Forkto

• Restaurants and cafes preparing for hygiene inspections

  Digital temperature logs, cleaning schedules, allergen matrix and signed checks are built around UK environmental health inspections.

• Bakeries and butchers

  Allergen tracking, labelling, recipes and batch traceability are aimed at bakeries (Natasha's Law) and butchers that need full traceability.

• Caterers and multi-site operators

  One system for temperature logs, cleaning, allergen records and checks across several locations, with group pricing on request.

• Care homes, hotels and food manufacturers

  The vendor lists dedicated pages for care homes, hospitals, hotels, meat processors and food manufacturers.

Less suited to: Businesses outside the UK. The vendor says it is built around UK Food Standards Agency guidance and what UK environmental health officers ask to see.

• Temperature monitoring

  Scheduled temperature checks and wireless sensor logging for fridges and freezers, with alerts and corrective actions kept beside the reading.

• Cooking, cooling and food temperature records

  Records cooking, cooling, reheating, hot-holding and cold-serving temperatures.

• Daily checks and custom forms

  Unlimited custom checklists and forms for openings, closings, cleaning and routine checks, with an AI assistant to help build them.

• Allergen matrix

  Manages the 14 regulated allergens per dish in one matrix and flags changed declarations for review.

• QR allergen menus

  Publishes filterable allergen menus that customers can view.

• Batch traceability and recall

  Links each batch to its supplier, production runs, labels and customers so an affected batch can be traced or recalled.

• Stock management by lot

  Tracks stock by supplier lot, location, quantity and use-by date with reorder alerts.

• Recipes, production and labelling

  Builds recipes from stock, records production runs and prints allergen labels with batch dates.

• Wastage tracking

  Logs food waste by type and reason.

• HACCP plans

  Builds and maintains a versioned HACCP plan covering hazards, critical control points, verification and records.

• Audits and issue management

  Runs internal or external audits, records nonconformities and assigns corrective actions with an audit trail.

• Staff training and rota

  Tracks staff training completion and expiry, and schedules shifts on a weekly calendar.

• Auditor and supplier access

  Gives external auditors read-only logins and suppliers limited access, which can be revoked.

• CSV and data export

  All records, including temperatures, checks, batches and signatures, can be exported.

Starting price

From GBP 13 per site per month

Pricing model

Subscription per location

Minimum contract

None stated ("Cancel anytime")

Free trial

14 days, no credit card required

Starts at 13 pounds per month per site with unlimited users, including temperature logging, food temperature logs, unlimited custom checklists and forms, an allergen matrix and issue tracking. Complex setups are priced on request, and multi-site and charity discounts are offered. The site says there is no setup fee and you can cancel anytime. The homepage banner also says Forkto is free until a business reaches a 5 hygiene rating, but the terms of that offer are not stated.

Compared with the 17 products in HACCP & Food Safety Management that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

• Names 1 integration. The median in this category is 1.
• Has a free trial. All 2 products in this category that say whether they have a free trial do.
• One of 6 products in this category with an iOS app. One of 6 products in this category with an Android app. 17 products in this category state their platforms.

Payments

Stripe

No POS, accounting or supplier integrations are named. Stripe is used only for paying Forkto's own subscription.

Available in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Platforms

Web, iOS, Android

Apps

Forkto - Simplify Food Safety: Food safety checks and records on iPhone, iPad and Android

Hardware

Works in any modern browser on phones or tablets with Wi-Fi; no downloads required. Wireless sensors are used for automatic fridge and freezer logging, and optional hardware accessories may cost extra.

The site describes itself as UK food safety software built around UK FSA guidance; no other countries are named.

Company

SlantedBox Ltd

Registration

Registered in Scotland, company number SC865505

Founders

Conor (Co-Founder, CEO), Marius (Co-Founder, CTO)

Customers named by the vendor

Armstrong Meats, Christie's Scottish Tapas

Security and compliance

Encryption, regular backups and secure hosting (no certification named)

Support

Help centre with step-by-step guides, and phone support on the site. The homepage says most sites are running within an afternoon, with help migrating from paper.

Headquarters

United Kingdom

Built for

Bars, Cafés, Catering, Hotel F&B, Restaurants, Food retail

Focus

Food-specific

Status

Active

Website

forkto.com

Also listed in

Digital Food Safety Checklists & AuditsEquipment Monitoring & MaintenanceFood Labelling & Date CodingNutrition Analysis & Recipe LabellingTemperature Monitoring & SensorsTraceability & Recall Management

• FoodDocs

  FoodDocs is a digital food safety management system for restaurants, cafes, food-to-go chains, care homes and other food businesses.

  Starts at GBP 59 per site per month, billed annually, against GBP 13 per site per month for Forkto. The two prices are quoted on different terms.

• Eezytrace

  Eezytrace is a HACCP and food safety app that replaces paper self-checks with a customisable Android app, a web manager portal and dashboards across many sites.

  Runs on Web and Android, against Web, iOS and Android for Forkto.

• eSmiley

  eSmiley is a Danish food safety system for professional kitchens.

  Listed as best for: Restaurants and canteens in the Nordics; Multi-kitchen operators.

• FoodReady

  FoodReady is cloud software for food safety, quality and traceability, sold together with consulting from food safety specialists.

  Runs on Web and iOS, against Web, iOS and Android for Forkto.

Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.

• Forkto vs Eezytrace
• Forkto vs FoodDocs
• Forkto vs FoodReady
• Forkto vs Safefood 360°
• Forkto vs Zip HACCP
• Forkto vs Alert65
• Forkto vs Eezytrace vs FoodDocs
• Forkto vs Alert65 vs Food Alert vs FoodDocs

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Founding year, headquarters and team size
• Funding
• Founders' surnames
• Contract minimum term and renewal terms
• Terms of the "free until you get your 5" offer
• Any POS, accounting or supplier integrations
• Which wireless sensor hardware is supported and its price
• Security certifications

1 more not listed here.

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. Homepagehttps://forkto.com
2. Pricing and FAQhttps://forkto.com/pricing
3. Founders, operator SlantedBox Ltdhttps://forkto.com/about
4. Feature overviewhttps://forkto.com/features
5. Temperature monitoringhttps://forkto.com/features/temperature-monitoring
6. Allergen matrixhttps://forkto.com/features/allergen-management
7. Stock by lothttps://forkto.com/features/stock-management
8. Labellinghttps://forkto.com/features/labelling-system
9. Business typeshttps://forkto.com/solutions
10. Restaurant fithttps://forkto.com/solutions/for-restaurants
11. Customershttps://forkto.com/case-studies
12. Help centre indexhttps://forkto.com/help
13. Auditor and supplier accesshttps://forkto.com/help/access-control
14. Data exporthttps://forkto.com/help/client-profile
15. Operator and termshttps://forkto.com/terms
16. iOS listinghttps://apps.apple.com/gb/app/forkto-simplify-food-safety/id6451446254
17. Google Play listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.forkto.app