[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":175},["ShallowReactive",2],{"solution":3},{"slug":4,"seo":5,"badge":29,"title":51,"hero":52,"showcase":57,"impact":74,"overview":90,"features":106,"comparison":132,"faq":149,"cta":171},"for-hospitals",{"title":6,"description":7,"keywords":8,"image":23,"type":24,"locale":25,"alternates":26,"schema":28},"Hospital Food Safety Software | Kitchen Traceability & Compliance | Forkto","Hospital food safety software with full traceability from supplier to patient. Track ingredients, recipes, allergens, temperatures, and costs across your hospital kitchen. Trace any meal back to the exact batch and supplier. 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Forkto gives hospital kitchens full traceability from supplier to plate, allergen management for patient dietary needs, recipe and cost control, and compliance records for every inspection.","Start Free Trial","Book a Demo",{"title":58,"description":59,"image":60,"highlights":61},"Trace Any Meal Back to the Supplier","If something goes wrong, you need answers in minutes, not days. Forkto connects every ingredient to its supplier, batch, and delivery — through recipes and production to the finished meal.","/images/app-preview/reports-macbook-1.png",[62,66,70],{"title":63,"description":64,"previewComponent":65},"Full Ingredient Traceability","Every ingredient is booked in with supplier details, weight, use-by date, and quality checks. Recipes link ingredients to finished meals. 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If a patient has a reaction to Tuesday's lasagne, trace every ingredient — the mince, the pasta, the cheese — back to the exact supplier and delivery in seconds.",{"title":99,"icon":100,"description":101},"Recipe & Cost Control","bi bi-calculator-fill","Build recipes with exact ingredient quantities and sub-recipes. Forkto calculates weights and can track costs per recipe. Manage food budgets across departments. When ingredient prices change, see the impact on your menu costs immediately.",{"title":103,"icon":104,"description":105},"Allergens & Patient Safety","bi bi-heart-pulse-fill","Track all 14 allergens for every menu item. Manage special diets, allergen-free options, and texture-modified meals. Generate a PDF allergen matrix for every ward kitchen. 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Recipes link those ingredients to finished meals. If a patient reacts to a meal, open the product trace report. You'll see every ingredient that went into it, which supplier delivered it, when it arrived, and its batch details. Print or email the report to your clinical team in seconds.",{"question":157,"answer":158},"Can Forkto help manage food costs across the hospital?","Yes. Recipes are built with precise ingredient quantities — Forkto calculates the total weight and can track costs per recipe based on what you paid for those ingredients. When you produce meals in batches, stock is deducted from specific bookings. This gives you visibility of food costs at a recipe and batch level.",{"question":160,"answer":161},"How does allergen management work for patient meals?","You maintain an allergen matrix covering all 14 major allergens for every menu item. For gluten, specify which cereals. For tree nuts, specify which nuts. Export a PDF for kitchen display in main kitchens and ward kitchens. When menus change or new dishes are added, update the matrix and every area has the current information.",{"question":163,"answer":164},"Can we manage multiple kitchen areas and departments?","Yes. Forkto supports multiple locations (main kitchen, satellite kitchens) and departments within each location. Staff are assigned to their department. Checks, cleaning schedules, and temperature logs can be set up per area. Reports pull data from all areas.",{"question":166,"answer":167},"Is the system cloud-based? Does it need NHS IT approval?","Forkto is fully cloud-based — no servers to install on hospital infrastructure. Your team accesses it from any device with a web browser. Data is securely stored and encrypted. There's no software to install on NHS computers. A full data export is available at any time for your records.",{"question":169,"answer":170},"How does staff training work for a large kitchen team?","Upload food hygiene training PDFs, create courses, and assign them to any combination of staff. Set due dates and Forkto tracks completion — overdue training is flagged automatically. With high staff turnover in hospital kitchens, this ensures new starters are trained and existing staff stay current.",{"title":172,"description":173,"buttonText":55,"buttonLink":174},"Ready to Protect Your Patients?","Give your hospital kitchen full traceability, allergen management, and compliance records. Start your free trial — no card required.","/get-started",1779266072637]