FoodMaven

FoodMaven now sells procurement software for foodservice operators. Its browser extension (the Shopping Assistant) sits on the e-commerce or procurement site a buyer already uses and shows contracted products, best prices, sustainability attributes and substitutes. It also offers order guide optimisation and cost forecasting. FoodMaven previously ran a surplus-food marketplace, which it wound down.

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FoodMaven's website on 30 September 2026
Best for
Foodservice buyers ordering across several vendors, Buyers with sustainability or contract goals
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Foodservice buyers ordering across several vendors

    Helps compare products across vendors and thousands of SKUs without changing the ordering platform in use.

  • Buyers with sustainability or contract goals

    Flags contracted products and items that meet sustainability goals while purchasing.

What it does

  • Shopping Assistant browser extension

    Shows buyers contracted products, best price, sustainability fit and substitutes for out-of-stock items on their existing e-commerce platform.

  • Order guide optimisation

    A consolidated view of matching products by vendor, attribute, sustainability or cost, to support the final purchasing decision.

  • Cost forecasting

    Indexes catalog data across vendors and standardises and matches products so cost impacts can be seen.

  • Product data matching

    Matches similar products despite different names, acronyms and duplicate SKUs, using a data structure the vendor says has over 8,000 food product attributes.

  • Contract and price flags

    Marks which products are contracted and which have the best price while a buyer shops.

  • Substitute suggestions

    Points buyers to substitute products when an item is out of stock.

  • Sustainability filtering

    Filters and flags products by sustainability attributes as well as cost and vendor.

  • Multi-vendor product comparison

    Shows all options across vendors and thousands of SKUs that match a buyer's criteria.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No pricing is published on the site. A 2022-era blog post says a free browser plug-in for comparing food products was planned; whether it is available now was not confirmed.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States
Platforms
Web

Not stated as a sales territory. The terms are governed by Colorado law and the blog cites US statistics.

Security and support

Support
A contact form is on the site. The company describes itself as a remote team.

Listing details

Headquarters
United States
Built for
Restaurants, Wholesale
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
foodmaven.com
Also listed in
Supplier Ordering Marketplace

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or plan
  • Named integrations or supported e-commerce platforms
  • Company legal name, HQ, founding year, funding, team size
  • Customers
  • Security certifications
  • Whether the free browser plug-in is available

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage: current producthttps://www.foodmaven.com
  2. Change from marketplace to data toolshttps://www.foodmaven.com/blog/the-new-foodmaven
  3. Remote teamhttps://www.foodmaven.com/careers
  4. Governing lawhttps://www.foodmaven.com/terms-of-service
  5. Page discoveryhttps://www.foodmaven.com/sitemap.xml