ChefUp: Less Waste, More Meals

Headwater Labs

About this app

Stop throwing away food. Start saving money instead.

ChefUp is your kitchen's brain. Track everything in your fridge and cupboards, get reminded before things expire, set up profiles for the whole family — even the picky ones — and watch your weekly savings stack up. When dinner needs deciding, ChefUp suggests meals built around what's already in your pantry.

WHY FAMILIES LOVE CHEFUP

🥦 Smart pantry tracking — never forget what's in the fridge
Log every ingredient with its expiry date.
Three ways to add them: scan the packaging, speak it ("chicken expiring 22nd"), or type. Get reminders before things go off, not after.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family profiles that flex with real life
Set up profiles for everyone in your household — vegetarians, allergies, dairy-free kids, picky eaters. Then before each meal, pick who's actually at the table tonight: maybe your son's at a friend's house, maybe it's just the kids, maybe just you. ChefUp combines the diets of whoever's eating into one meal that
works for all of them. No more cooking twice.

💰 See your savings, every week
Your dashboard shows exactly how much money you've saved on the weekly shop and how many items you've rescued from the bin. Real numbers, not vague promises.

🌱 Cut food waste, for good
UK households waste an average of £1,000 of food a year. ChefUp helps you cut that to near zero by making sure nothing in your kitchen gets forgotten.

🍽️ Recipes built around what you've got
Out of dinner ideas? ChefUp suggests meals that prioritise the ingredients about to expire — so the food at the back of the fridge actually gets used. Step-by-step instructions and built-in timers make cooking simple.

KEY FEATURES
• Smart pantry management with three ways to log expiry: scan, voice, or type
• Family profiles — pick who's eating tonight, ChefUp adapts the meal to their combined diets and allergies
• Weekly savings dashboard — money saved, items rescued, food waste avoided
• Smart reminders before items expire
• Recipe ideas built around what's actually in your pantry
• Camera and barcode scanning to add items instantly
• Voice input — add ingredients and expiry dates hands-free
• Cooking timers that persist across screens and notify you when they finish
• Dark mode for comfortable evening cooking
• Available in English, French, Korean, and Arabic

CHEFUP PREMIUM
Free users get a taste of every feature. Premium unlocks much higher monthly limits on recipe ideas, saved recipes, and image scans — plus family profiles with combined dietary filters across multiple household members. Cancel anytime through Google Play.

PRIVACY FIRST
Your pantry is yours. We use your data only to suggest better meals and to help you cook smarter. You can delete your account or your data anytime, right from the app.

UK households waste 6.6 million tonnes of food per year. Every meal you cook from your pantry is a win for your wallet and the planet — let's change that, one family dinner at a time.

What’s new

ChefUp Launch!