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EGS CALCMENU Gets 2016 Management Software Awards From FinancesOnline One of the most popular business software platforms - FinancesOnline, has recently prepared a very positive review of CALCMENU and distinguished this software with its prestigious Expert Choice Award for 2016 . The platform published very thorough CALCMENU reviews on their site, and the reactions of their review team of SaaS experts have been nothing but positive. FinancesOnline is delighted to hear that the review team appreciates the features allowing users (chefs, food and beverage staff, nutritionists, digital content managers among others) to create and share recipes online, and they loved how CALCMENU helped them to manage merchandise and other recipe data more easily. The thing that really impressed both FinanceOnline team was CALCMENU’s popularity among culinary experts, who revealed that our software is their favorite tool for recipe standardization for food costs, and nutrient calculation. The f...

Reducing Food Wastes

How can we prevent food from going to waste? According to a study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), approximately 1.3 billion tons of food produced are lost or wasted annually. Food wastes refer to food products ready for human consumption that are lost or wasted, while food losses refer to food lost during its production, processing or post-harvest stage. [1] This situation has caused many alarming food security problems and environmental challenges, which gave rise to many anti-food waste campaigns. It is a never-ending challenge to most restaurant owners and managers.   Image from http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20130410-play-your-part-in-the-global-food-crisis  by Herbert Lehmann/Getty The Involvement of the Foodservice Industry The foodservice industry, especially restaurants and catering services, has greatly contributed to this crisis as evidenced by the amount of their food wastes that end up in landfills. In order ...

CALCMENU: The Secret to Recipe Consistency

Consistency . One cannot overemphasize the need for consistency in the single most important asset in the food industry— recipes . As the key channel to consumers, recipes must be consistent not only in ingredients and keywords but also in template and format across all brands and markets so as to maintain a standardized quality that is in line with the reputation of the company. In fact, there exists an emerging need for multinational consumer goods companies to have a centralized recipe management database which will be of aid in making their recipe information freely and universally available to consumers. This is where EGS CALCMENU, one of the world leaders in foodservice software development, comes into play. Leading multinationals have sought professional help from EGS Enggist and Grandjean Software SA vis-à-vis their global recipe management concerns. Fusing technology with culinary expertise, EGS has been the go-to company of over a million of satisfied users and ap...