Update Log 5: Allergen Management, Wastage Tracking, Staff Training & Rota

Update Log 5 is our biggest release yet — four entirely new modules designed to replace standalone tools and spreadsheets:

• Allergen Management: Track all 14 UK allergens with a full matrix view and PDF export.

• Wastage Tracking: Log food waste by type and reason, linked directly to your stock.

• Staff Training: Keep staff completion and expiry records visible in a training matrix.

• Staff Rota: Build weekly schedules, publish them, and let staff view their shifts.

Spotlight Feature: Allergen Management

Stay compliant without the spreadsheets. Allergen tracking is a legal requirement, but keeping paper matrices up to date every time a recipe changes is a losing battle. Forkto’s allergen module puts it all in one place.

• All 14 Major UK Allergens: Celery, cereals, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, nuts, peanuts, sesame, soya, and sulphites — all tracked per menu item.

• Allergen Matrix: A single table showing every menu item against every allergen. See your entire operation at a glance.

• Per-Item Declarations: Toggle allergens on or off for each item with a simple interface.

• PDF Export: Generate a formatted allergen matrix PDF for display, inspections, or your records.

• Add Items Directly: Create new menu items straight from the allergens view without switching screens.

The matrix updates in real time as you modify items, so your records are always current.

Learn more about Allergen Management

Wastage Tracking

See where your money is going. Food waste is one of the biggest hidden costs in any food operation. Most teams either don’t track it or rely on paper logs that never get reviewed.

• Categorised Logging: Record waste as Ingredient, Meat, Packaging, or Prepared Food.

• Reason Tracking: Log why waste occurred — expired, spoiled, damaged, overproduction, customer return, or other.

• Stock Integration: Link waste entries to stock items so deductions are tracked against actual inventory.

• Date Filtering: View waste over the last 7, 14, 30, or 90 days to spot trends.

• Summary Cards: See totals broken down by waste type at a glance.

When you can see that a specific item is consistently being thrown away, you can adjust ordering, prep quantities, or your menu.

Learn more about Wastage Tracking

Staff Training

No more chasing paper sign-off sheets. Forkto’s current training workflow is an administrator-maintained matrix for recording training completed with an external provider or through your own practical instruction.

• Define Training Types: Add the certificates, inductions and practical training your business needs to track.

• Record Completion: Select the staff member, completion date and optional expiry date.

• Add Supporting Notes: Keep provider, certificate number or practical assessment detail with the record.

• Review the Matrix: See complete, expiring, expired and missing evidence across the team.

Forkto records the evidence; it does not deliver or certify the training itself.

Learn more about Staff Training

Staff Rota

Build a week’s schedule in minutes. A visual weekly calendar that makes shift planning straightforward.

• Weekly Calendar View: Employees as rows, days as columns. Click any cell to assign a shift.

• Shift Templates: Define reusable shifts (Morning, Evening, Split) with start/end times, break durations, and colours.

• Copy Week: Built a good schedule? Duplicate it to the next week with one click.

• Publish and Notify: When the rota is ready, publish it so staff can see their upcoming shifts.

• My Schedule: Each team member sees only their own shifts, colour-coded by shift type.

• Multi-Location Support: Filter by location and assign shifts per site.

Learn more about Staff Rota

User Experience Improvements

Alongside the new modules, we’ve made several smaller updates:

• Grouped Navigation: The sidebar now organises features by category for quicker access.

• Push Notifications: Get notified about announcements.

• Announcements: Admins can now send targeted announcements to specific locations and track who has acknowledged them.

What’s Next

These four modules round out Forkto’s day-to-day operations coverage beyond food safety. We’re continuing to refine each one based on feedback — if something doesn’t work the way you’d expect, let us know.

All new modules are available now. Head to your dashboard or start a free trial to try them out.