GNV Food · Enterprise Food Operations Platform

One connected platform for modern food operations

GNV Food helps professional kitchens manage recipes, ingredients, menus, nutrition, allergens, labels and guest information from one connected platform.

Built for contract catering, hospitality, healthcare, education and multi-site food-service operations.

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Chef-built
Founded in professional kitchens
Multi-site
One platform across locations
Allergen Matrix
✓ Reviewed
GNV Food — Kitchen ViewConnected
Menu Cycle
Week 2
Allergen Review
Up to date
✓Allergen Matrix — Lunch Menu
Reviewed
✓Ingredient Update — Dairy Supplier
Applied
✓Label — Chicken & Leek Pie
Published
Change Record
🕒 Time-stamped
EU Designed around EU 1169 food information GB Natasha's Law & PPDS guidance 🥜 14 EU regulated allergens managed 🏢 Built for multi-site operations
Chefs using the GNV Food platform on a tablet in a professional kitchen

Built by chefs. Designed for real food operations.

The Operational Problem

Food information changes constantly. Your systems need to keep up.

Ingredients, suppliers, recipes and menus change every day. When this information is managed across spreadsheets, paper records and disconnected systems, nutrition values, allergen information, labels and guest communications can quickly become inconsistent. GNV Food brings this information into one controlled operational workflow.

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Disconnected Systems
Multiple versions of the same recipe live in different folders, binders and inboxes
Ingredient substitutions and supplier changes never reach the allergen matrix or the printed menu
Nutrition values calculated manually, dish by dish, and rarely recalculated
Menu and guest information drifts out of date as recipes change
The same data is re-entered into spreadsheets, labels and menus — with errors at each step
Management has limited visibility of what each site is actually serving
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With GNV Food
One controlled recipe record feeds menus, nutrition, allergens, labels and guest information
When an ingredient or recipe changes, the connected outputs can be reviewed and updated in one workflow
Nutrition is calculated from the recipe and recalculated when the recipe changes
Menus, labels and guest-facing information reflect the current recipe, not last month's
Information is entered once and reused everywhere it is needed
Head office and kitchen teams see the same structured, up-to-date record across sites
Where It Breaks

Real food-service problems, not theoretical ones.

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    Substitutions create hidden allergen risk

    When a supplier is out of stock at 6am, chefs substitute ingredients. If the allergen information does not follow the substitution, menus and labels quietly become wrong.

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    Spreadsheets fall behind the kitchen

    Recipes in one system, ingredient specs in another, allergens in a spreadsheet. Each one is updated on a different day, by a different person, if at all.

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    Multi-site consistency is hard to control

    The same dish is made differently across sites, and management has no practical way to see which version of which recipe each kitchen is working from.

The GNV Food Answer

One controlled workflow for the information behind every dish.

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    Substitution-aware allergen management

    Ingredient swaps are recorded against the recipe, so allergen information, nutrition values and connected outputs can be reviewed and updated together.

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    One source for recipes and their outputs

    Recipes, ingredients, menus, nutrition, allergens, labels and guest information connect to one structured record instead of five disconnected tools.

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    Central control, site-level use

    Head office manages the master recipes and menus; kitchen teams work from the current version on tablet or desktop, with changes recorded as they happen.

The Platform

Six connected areas. One operational record.

GNV Food connects the information behind each dish — from ingredient to recipe to menu to label to guest, with a structured record of every change.

Recipes & Menus

Create, standardise and manage recipes and menu cycles across one or multiple food-service locations.

Chef working with a digital recipe screen
Recipe creation · portion scaling · menu cycles

Ingredients & Suppliers

Connect recipes to ingredient records, supplier information, product specifications and operational data.

Ingredient and supplier records
Ingredient records · specs · substitutions

Nutrition & Allergens

Calculate nutrition information, manage regulated allergens and update connected outputs when ingredients or recipes change.

14 EU allergen icons on screen
14 EU allergens · matrices · recalculation

Labels & Guest Information

Produce consistent food information for menus, labels and guest-facing digital experiences, including QR access.

Diner scanning a QR code for allergen information
Menus · labels · QR guest information

Operational Evidence & Approvals

Maintain a structured record of recipe changes, ingredient updates, approvals and published food information.

Timeline of logged recipe changes
Time-stamped changes · review & approval · version history

Enterprise & Multi-Site Management

Give head office, management and kitchen teams appropriate access to the information they need across one or multiple locations.

Multi-site food operations dashboard
Role-based access · central control · reporting
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How It Works

The information behind each dish, connected

GNV Food connects the information behind each dish. When an ingredient or recipe changes, the relevant nutrition, allergen, menu and label information can be reviewed and updated through one connected workflow.

  • ✓Guests see current menu, allergen and nutrition information — including QR access where used
  • ✓Chefs and operational teams work from the current recipe, not an old printout
  • ✓Managers review and approve changes before information is published
  • ✓Substitutions are recorded so connected outputs stay consistent
  • ✓Recipe, ingredient and menu changes are traceable through a controlled operational record
01

Ingredient

Ingredient and supplier records with specifications and allergen data

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02

Recipe

Standardised recipes with calculated nutrition and allergen profiles

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03

Menu

Menu cycles built from current recipes across one or many sites

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04

Label & Guest Information

Menus, labels and QR guest information generated from the same record

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Evidence Record

Time-stamped record of changes, reviews, approvals and published information

Professional kitchen team working with the GNV Food platform
Built for Real Food Operations

Designed around the realities of professional kitchens

GNV Food was built with direct food-service experience, for chefs and operational teams — not just for head office.

  • ✓Built with direct food-service experience
  • ✓Designed for chefs and operational teams, suitable for tablet and mobile use
  • ✓Supports multi-site environments with central recipe control
  • ✓Reduces repeated manual entry and improves consistency across menus and guest information
  • ✓Supports review and approval before information is published
  • ✓Designed to operate in busy, challenging food-service environments
Laboratory Testing Support

Independent testing when additional validation is required

Some food operations require independent testing to validate nutrition, allergens, shelf life or product information. GNV can help coordinate laboratory testing through approved partners and connect the resulting reports to the relevant food, recipe or product record.

Learn About Laboratory Support
Solutions

The same platform, delivered for your sector

GNV Food is one platform, configured for how contract catering, hospitality, healthcare and education operations actually work.

Contract catering operation

Contract Catering

Central recipe control, multi-site consistency, menu and allergen information, and client reporting.

Multi-site catering dashboard
One platform across all your locations
Hotel restaurant

Hospitality

Menu information, recipe standardisation, guest communication, seasonal menus and food labels.

Hotel buffet with allergen signage
Consistent guest information on every menu
Healthcare kitchen

Healthcare

Controlled recipe information, nutrition visibility, allergen communication and multi-department access.

Healthcare food operation
Standardised production information
School canteen

Education

School and university menus, allergen information, nutrition communication and parent and student information.

Student scanning QR at school canteen
Menu and allergen information for families
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Pilot

Evaluate GNV Food in a live food-service environment

GNV Food pilots are designed to test the platform against real operational requirements — selected recipes, ingredients, menus, users and locations, with agreed measures for implementation, accuracy, usability and management visibility.

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Chefs at work in a professional kitchen
The Team

Built from food-service experience

GNV Food was founded by Matthew Murphy, a professional chef with decades of food-service, nutrition and operational experience, together with Alistair Bunch, who leads the platform's technical architecture and engineering. The platform exists because the practical problems it solves were lived first-hand.

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FAQ

Common questions about GNV Food

What the platform is, who it is for, and how to get started.

What is GNV Food? +

GNV Food is an enterprise food operations platform from Global Nutrition Value (GNV). It connects recipes, ingredients, menus, nutrition, allergens, labels and guest information in one operational platform for professional kitchens.

Who is GNV Food for? +

GNV Food is built for contract catering companies, hotels and hospitality groups, healthcare food operations, schools and universities, institutional kitchens, and multi-site food-service operators — and for the executive chefs, operations managers, food-service managers, nutritionists, dietitians and compliance and quality managers who run them.

How does GNV Food handle allergens and nutrition? +

Allergen information is managed at ingredient level across the 14 EU regulated allergens, and nutrition values are calculated from the recipe. When an ingredient is substituted or a recipe changes, the affected allergen matrices, nutrition outputs, menus and labels can be reviewed and updated through one connected workflow.

Does GNV Food include HACCP records? +

Not currently. HACCP record management — temperature logging, corrective actions, calibration records — is not part of the current GNV Food platform. It is a planned operational integration on our roadmap. Today, GNV Food focuses on recipes, ingredients, menus, nutrition, allergens, labels, guest information and operational evidence.

What is laboratory testing support? +

Some GNV Food users need independent laboratory testing to validate nutrition, allergens, shelf life or product information. Where required, GNV can help coordinate testing through approved laboratory partners and connect the resulting evidence to the relevant product or operational record. It is an optional supporting service — GNV does not perform the laboratory analysis itself.

How do we get started? +

Request a demo. If the platform fits your operation, the usual next step is a structured pilot with selected recipes, menus, users and locations, and agreed measures for implementation, accuracy, usability and management visibility.

See GNV Food in your operation

One connected platform for recipes, menus, nutrition, allergens, labels and guest information.

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GNV Food Platform

Everything behind every dish, connected

GNV Food connects recipes, ingredients, menus, nutrition, allergens, labels and guest information in one operational platform — with a structured record of every change. Six platform areas work from the same operational record.

Recipe management in GNV Food
Available · Module 01

Recipes & Menus

Create, standardise and manage recipes and menu cycles across one or multiple food-service locations.

  • ✓Recipe creation with preparation information and portion scaling
  • ✓Menu planning and menu cycles
  • ✓Central recipe control with multi-site consistency
Ingredient and supplier records in GNV Food
Available · Module 02

Ingredients & Suppliers

Connect recipes to ingredient records, supplier information, product specifications and operational data.

  • ✓Ingredient records, supplier information and product specifications
  • ✓Product substitutions recorded against the recipes they affect
  • ✓Cost and yield information where available, with approved product visibility
Nutrition and allergen management in GNV Food
Available · Module 03

Nutrition & Allergens

Calculate nutrition information, manage regulated allergens and update connected outputs when ingredients or recipes change.

  • ✓Nutrition calculations from the recipe, recalculated when the recipe changes
  • ✓EU allergen management at ingredient level, with allergen matrices
  • ✓Substitution awareness with connected menu and label updates
Food label output from GNV Food
Available · Module 04

Labels & Guest Information

Produce consistent food information for menus, labels and guest-facing digital experiences.

  • ✓Menu information, food labels and QR access for guests
  • ✓Ingredient, nutrition and allergen information from the current recipe
  • ✓Multilingual outputs where available — always current product and menu information
Operational evidence and change records in GNV Food
Available · Module 05

Operational Evidence & Approvals

Maintain a structured record of recipe changes, ingredient updates, approvals and published food information.

  • ✓Time-stamped changes with user records and version history
  • ✓Review and approval before information is published
  • ✓Evidence exports and management oversight with controlled publishing
Multi-site management in GNV Food
Available · Module 06

Enterprise & Multi-Site Management

Give head office, management and kitchen teams appropriate access to the information they need across one or multiple locations.

  • ✓Role-based access with central recipe management and site-level implementation
  • ✓Reporting, with tablet and mobile access for kitchen teams
  • ✓Offline-capable workflows where currently supported, and integration readiness
Food Information Requirements

Designed around the requirements food operations work to

GNV Food is designed to support food-information and operational documentation processes. It helps operators prepare and maintain reliable, consistent records — it does not replace operator responsibility or guarantee compliance.

European Union flag

EU 1169/2011

Designed around EU food information requirements — allergen declarations and nutrition information for menus and labels.

United Kingdom flag

Natasha's Law & PPDS

Supports ingredient and allergen information for Prepacked for Direct Sale labelling in UK food operations.

Ireland flag

Ireland / FSAI

Helps Irish operators manage allergen, nutrition and menu information and prepare structured records for review.

United States flag

USA / FSMA 204

Structured ingredient and recipe records that help US operators prepare food traceability documentation.

Roadmap · Future Development

Planned operational integrations

HACCP record management — temperature logging, corrective-action records and related food-safety monitoring — is not part of the current GNV Food platform. It is a planned operational integration area on the GNV Food roadmap. If HACCP records matter to your evaluation, tell us during discovery and we will share the current roadmap position.

Read the HACCP Guide (Roadmap)

Laboratory testing support

GNV Food users may require independent laboratory testing to validate nutrition, allergens, shelf life or product information. Where required, GNV can help coordinate testing through approved laboratory partners and connect the resulting evidence to the relevant product or operational record.

Learn About Laboratory Support Open the Glossary View Use Cases

See the platform working with your menus

A demo walks through your recipes, allergens, labels and guest information — not a generic slideshow.

Solutions

One platform. Delivered for your sector.

These are not separate products — each solution is the same GNV Food platform, configured around the way your sector plans menus, manages allergens and communicates with the people it feeds.

Contract catering operation using GNV Food
Contract Catering

Central control across every client site

Standardise recipes and menus centrally, implement them site by site, and give clients consistent, current food information.

  • ✓Central recipe control with multi-site consistency
  • ✓Menu, allergen and nutrition information per site
  • ✓Client reporting and site-level access
Hotel and restaurant food service
Hospitality

Consistent menus and guest information

Restaurant and hotel menu information that keeps up with seasonal menus, ingredient substitutions and guest questions.

  • ✓Recipe standardisation and seasonal menu management
  • ✓Guest communication — menus, food labels and QR information
  • ✓Ingredient substitutions reflected in connected outputs
Healthcare food operation
Healthcare

Controlled information for food operations that feed patients

Standardised production information with nutrition visibility and clear allergen communication across departments.

  • ✓Controlled recipe information and standardised production information
  • ✓Nutrition visibility and allergen communication
  • ✓Multi-department access with appropriate roles
School and university food service
Education

Menu and allergen information families can rely on

School and university menus with clear allergen and nutrition communication, managed across sites from one place.

  • ✓School and university menu management across sites
  • ✓Allergen information and nutrition communication
  • ✓Parent and student information, including QR access where used

Talk to us about your sector

Every demo is shaped around your type of operation, your menus and your sites.

Discuss a Pilot
Resources

Decision support for food operations teams.

Guides, terminology and comparison resources to help you evaluate GNV Food before a demo or pilot.

Laboratory Support

Independent testing coordination through approved laboratory partners when additional validation is required.

Glossary

Plain-language explanations of food information, allergen, nutrition and traceability terms.

Cost Calculator

Estimate the operational cost of manual food-information processes and disconnected records.

Compare GNV Food

Compare GNV Food with spreadsheets, recipe systems and manual food-information workflows.

Use Cases

How GNV Food fits contract catering, hospitality, healthcare, education and multi-site operations.

Insights / Blog

Food-information updates and practical thinking for professional food operations.
Sample Documents

See what GNV Food produces

Sample outputs showing the structure of GNV Food records — nutrition, allergens, recipes and supplier evidence.

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Nutritional Information Sheet

Nutrition declaration, ingredient list and micronutrients for a single dish, calculated from the recipe.

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Allergen Breakdown Report

14-allergen matrix across a menu cycle, with substitution history and review status.

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Recipe Builder Output

Structured recipe with ingredient-level allergen flags, calculated nutrition and method notes.

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Supplier Evidence Bundle

Approved supplier register and ingredient receipt records connected to the recipes they supply.

Laboratory testing support · Optional service

Independent testing, connected to your food records

GNV Food users may require independent laboratory testing to validate nutrition, allergens, shelf life or product information. Where required, GNV can help coordinate testing through approved laboratory partners and connect the resulting evidence to the relevant product or operational record. GNV does not perform the laboratory analysis itself — testing is carried out by accredited partner laboratories.

Testing coordinated with approved laboratory partner Mérieux NutriSciences

Connect testing evidence to your operational records.

Laboratory reports are most useful when they are linked to the product, recipe or ingredient record they validate. That is what GNV Food is for.

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Pilot

Evaluate GNV Food in a live food-service environment

GNV Food pilots are designed to test the platform against real operational requirements. Each pilot focuses on selected recipes, ingredients, menus, users and locations, with agreed measures for implementation, accuracy, usability and management visibility.

Pilot stages

07 · EVALUATION

Evaluation and recommendation

Results reviewed against the agreed measures, with a clear recommendation on next steps either way.

What a pilot measures

  • ✓Number of recipes digitised and ingredient data completed
  • ✓Allergen information reviewed and nutrition outputs produced
  • ✓Menu and label consistency across the pilot sites
  • ✓Time required to make and publish updates
  • ✓User adoption across kitchen and management teams
  • ✓Management visibility of what each site is serving
  • ✓Multi-site implementation where in scope
  • ✓Quality and completeness of the evidence records produced
Your side

Customer responsibilities

  • ✓Nominate a pilot lead and the users taking part
  • ✓Provide the selected recipes, ingredient lists and current menu information
  • ✓Use the platform in daily operation during the live period
Our side

GNV responsibilities

  • ✓Set up the pilot environment, recipes and menus with you
  • ✓Onboard and support your users through the pilot
  • ✓Report results against the agreed measures, with an honest recommendation

Commercial terms follow the pilot

GNV Food is offered for single-site, multi-site and enterprise operations. Commercial terms are shaped after discovery and pilot evaluation, based on estate size and deployment depth — so the value is demonstrated in your own environment before anything is signed.

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About GNV

Built from food-service experience

GNV Food exists because managing recipes, allergens, nutrition and menu information across professional kitchens is genuinely hard — and the people who built the platform lived that problem first-hand. GNV Food is a chef-built enterprise food operations platform that connects recipes, ingredients, menus, nutrition, allergens, labels and guest information across professional kitchens.

Leadership

Built by people who've worked the pass

Matthew Murphy

Matthew Murphy

Founder & CEO

Professional chef turned founder, with decades of experience across institutional and commercial kitchens, food-service operations and nutrition. Built GNV Food to solve the recipe, allergen and menu-information problems he lived every day. Leads product vision and market strategy.

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Alistair Bunch

Alistair Bunch

Co-Founder & CTO

Leads platform engineering, architecture, data integrity and security. Responsible for the technical design that lets GNV Food run reliably in real kitchens — including multi-site access, structured records and integration readiness.

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Our Commitment

Gender Equality Plan (GEP)

At GNV, we are dedicated to fostering a workplace that is inclusive, equitable, and diverse — ensuring equal opportunities for everyone to grow, contribute, and thrive.

Actions we're taking

Actions We're Taking

Aiming for 50:50 gender balance in hiring and leadership, supported by mentorship programs and continuous policy review.

Building an equitable future

Building an Equitable Future

Embedding gender equality into the fabric of our organisation, empowering employees and driving innovation within nutrition services.

Partner Organisations

Supported by leading technology, innovation, and community partners.

Mérieux NutriSciences laboratory testing partner Laboratory Testing Partner Amazon Web Services Cloud Bridge Enterprise Ireland Dundalk Institute of Technology, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Dhún Dealgan O.N.E. Veterans, Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel We proudly support our Irish Veterans

Request a demo of GNV Food

Tell us about your operation and we will walk the platform through your menus, allergens, labels and guest information.

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