Genesis R&D Food Labeling

Genesis Foods, formerly sold by ESHA and now part of Trustwell, is software for formulating recipes, analysing nutrients and producing regulation-compliant nutrition labels. It draws on an ingredient database of over 90,000 items and also covers menu labeling for restaurants. It is sold to food manufacturers, restaurant and retail brands, by demo request.

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Best for
Restaurant chains needing FDA menu labeling, Food manufacturers and product developers
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Restaurant chains needing FDA menu labeling

    Genesis Foods runs nutrient analysis and offers tools to display nutrient content claims for restaurants that the FDA requires to do so.

  • Food manufacturers and product developers

    Covers recipe creation, nutrient calculation, label generation and formula version tracking in one tool.

  • Grocers and delis labeling prepared foods

    Trustwell publishes a customer story of Wegmans using Genesis Foods for deli and prepared-food labels.

What it does

  • Ingredient database

    Recipes can be built from the user's own ingredients or a database of over 90,000 raw ingredients, whole foods and government-provided items.

  • Automated nutrient calculation

    Nutrient values update as ingredient amounts and yields change, following regulatory requirements such as rounding rules and RACC.

  • Nutrition label generation

    Creates labels with serving sizes, footnotes and nutrient content claims, in formats for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia/New Zealand and the EU.

  • Ingredient and allergen statements

    Generates ingredient lists and allergen declarations from the recipe.

  • Formula version tracking

    Tracks formula changes and versions with audit tracking, and stores recipes for reuse.

  • Custom nutrient reports

    Reports that analyse formulas and recipes, track costs and yields and recalculate nutrients when yields change.

  • Restaurant menu labeling

    Nutrient analysis and tools for displaying nutrient content claims for restaurants required by the FDA to show them.

  • Genesis Foods API

    Sends nutrient analysis, labels and allergen statements to a website, POS, ERP or reporting systems, and can pull recipe and ingredient records in.

  • Genesis NutriLive

    Extends Genesis Foods recipe and nutrition data to digital ordering through a REST API, recalculating nutrition as customers customise items.

  • AskReg regulatory assistant

    An AI tool for questions on labeling rules, serving sizes, nutrient content claims and food safety requirements.

  • Access rights and import/export

    Database files can be exported and imported, with access rights on records and verified users across stations.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No prices are published for Genesis Foods; the product page directs visitors to request a personalised demo.

Where and how it runs

Platforms
Web

The page names label formats for several regions, which is not a statement of where it is sold.

The company

Customers named by the vendor
Wegmans

Security and support

Support
Trustwell offers software support with a ticket form for Genesis (support@trustwell.com), plus training, consulting and implementation services.

Listing details

Vendor
ESHA Research
Built for
Food manufacturing, Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
esha.com
Also listed in
Recipe Costing & Menu Engineering

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  • MenuCalc

    MenuCalc is online software that calculates nutrition and flags allergens for restaurant recipes, aimed at menu labelling and allergen disclosure.

    Listed as best for: Restaurant chains that must publish nutrition information; Independent restaurants and cafes.

  • Nutritics

    Nutritics is a cloud food-data platform from Ireland.

    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Genesis R&D Food Labeling.

  • Kafoodle

    Kafoodle is cloud software that keeps ingredient, recipe, allergen, nutrition and cost data in one place and feeds it into compliant food labels, digital QR menus and meal plans.

    Listed as best for: Caterers, schools and healthcare kitchens; Restaurants and pubs needing allergen-safe digital menus.

  • Rezeptrechner

    Rezeptrechner is a web-based German-language tool for storing recipes, calculating nutrition values, generating allergen lists and labels under the EU food information rules (LMIV), and costing recipes.

    Listed as best for: Craft food producers and direct sellers; Restaurants, bakeries and pastry shops.

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What we could not confirm

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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. Original domain, shows 'ESHA is Now Trustwell'https://esha.com
  2. Genesis Foods product pagehttps://www.trustwell.com/products/genesis/food-formulation-and-labeling/
  3. Labeling use casehttps://www.trustwell.com/platform/make-compliant-labels/
  4. Restaurant solutionshttps://www.trustwell.com/platform/restaurants/
  5. Partners pagehttps://www.trustwell.com/why-trustwell/partners/
  6. Support and contacthttps://www.trustwell.com/contact/