MenuCalc® Cooks Up Cost-Effective, Flexible Nutrition Analysis for Chef-K
Situation
Cost-Effectiveness, Flexibility and Customer Service
Erin Kamei, Chef-K’s Food Scientist, agrees that MenuCalc is superior to other menu analysis solutions such as nutrition CD-ROMS. “When I worked for a previous employer, I used Genesis R&D nutrition software, which required installation on each work station and license fees as well,” she said. “I prefer MenuCalc because the system is on-line, which is convenient for multiple users. Plus, MenuCalc’s customer support is great!”
Customization and Cutting-Edge Consulting
Clients can either choose to license MenuCalc’s application for unlimited use and independently perform their nutrition analysis, or else to utilize the services of MenuCalc’s staff at a set, per-item rate. It is also possible to effectively combine the two approaches.
More about MenulCalc

Customer: Chef-K, Alameda, CA
The Challenge: Offer Chef-K affordable and flexible menu analysis with expert customer service.
Executive Summary: Chef-K wanted to offer nutrition information as part of its culinary health programs. Founder Laurie Zerga researched menu analysis options including laboratories, consultants and nutrition CD-ROMs. She identified web-based MenuCalc to be the perfect solution for her needs, combining a cost-effective package with built-in flexibility and responsive customer support.
MenuCalc Features:
- Online nutrition analysis tool designed to service restaurants and culinary professionals.
- Clients can either elect to license MenuCalc’s application for unlimited use and independently perform their nutrition analysis, or to utilize the services of MenuCalc’s expert staff.
- Clients can conveniently access their secure user accounts and generate labels from any online computer.
- Concise, export-ready results are delivered instantly.
- MenuCalc’s database includes 25,000+ ingredients compiled from USDA Nutrient Laboratory data. It is continuously updated for accuracy.
- MenuCalc automatically recognizes FDA-approved Nutrient Content Claims per recipe.
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