Who else is using Erudus?
As the leading platform for sharing accurate and comprehensive product data within the UK food service industry, Erudus serves a vital role across the supply chain. This article will explore the key types of businesses and professionals who use Erudus to help streamline operations, which allows them to ensure compliance and make informed decisions.
How many businesses are using Erudus, and how many specifications are on the platform?
Lots of businesses use Erudus!
- Thousands of companies in the food industry, like manufacturers, wholesalers, and caterers, depend on it.
- There are almost 80,000 product details available on the platform
You can see these numbers in real-time here: - https://erudus.com/whos-using-erudus/
What is each user type, and how do they use Erudus?
Erudus's user base is broken into 4 main groups. Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Retailers, and Caterers.
Food Manufacturers (and Brand Owners):
The source of food products and the product data. They use Erudus to upload and maintain detailed specifications for their entire product range. This includes comprehensive ingredient lists, allergen declarations, nutritional breakdowns, packaging details, storage instructions, and certifications.
Why they use it: To efficiently share legally required and comprehensive product data with all their customers (wholesalers, caterers, retailers) in a consistent and accurate manner, saving significant time and resources compared to managing individual requests.
Wholesalers:
Wholesalers purchase food products from manufacturers and distribute them to caterers, retailers, and other businesses. They often handle a vast catalog of products from numerous manufacturers.
Why they use it: To access up-to-date and accurate product data for all the items they stock. This enables them to provide essential allergen and nutritional information to their customers, ensure compliance with food regulations, and streamline their internal systems for ordering, stock control, and customer service. Erudus also provides a way for wholesalers to grant their customers (caterers)
access to this data and enable them to self-serve infomation.
Caterers (and Foodservice Operators/Restaurants):
This category includes restaurants, cafes, hotels, schools, hospitals, pubs, and any business that prepares and serves food to the end consumer.
Why they use it: Crucially, to identify allergens and nutritional content in the ingredients they use for their dishes. This helps them comply with food information regulations (like Natasha's Law) by providing accurate allergen information to their customers, creating compliant menus, and managing dietary requirements. They can quickly search for product details, build recipes with correct allergen flagging, and answer customer queries with confidence.
Retailers (and multi-site operators):
Retailers also use Erudus to access product data for items they sell, particularly for compliance and information for their consumers, similarly to how wholesalers use Erudus.
Why they use it: To ensure they have accurate and up-to-date product information, including allergens and nutritional data, for the pre-packaged and sometimes unpackaged foods they offer, supporting their compliance and customer information needs.
Erudus acts as a central hub, ensuring that critical food data flows seamlessly and accurately from its source (manufacturers) through the supply chain to those who prepare and sell food (wholesalers, caterers, retailers), ultimately benefiting the end consumer with reliable product information.
Should you have any further questions about Erudus or if there is anything you need support with, get in touch with our support team on 03331218999 or email us directly at support@erudus.com