Traceability software for ready meal and cook chill kitchens
Proteins, vegetables and sauces from several suppliers go into dozens of dishes. SmartTrace keeps each dish linked to the lots that went into it and the customers it reached.
The days it's built for
- A recall on a chicken lot and you need every dish and every customer it touched.
- Recipes for 30 dishes, kept consistent as they change.
- Batches split across portions, customers and days.
Set up for how you work
Production stages: Preparation, Cooking, Chilling, Portioning, Ready. Units, recipes, suppliers and customers are all yours to define, and SmartTrace prompts you with them from then on.
- Portion based output units
- Recipes for every dish, scaled to any batch size
- Stage history with timestamps for every batch
- Reports by date range for the auditor
A week in SmartTrace for a meal producer
- Diced chicken arrives from the wholesaler; you scan the label and record the lot.
- You cook 60 portions of chicken curry. The recipe lists chicken, onions, spices and cream; you allocate each from the deliveries on hand.
- Portions are dispatched to four customers over two days. Each dispatch is linked to the batch.
- A customer reports a problem with a portion. You trace back from their dispatch to the batch and every lot in it, and forward to the other customers who received the same batch.
Names and numbers are from our demo bakery account, which you're welcome to see in a call.
Questions from ready meal makers and cook chill kitchens
Is SmartTrace suitable for ready meal makers and cook chill kitchens?
Yes. SmartTrace is traceability software for small food producers of all kinds, and the production stages, units, recipes and products are set up to match how ready meal makers and cook chill kitchens work. Preparation, Cooking, Chilling, Portioning, Ready are typical stages for this kind of production, and you can change them.
What does it cost for a meal producer?
€25 a month, everything included, unlimited batches and users, no contract. We set it up with you on a call for free, you get 7 days to try it with no card, and there's a 30 day money back guarantee after you subscribe.
Do I need a computer, or will a phone do?
Day to day recording is done on a phone or tablet. Setup and reports are easier on a laptop, but everything works on either. It's one account; the right version appears for the screen you open it on.
Can I keep using my current labels and lot numbers?
Yes. You record your suppliers' lot numbers exactly as printed, by camera or by typing. SmartTrace generates batch codes for your own output, and you can print them on QR labels or write them on your existing labels.
Other kinds of producer
Try SmartTrace with your own recipes.
We set them up with you on a call, free. 7 days to try it, then €25 a month, no contract, 30 day money back guarantee.