses, growing bakeries, caterers, and multi-site food businesses as customers for its plans. It may suit food businesses needing recipe costing, allergen information, and stock or production tools.
What it does well
- Calculates batch cost, serving cost, selling price, and margin.
- Creates PPDS labels and a matrix for all 14 allergens.
- Tracks stock and schedules production runs.
- Recipes, ingredients, and label templates work offline after an online visit.
- Core includes Shopify and WooCommerce sync.
What to know first
- No free plan; trial lasts seven days.
- Uploaded images are excluded from database backups.
- Customer, order, and staff rota data are not stored offline.
- No 24/7 helpline.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| FoodCore Essentials | £25/month inc. VAT · 20 AI checks/month · 1 user · 1 site · no cost calculator, stock, production, orders, food safety, teams or multi-site | £25 a month |
| FoodCore Essentials | £250/year inc. VAT paid annually · 20 AI checks/month · 1 user · 1 site · no cost calculator, stock, production, orders, food safety, teams or multi-site | £250 a year |
| FoodCore Growth | £40/month inc. VAT · 50 AI checks/month · includes Essentials features, cost calculator, stock control, production runs, orders and wholesale price lists | £40 a month |
| FoodCore Growth | £400/year inc. VAT paid annually · 50 AI checks/month · includes Essentials features, cost calculator, stock control, production runs, orders and wholesale price lists | £400 a year |
| FoodCore Core | £65/month inc. VAT · 100 AI checks/month · includes Growth features, food safety, Shopify/WooCommerce sync, payment links, staff rota, insights, teams and multi-site | £65 a month |
| FoodCore Core | £650/year inc. VAT paid annually · 100 AI checks/month · includes Growth features, food safety, Shopify/WooCommerce sync, payment links, staff rota, insights, teams and multi-site | £650 a year |
As foodcore.io lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
FoodCore combines recipe, labelling, allergen, stock, and production tools, with features divided across three paid plans. Check the offline-data limits and plan features, and note that the company does not offer a 24/7 helpline.
Facts from FoodCore's own pages
- Data location
- FoodCore says customer instances run on a server in DigitalOcean’s London region in the UK. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2024 · foodcore.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom · foodcore.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- FoodCore lists Stripe, Shopify, WooCommerce and Google Calendar integrations, available with FoodCore Core. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Intended customers
- The maker identifies home bakers, market traders, start-up food businesses, growing bakeries, caterers and multi-site food businesses as customers for its plans. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Labels and allergens
- Its label editor generates PPDS labels from recipes, and its menu tool builds an allergen matrix covering all 14 allergens. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Offline use
- After an online visit, recipes, ingredients and label templates are available offline; customer, order and staff rota data are not stored on the device. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- FoodCore describes itself as kitchen management software for small food businesses, including recipe costing, Natasha’s Law labelling and allergen tracking. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Recipe and costing tools
- It stores recipes with ingredients, methods, allergens, nutrition data and HACCP notes, and calculates batch cost, cost per serving, selling price and gross margin. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Security and data isolation
- Each customer gets an isolated instance; backups are encrypted, taken daily and stored locally and off site, while uploaded images are not included in database backups. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Stock and production
- FoodCore tracks ingredient stock, provides low-stock alerts, schedules production runs and deducts stock when a run is completed. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- All plans include help documentation and email support, and the pricing page says the company typically replies the same day. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- Support limitation
- The founder says FoodCore does not provide a 24/7 helpline. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
- US food labelling
- FoodCore says an account can switch to US or combined compliance settings for FDA-format Nutrition Facts, FALCPA Big 9 allergens and US customary units; it cautions that panel rounding should be checked before printing. · foodcore.io, 30 Sept 2026
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