Phood vs SmartKitchen

Phood is a New York company that sells food waste tracking to food service operators. SmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking. Both are listed under Food Waste Tracking & Reduction. The main differences are in audience and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Phood: Food service operators with high food waste; SmartKitchen: Hotel and multi-kitchen operators.

  • company background

    Headquarters: Phood, New York, United States; SmartKitchen, Oulu, Finland.

Side by side

Phood vs SmartKitchen: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldPhoodSmartKitchen
What it isPhood is a New York company that sells food waste tracking to food service operators.SmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking.
Best forFood service operators with high food wasteHotel and multi-kitchen operators; Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs; School and public-sector kitchens measuring plate waste; Kitchens that want to cut food waste costs
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractSet in the order formNot published
PlatformsNot publishedWeb, Android
CountriesNot publishedFinland, Norway
LanguagesNot publishedEnglish, Finnish, German, Swedish
Number of integrationsNot published4
CertificationsNot publishedGDPR
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2013
HeadquartersNew York, United StatesOulu, Finland
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Phood

Phood does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by SmartKitchen

  • Jamix
  • Lounastaja
  • Restolution
  • SafeDrying

Which to choose

Phood

Choose Phood if you are in one of these groups: Food service operators with high food waste.

SmartKitchen

Choose SmartKitchen if you fit its listed audience: Hotel and multi-kitchen operators; Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs; School and public-sector kitchens measuring plate waste.

What we could not confirm

Phood

  • Any price or plan detail
  • Integrations, platforms and hardware specification
  • Countries served and languages
  • Founding year, founders and team size
  • Funding (a 2020 press headline mentions a $2M seed round, with no further details)
  • Named customers
  • Security certifications and support terms

SmartKitchen

  • Any price, licence fee or contract term (quote only)
  • Whether KitchenHelper is listed in the App Store or Google Play
  • Security certifications and hosting location
  • Team size and funding
  • Countries served beyond Finland and Norway
  • Company registration number