AI-ready data for foodservice
The Intelligent Data Layer for Foodservice
Connect complex data from disparate sources so every part of the supply chain runs on clean, accurate, compliant data that is AI ready.
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Sources
Activated in
ERP
Item master
PIM
Attributes & media
GDSN
Data pools
Spreadsheets
CSV · XLSX
APIs
REST · SFTP · EDI
Distributors
Catalogs & guides
Operators
Menus & costing
E-commerce
Search & PDPs
AI agents
Grounded answers
Compliance
EPR · FSMA
Intelligent Data Layer
Golden record
By the numbers
The item data behind every case that moves.
Hours saved per week manually scrubbing data
Contract-compliant connections
Distributors connected
Synchronized data points
Intelligent Data Layer
Control the Data that Matters Most
Foodservice is adopting AI agents and assistants quickly. They can only act reliably on data they can trust. The Intelligent Data Layer gives them one governed record to read, instead of a dozen versions that disagree.
Buyer · Distributor catalog
Find a substitute for the 4 oz beef patty. Same case pack, no soy.
DataController agent
Best match: Ground Beef Patty, 4 oz from a second approved supplier. Same 40-count case, and no soy declared.
Case pack
40 × 4 oz
Verified
Net weight
113 g
Verified
Allergens
Wheat
Verified
Soy
Not present
Enriched
GTIN
10071234567891
Verified
5 governed attributes · 0 guesses
Ask about any item…
Recommended substitutions
Intelligent form filling
Catching data errors early
Customer story
“They took the time to truly understand the complexity of our data challenges at IMA, asking the right questions before proposing anything. The workflow and data layer they built gave us a clean, reliable foundation that our team now depends on every day.”
Miguel G.
IMA Foodservice
How it works
From scattered data to AI ready in six steps.
Every aspect of the supply chain operates on clean, accurate, compliant data. Each cycle through the layer makes the record better for everyone who uses it.
The problem
One item. Multiple systems. Thousands of downstream needs.
An item record is created once, by a manufacturer, in an ERP or a spreadsheet. From there it is expected to work everywhere: order guides, distributor catalogs, buying-group contracts, operator menus, compliance filings, and now AI agents. When the record is incomplete or inconsistent, every one of those places inherits the problem.
Created once
Ground Beef Patty, 4 oz
GTIN
00012345678905
Pack
40 / 4 oz
Allergens
Missing
Packaging
Missing
Order guides
Distributor catalogs
Buying-group contracts
Operator menus
E-commerce search
EPR filings
Rebate calculations
Compliance reporting
Menu costing
AI agents
Solutions
One layer, and the tools foodservice runs on.
Each solution is built on the same governed record, so what you file, publish, set up and measure all traces back to one place.
Connections
The layer other foodservice tools plug into. Connect any system once, let AI propose the mapping, and keep every record in sync, including for the AI tools now entering the industry.
ERP
GDSN
PIM
APIs
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GS1 Certified Data Pool
The certified foundation the rest of the ecosystem builds on. Publish and subscribe over GDSN, validated against requirement sets and governed by the Golden Record.
Publish
Subscribe
Validate
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AI Enrichment
Five versions of an item in. One correct record out, with people reviewing only the exceptions.
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EPR Compliance
Packaging compliance, run off the product data you already manage.
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BI Dashboards
Insight you can act on, because the record underneath it is governed.
Plugs into the systems you already use
ERP
PIM
E-commerce
EDI
WMS
CRM
BI & analytics
GDSN data pools
Distributor portals
Order guides
Spreadsheets & CSV
SFTP
REST APIs
Rebate systems
Menu management
POS
Built for every participant
One record, useful to everyone.
01
Manufacturers
Sell more effectively with a record that is correct everywhere it is sent.
02
Distributors
Operate more efficiently with one connection to every source you carry.
03
Buying Groups
Each join lowers the next cost. One contract reaches every member.
04
Operators
Make better purchasing decisions from data that is complete, not guessed at.
Why now
Everything changed at the same time.
Three shifts landed in the same few years, and each one makes data more expensive than it used to be. The data has to be right before any of them can work.
AI
Work that used to take a team of analysts can now be done by a model, if the data underneath is trustworthy.
Digital ordering
Ordering systems read item data directly. Bad data is now a lost order, not a cleanup task.
Regulation & Compliance
Getting item or packaging data wrong is not just a legal exposure. It is the price of doing business with the partners who require it.
EPR
FSMA
GDSN
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