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The complex nature of defining “Healthy”

Retailers are under constant pressure to diversify and emphasise their product offering through a health lens. However, differentiating “healthier” products is highly complex, requiring data-led nutrition and demanding attention from regulatory framework, nutritional guidelines, and product label knowledge.

Are you confident in the results and coverage of your product search? Think again.

One of the most important aspects of a food retailer’s site is its search functionality. Without a robust system in place, you inhibit your customers’ ability to shop for the products they need. With the correct indexing customers can find what they’re looking for with ease.

Build vs Buy – The never ending conundrum

Incorporating an AI-based Nutrition Data component to your existing technology stack might seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s why the easiest solution is to partner with a specialized technology provider like us, and gain immediate access to cutting-edge solutions without the hassle of in-house development.

The Future Unveiled: Small Language Models in Nutrition’s Next Frontier

What does the future of AI assistance in food and nutrition look like? Our CTO explores the potential of Small Language Models (SLMs) to help us navigate dietary choices, combat food waste, and vigilantly monitor our health in this final instalment of our AI series.

Transforming Nutrition: How Small Language Models Reshape the Way We Eat

What are the practical applications of Small Language Models (SLMs) in the food and nutrition sector? Our CTO explores the transformative potential for Recipe Recommendations, Meal Planning, Dietary Trend Analysis and Customer Interactions in this instalment of our AI series.

Spoon Guru will bring nutrition science technology to Google Cloud Marketplace

Spoon Guru announces the formation of a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to create innovative grocery retail solutions, starting with a product search and recommendations engine. The partnership is designed to create dynamic, personalised digital nutrition services readily available to people through technology anywhere, and at any time.

The supermarket customer journey is changing

It’s no secret that we are seeing multiple economic and political issues that are affecting food retailers on an unprecedented scale. The issues that retailers face are not compounded to a single source, but a magnitude of factors. Economically, the imminent impact of rising energy costs has seen shoppers make fewer shops in recent months, with […]

People, Planet and Price Part 2: The Climate Crisis

In the second of our two-part series looking at helping consumers in the midst of a combined health, financial and climate crisis, we concentrate on climate and how retailers can help shoppers eat better without it costing the earth.

Personalization and Privacy – A Paradox

Personalization requires data collection and analysis, and data privacy regulates these practices. AI is the future of eCommerce personalization, ensuring individual identities are protected while helping to generate higher sales.