Run your
food business
without the spreadsheets.
Temperature logs, H&S audits, batch traceability, invoices and staff records — one tidy place for kitchens, cafés, food shops, warehouses and ecommerce retailers. Audit-ready in 90 seconds.
“We passed our FSA inspection with a top 5-star hygiene rating — every record the inspector asked for was in Hearth, on my phone, in seconds.”
If it's food, and it's regulated,
it belongs here.
Whether you're a one-person café, a farm shop, a cold-store warehouse or an ecommerce food brand — the same FSA rules apply. Hearth & Crate covers all of it, from one workspace.
Kitchens & restaurants
Fridge checks, HACCP audits, allergen records.
Cafés & bakeries
Opening checks, batch labels, staff training.
Food shops & delis
Chiller logs, supplier docs, retail traceability.
Warehouses & cold stores
Multi-zone temperature monitoring, batch expiry.
Catering & event kits
Mobile checklists, dietary notes, delivery paperwork.
Ecommerce food retailers
Pack-out records, dispatch temperatures, customer traceability.
Most inspections aren't lost to bad food.
They're lost to missing paperwork.
Sources: FSA Annual Local Authority Performance Report 2024/25 (food.gov.uk); FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Audit of Display and Business Survey 2024 (science.food.gov.uk); FSA FHRS national data 2023. Figures cover England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Everything your inspector wants to see.
Nothing they don't.
Temperature logs
Every fridge, freezer, hot-hold and cold-store — tick them off in seconds. Trend alerts when something drifts.
H&S audits
Bespoke audit templates for kitchens, shops and warehouses. PDF exports for the EHO inspector.
Events & schedules
Kit checklists, opening checks, deliveries, cleaning schedules — never turn up short.
Invoices
Branded PDFs, Stripe payment links, auto-paid status. Get paid faster.
Batch & expiry
Multi-ingredient batches with the earliest expiry surfaced — for kitchens, retailers and warehouses alike.
Training records
Track Level 2 / Level 3 certificates, allergen awareness, renewal dates and gap alerts.
Staff records
Right-to-work, contracts and emergency contacts — owner-only access.
Team & access
Owner, manager and staff roles. Grant access record-by-record.
Three days from sign-up to audit-ready.
Set up your kitchen
Add your fridges, your audit areas, your staff. Templates seeded for you — tweak to suit.
Daily checks in 60 seconds
Staff tap through temperature checks, cleaning rotas and prep batches. Owner gets an emailed digest at 8am.
Export anything, instantly
Inspector at the door? One click → a clean PDF of every check, audit and certificate. Done.
“Built by an indie food business for indie food businesses. We got tired of clipboard audits, dropped paperwork on inspection day, and trying to remember which fridge needed checking. So we made the thing we wished existed — for kitchens, shops, warehouses and everyone in between.”
Cancel anytime. 14-day free trial.
Two months free. Works out at £24.17/month.
Things worth knowing.
I don't run a kitchen — is this for me?+
Yes. Hearth & Crate is built for anyone who sells, stores, prepares or ships food in the UK — cafés, delis, farm shops, catering companies, warehouses and cold stores, ecommerce food retailers, and dark kitchens included. If the FSA or EHO can inspect you, the same records apply.
Is there really a free trial?+
Yes — 14 days, no card required at sign-up. After that it's £29/month or £290/year. If you don't subscribe the workspace becomes read-only — your data stays, but you can't add new records until you pay.
What happens to my data if I cancel?+
You get a 30-day grace period to change your mind. Cancel that and we hard-delete every record on day 30 — no shadow copies, no marketing list. You can also export everything as JSON + CSV any time from Settings → Account.
Can my team log in too?+
Yes — owner, manager and staff roles. Staff records (right-to-work, contracts) are owner-only by default; you can grant a specific manager access record-by-record.
Will this pass an EHO inspection?+
It's designed for the FSA's Safer Food, Better Business framework and the equivalent guidance for retailers, wholesalers and warehouses. Every temperature reading, audit and batch is timestamped and exportable as a PDF on demand — inspectors love a tidy PDF.
Do you work for a one-person operation AND for a multi-site business?+
Yep. Each business is its own workspace. Owners can invite as many team members as they need at no extra cost — pricing is per workspace, not per seat. Multi-site? Talk to us about a single-bill discount.
What if I refer another food business?+
You both get one free month. There's no cap — refer ten businesses, get ten free months. Your code lives in Settings → Account.
Ready to bin the clipboards?
14 days free. No card. Cancel any time. We'll even import last month's logs from your spreadsheet if you ask nicely.
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