Software Solutions for Gluten-Free Food Sellers
Gluten-free foods are bought by people for whom a wrong listing matters. Sellers online must keep ingredient and allergen records exact, show how each line is made and stored, and warn shoppers whose saved needs conflict with an item. A change at the supplier has to reach the page, and the batches it touched.
Treat each ingredient change as controlled data, and warn the shopper.
A recipe change that reaches the factory on Monday must reach the product page that day. That delay is where the risk sits.
Gluten-free bakers and brands
A maker sells breads, mixes and snacks made without gluten, with its own production notes.
Specialty stores with a gluten-free range
A shop sells many brands and has to keep each brand’s data current.
The workflow for gluten-free foods.
- 1
Supplier declaration received
A declaration or ingredient sheet arrives and is filed against the product.
- 2
Record reviewed and approved
The compliance lead compares it to the current record and approves or queries it.
- 3
Listing updated and flagged
The page changes, and orders that include the product are checked.
- 4
Stored and picked apart
Gluten-free stock sits in its own location, and the pick list says so.
- 5
Complaint traced to batch
A buyer’s report is tied to the batch and the record version for that batch.
The challenges, and what they cost.
What is specific to this trade.
These are requirements we would confirm in discovery. They describe what the solution may need to handle. They are not features that already exist.
- Ingredient and allergen data kept in versions with approver and date
- Production and storage notes shown with the product
- A link from each batch to the record version in force
What we would build for gluten-free foods.
Chosen from the commerce capabilities this business needs, not a list of everything.
Who works in the system, and what each can do.
What it would connect to.
An integration is confirmed only after its API, access and scope are checked. A connection that updates on a schedule is described as scheduled, not real-time.
- Supplier ingredient sheets received by file, with a direct link considered later
- A messaging account for flags and customer notices
- Checkout on a gateway account held by you
How the work runs, and what we need from you.
What you provide
- Current ingredient and allergen sheets for each product
- How each line is made and kept apart
- The approval steps you follow today
Build the record first
We load existing sheets into the versioned record and check each one with your compliance lead.
Pilot profiles with a few shoppers
A small group saves profiles and uses them for a few weeks before they are offered to everyone.
What you receive.
- A versioned allergen record
- Shopper profiles and basket warnings
- A change log
- Batch tracing
How progress is judged.
Measures are agreed against your own baseline. We do not promise a result in advance.
- Records changed without an approval on file
- Orders flagged by a profile warning
Selling at home and abroad.
What counts as gluten-free, and what a pack may say, is defined differently from one country to another. Your adviser confirms the wording for each market before it is shown.
The wider requirements for specialty foods are on the Specialty Foods page.
Related subcategories.
Gluten-Free Food E-commerce & Allergen Records Software
Custom software solution
No GullySystem product keeps allergen and ingredient records under change control or matches them to customer dietary profiles. The system would be written for you, and nothing counts as available until it has been designed with you and accepted.
Read about the softwareExisting GullySystem products that apply
Related services
Selling in a shop as well?
Questions about gluten-free foods e-commerce.
Can the store say a product is gluten-free?
It shows the claim you supply, with the documents behind it. Whether the claim is valid is decided outside the software.
What happens when a supplier changes an ingredient?
The product is flagged, hidden from diet filters until the record is reviewed, and open orders that include it are listed.
Can shoppers save a dietary profile?
Yes. A saved profile filters the range and warns on conflicts. It helps a shopper and does not replace reading the pack.
Talk through your commerce requirement.
Describe what you sell, where you sell it and what is slowing you down. An engineer will reply within one business day.
- No obligation
- A reply within one business day
- Your details stay private