SmartKitchen

SmartKitchen is a Finnish service for commercial kitchens that combines digital HACCP self-monitoring with food waste tracking. It uses its own wireless temperature sensors, waste scales and a cloud service, and reports waste by weight, cost and CO2e. It is sold to hotel chains, restaurants, event venues, catering and public-sector kitchens such as schools.

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SmartKitchen's website on 30 September 2026
Best for
Hotel and multi-kitchen operators, Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs
Pricing
Quote only
Runs on
Web, Android

Who it is for

  • Hotel and multi-kitchen operators

    Locations can be monitored centrally, and customers named include Scandic Hotels and Lapland Hotels.

  • Kitchens replacing paper HACCP logs

    Automatic temperature monitoring, alarms, digital samples and tasks replace manual records.

  • School and public-sector kitchens measuring plate waste

    A Plate Waste app shows diners the amount of plate waste, and a Jamix integration is used by the City of Mikkeli.

  • Kitchens that want to cut food waste costs

    Waste is tracked from storage and production to serving and plate, by weight, value and carbon footprint.

What it does

  • Automatic temperature monitoring

    Wireless sensors for cold storage, dishwashers and blast chillers send data to the cloud through a mobile gateway, with no WiFi needed.

  • Alarms

    Email or SMS notifications when temperatures exceed set limits, with an acknowledgement workflow.

  • Digital samples

    Temperature, incoming goods and hygiene samples recorded in the KitchenHelper app, including surface hygiene readings.

  • Kitchen console

    A dedicated kitchen interface to see temperatures, respond to alarms and complete daily HACCP tasks.

  • Task management, reports and archiving

    Task tracking, deviation and corrective-action tracking, documentation and automatic archiving.

  • Food transport temperature tracking

    Recorded temperatures for cold and hot food during transport and delivery (Food Delivery Tracker).

  • Food waste tracking

    Measures waste by weight, value and CO2e across storage, production, serving and plate waste, and separates edible from inedible waste.

  • Waste scale

    Touch-screen scale in 35 kg and 150 kg models with a tablet, recording waste automatically, with detailed or lightweight logging.

  • Plate Waste app

    Shows diners how much plate waste they return, with a limit the restaurant can set.

  • Manual waste recording

    Waste can also be entered in the web service or the KitchenHelper phone app without a scale.

  • Waste per guest and per menu item

    Imports guest numbers or the day's menu from other systems to analyse waste by guest or by dish.

  • Customer-specific integrations

    The in-house development team builds custom integrations, which the vendor says often take a few weeks.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No prices are published; pages point to a quote request or demo. The HACCP licence (HACCP Tracker) is a monthly subscription that includes the cloud service, unlimited users, reports, archiving and remote access. Waste scales and sensors are sold as hardware, with an Easy Start package.

How it compares

Compared with the 12 products in Food Waste Tracking & Reduction that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • One of 2 products in this category with an Android app. 9 products in this category state their platforms.
  • The category's 10 most-named integration partners are CBORD, DoorDash, Galley, Inmar Intelligence, Instacart, Jamix, Lounastaja, Nutritics, ReposiTrak, Restolution. Of these, this product's listing names Jamix, Lounastaja, Restolution.

Works with

Other
JamixRestolutionLounastajaSafeDrying

The integrations page also mentions POS and production-planning systems generally and a hotel reservation and reporting system used by Scandic. Other systems can read stored data through interfaces.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
Finland, Norway
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English, German
Platforms
Web, Android
Apps
KitchenHelper: Phone app for manual waste and HACCP sample recording. Plate Waste app: Tablet app showing diners their plate waste
Hardware
Own devices: mobile gateway, cold storage sensor, dishwasher sensor, blast chilling sensor, kitchen console, and a waste scale (35 kg or 150 kg) with an Android tablet.

No country list is published. Finland comes from the company address and Finnish customers, and Norway from the Ambassaden (Oslo) customer story.

The company

Company
Ceruus Oy
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Oulu, Finland
Founders
Matti Verkasalo
Customers named by the vendor
Scandic Hotels, Lapland Hotels, Ambassaden, Finlandia Hall, Gategourmet, City of Mikkeli

Security and support

Security and compliance
GDPR privacy notice
Support
Support and manuals are on the site, with a helpdesk email and phone line. Warranty, training and user support are part of the product packages.

Listing details

Built for
Restaurants, Catering
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
smartkitchen.solutions

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  • Upshop

    Upshop is a SaaS platform for grocery, convenience and other food retailers.

    Runs on Web, against Web and Android for SmartKitchen.

  • LeanPath

    Leanpath is a food waste prevention system for commercial kitchens.

    Runs on Web, against Web and Android for SmartKitchen.

  • DigiTally

    DigiTally is stocktaking and food waste software for food service operators.

    Listed as best for: Multi-site food service and hospitality groups; Hotels, restaurants, pubs, cafes and caterers.

  • Kitro

    KITRO is a Swiss food waste tracking service for professional kitchens.

    Runs on Web, against Web and Android for SmartKitchen.

Compare SmartKitchen

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • 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

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. 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/