The Feed 151- Live discussion on personalized menus with Foodini
Jun 16, 2025
Erica Anderman, a restaurant-tech operator and product leader at Foodini, shares insights on personalizing menu data for dietary needs. She discusses how Foodini uses AI to enhance ingredient transparency and create tailored menu experiences across platforms. The conversation also touches on the importance of dietary intelligence, the evolving food landscape, and the risk posed by larger food companies. Erica envisions a future where health data and AI connect consumers to optimal food choices, addressing allergies and diverse nutritional profiles.
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Founder’s Personal Catalyst
- Dylan started Foodini because his celiac diagnosis made dining out repeatedly unsafe and frustrating.
- He began with a consumer discovery app and pivoted after finding menu ingredient data was the core problem.
Huge Market Underlying Menu Data
- Over half the US population falls into allergies, intolerances, or dietary preferences when combined.
- That makes ingredient-level menu data a large addressable market and urgent problem to solve.
Two-Pronged AI For Menu Accuracy
- Foodini uses two AI approaches: verify ingredient data from back-of-house systems and infer ingredients with LLMs when data is missing.
- They tag ingredients to 100+ diets so menus can be personalized for each consumer.