How much does it cost, and which budget does it come from?+
bfoody is priced per site. We quote after a short call, based on the site, the features you want and the reporting you need. You choose the budget line, whether that's wellbeing, benefits or catering, and we give you a written scope and quote for procurement.
Will our people actually use it?+
We won't give you a forecast, because the published research doesn't support one for canteen menu tools. Take-up is the first thing bfoody measures, as a share of eligible staff on site. What we can tell you is that staff don't download anything or join a programme. They order from the canteen menu they already use, now ranked for them.
What about data privacy and GDPR?+
Each employee's profile and scores are visible only to them. Your organisation sees results for groups of ten or more, never one person's orders. Before launch we agree the data flow, who can access what and how reports are produced, and we support your DPO with the data protection impact assessment. Profiles are optional, so anyone can still order without one.
How much work is it for HR?+
Most of it happens at the start. You agree the site, the measures and the review dates, and help us tell staff about the new menu. Your caterer supplies menus and recipes, and we set up ordering and reporting. After that, you read the reports.
How do I report the results to leadership?+
You get regular readouts and a quarterly report. The report compares staff on the personalised menu with a control group on the standard menu. It covers take-up, healthier choices and the diet quality of recorded orders, and says how confident each result is. It's written for a board or ExCo pack, so you can use it as it stands.
Is this another wellbeing app?+
No. Staff don't download anything or sign up to a programme. bfoody runs on the menu of the canteen they already use, with the healthier option ranked first and their allergens filtered out. It sits alongside your existing apps and EAP, covers the food side of wellbeing, and gives you evidence of what changed at lunch.
Do we need to change caterer?+
No. Your caterer keeps running the service and selling the food, on your existing set-up. We load their menus and recipes, and staff order and pay in the browser. Before go-live we walk through ordering and collection with the catering team, so it fits how the kitchen and the counter already work.
How quickly can we go live, and how does it fit our budget cycle?+
Set-up is short: your caterer shares menus and recipes, and we configure ordering and reporting. We can time go-live and your first quarterly report around your budget year, so the evidence is ready before renewal or planning decisions. The scope and procurement paperwork are agreed before anything starts.
What results can we expect?+
Research shows canteen changes can shift choices. In one hospital cafeteria, purchases of the least healthy items fell 20% over two years. Results vary by setting, though, and some trials found smaller effects or none, so we don't publish a forecast. bfoody measures take-up, healthier choices and diet quality at your site, against a control group.
What is bfoody?+
bfoody is a workplace nutrition programme that runs in your canteen, powered by Mela Theory. Each employee gets a menu ranked for them, with allergens filtered and the healthier option first. HR gets group-level reports on what changed, measured against a control group. It runs alongside your existing caterer, at one site or several.
