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- Small Business (11-50 people)
- Medium Business (51-250 people)
- Large Business (250+ people)
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Core Features
Foodsteps frames emissions accounting around product and supply-chain reality: ingest recipe, supplier and operations data; map to a large food LCA database; then refine with primary inputs for more specific results. The emphasis is on making Scope 3 visible at SKU and portfolio levels so teams can change ingredients, menus, and suppliers with confidence. Some of its main features are:
Scope 3 assessments for food & beverage: Purpose-built workflows to measure indirect supplier emissions across thousands of ingredients and SKUs.
Product-level LCA/PCF: Cradle-to-gate calculations aligned to GHG Product Standard and ISO 14040, with options to deepen supply-chain data.
Primary-data refinement: Add supplier-specific activity data to increase specificity beyond database averages when available.
Recipe reformulation tools: Identify hotspots, swap ingredients, and test lower-impact alternatives to cut product and menu emissions.
Supply-chain visibility: Track procurement impacts and reductions over time through portfolio views suited to foodservice and manufacturing teams.
Compliance-ready reporting support: Materials and workflows oriented to meeting rising disclosure requirements (e.g., CSRD contexts).
Closing Insights
In a major deployment, food service leaders Compass Group UK&I cites Foodsteps’ role in analysing and reformulating recipes “across 4,000+ locations” and the need for accurate data to reduce the footprint of “180.9 million meals” annually, illustrating portfolio-scale Scope 3 management in foodservice. Moreover, in consumer packaged goods, Ella’s Kitchen highlights advancing on science-based targets with Foodsteps, pointing to product-level work that connects supplier data and LCAs to target progress.
Recent developments reinforce this focus. Foodsteps recently launched dedicated Scope 3 Assessments to help food businesses meet rigorous reporting standards more affordably—explicitly positioning the platform for supply-chain emissions at scale. In 2024, Foodsteps also partnered with the Good Food Institute on an automated LCA tool for alternative proteins, broadening category coverage and lowering the barrier to credible product footprints.
What sets Foodsteps apart, per its materials, is food-specific methodology and data (thousands of studies), alignment to recognised LCA standards, and practical tools for recipe/supplier decisions—rather than generic corporate averages.
For teams that need to make Scope 3 tangible—ingredient by ingredient and SKU by SKU—Foodsteps offers an approachable path from measurement to action and communication, across menus, products, and suppliers.