SmartKitchen vs Winnow

SmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking. Winnow is a food waste system for commercial kitchens. Both are listed under Food Waste Tracking & Reduction. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, platforms and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: SmartKitchen: Hotel and multi-kitchen operators; Winnow: Hotels and resorts.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. SmartKitchen: Web, Android; Winnow: Web.

  • company background

    SmartKitchen is based in Oulu, Finland and Winnow in London, United Kingdom.

Side by side

SmartKitchen vs Winnow: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldSmartKitchenWinnow
What it isSmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking.Winnow is a food waste system for commercial kitchens.
Best forHotel and multi-kitchen operators; Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs; School and public-sector kitchens measuring plate waste; Kitchens that want to cut food waste costsHotels and resorts; Contract caterers and large foodservice groups; Cruise lines and universities; Smaller kitchens on a budget
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, AndroidWeb
CountriesFinland, NorwayNot published
LanguagesEnglish, Finnish, German, SwedishNot published
Number of integrations4Not published
CertificationsGDPRNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded20132013
HeadquartersOulu, FinlandLondon, United Kingdom
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by SmartKitchen

  • Jamix
  • Lounastaja
  • Restolution
  • SafeDrying

Named only by Winnow

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

Which to choose

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.

Winnow

Choose Winnow if you fit its listed audience: Hotels and resorts; Contract caterers and large foodservice groups; Cruise lines and universities.

Weaker fit: Very small kitchens with modest food spend. Winnow describes itself as for commercial kitchens with real food volume, such as hotels, resorts, caterers, cruise ships, casinos and retail foodservice, and prices by quote.

What we could not confirm

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

Winnow

  • Any price, or the size of the one-time configuration fee and per-site subscription
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Named integration partners (only a REST API is described)
  • Interface languages: the site has Spanish, French, German and Japanese versions but the product languages are not stated
  • Employee count
  • Security certifications: the site names Certified B Corporation status, which is not a security certification
  • Which countries the product is sold in
  • Vendor performance claims (waste cut by half, food cost down 2 to 8%, 95% retention) are unaudited and were not verified

Go further

SmartKitchen profileWinnow profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

SmartKitchen, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/frontpage/
  2. Food waste trackinghttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/food-waste-reducing/
  3. Waste scale and licencehttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/food-waste-reducing/products-and-licenses-to-reduce-food-waste/
  4. Digital HACCPhttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/digital-haccp-commercial-kitchen/
  5. HACCP products, licence, languageshttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/digital-haccp-commercial-kitchen/digital-haccp-products-and-licenses/
  6. Integrationshttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/integrations/
  7. Customershttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/customer-stories/
  8. Company historyhttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/about-us/
  9. Address, contacts, customershttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/contact/
  10. Legal entityhttps://smartkitchen.solutions/en/privacy-notice/

Winnow, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: positioning, claims, industries, customer quoteshttps://www.winnowsolutions.com
  2. Product range, add-ons, Hub, hardware, API FAQhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/solutions
  3. Pricing model and FAQhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/pricing
  4. How it works, who it is for, onboarding, supporthttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/faqs
  5. Founders, offices, mission, B Corphttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/why-winnow/company
  6. Winnow Foresight forecasting producthttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/winnow-foresight
  7. Series Chttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-raises-10-million-in-series-c-funding-to-accelerate-growth-and-further-develop-ai-powered-food-waste-prevention
  8. Series B and EIB loanhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-raises-a-combined-20m-to-drive-the-global-fight-against-food-waste
  9. 2017 growth roundhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-raise-7.4m-growth-capital-to-scale-up-global-fight-against-food-waste-in-commercial-kitchens
  10. Series Ahttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-announces-3.3m-series-a-fundraising-round
  11. Lumitics acquisition, officeshttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/resources/news/winnow-solidifies-asia-pacific-leadership-through-acquisition-of-lumitics
  12. Industries servedhttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/industries
  13. Page discovery and language versionshttps://www.winnowsolutions.com/sitemap.xml