Founded in 2007 by Richard Hildyard, FoodSpecifications Limited provided an online database of food specification data for the food industry.
Richard had recognised that increased regulation and consumer demand made it imperative for all companies involved in the manufacture or distribution of food to maintain and provide accurate and appropriate information regarding their products especially in the areas of it’s nutritional value. This was becoming a administrative nightmare for many companies in the food industry.
FoodSpecifications.com provided a single interface across the food supply chain; information entered once was used, combined and reused as it passed from original source through manufacturer’s, distributors, caterers and retailers. The system not only simplified the process, but also improved the accuracy of information held and greatly reduced the time taken to keep this information up to date.
FoodSpecifications won the 2008 Venturefest competition (www.venturefestyorkshire.co.uk) where Richard first met Neil Ewin and Mark Woodward and subsequently became the first company that Neil and Mark invested in under EwinWoodward.
Following investment the initial guidance from EWD centered on simplifying the application interface to ensure that non-expert computer users could quickly adopt it. This was followed by development of the sales and marketing strategy.
In 2012, FoodSpecifications.com was acquired by Sun Branding Solutions Limited, part of Sun Chemical Europe.
Richard had recognised that increased regulation and consumer demand made it imperative for all companies involved in the manufacture or distribution of food to maintain and provide accurate and appropriate information regarding their products especially in the areas of it’s nutritional value. This was becoming a administrative nightmare for many companies in the food industry.
FoodSpecifications.com provided a single interface across the food supply chain; information entered once was used, combined and reused as it passed from original source through manufacturer’s, distributors, caterers and retailers. The system not only simplified the process, but also improved the accuracy of information held and greatly reduced the time taken to keep this information up to date.
FoodSpecifications won the 2008 Venturefest competition (www.venturefestyorkshire.co.uk) where Richard first met Neil Ewin and Mark Woodward and subsequently became the first company that Neil and Mark invested in under EwinWoodward.
Following investment the initial guidance from EWD centered on simplifying the application interface to ensure that non-expert computer users could quickly adopt it. This was followed by development of the sales and marketing strategy.
In 2012, FoodSpecifications.com was acquired by Sun Branding Solutions Limited, part of Sun Chemical Europe.