Two UK tech firms have launched new software platforms to aid NPD or carbon footprint measurement at food manufacturers including bakeries.
Grantham-based product lifecycle management (PLM) specialist Point74 has unveiled its Pro tool, which helps SME suppliers develop and launch recipes faster and with structured version control. The platform allows users to fully digitise the entire NPD process, from recipe creation and technical data to costing, compliance, and retailer-ready outputs.
This means it can help companies see the impact of costing and margins early. It also strengthens compliance by reducing manual handling and data duplication, as well as improving cross-functional visibility between NPD, Technical, and Commercial teams.
Several established food brands such as Krispy Kreme, Waitrose, and Charlie Bigham’s already use the Point74 Enterprise platform, which supports complex product portfolios and large-scale operations.
“Point74 Pro is for manufacturers who are growing fast, launching more products, or struggling with their development, and are feeling the strain of manual processes,” commented Mark Wood, chief commercial officer at Point74.
“When recipes, costs and technical data live in different places, it is too easy for errors to slip in and margins to leak out. Point74 Pro brings everything into one controlled platform so teams can move faster and launch products with confidence,” he added.
AI-powered platform Mondra has unveiled its new Base Year Recalculation, billed as offering world-first capability for measuring and validating carbon footprint reductions driven by product and supply chain change.
The London-based company noted that reporting progress on Scope 3 emissions was hard, with results often obscured by changes in methodology, data updates, or sales volumes, rather than reflecting genuine improvements. This means sustainability teams often struggle to demonstrate return on investment, and confidence erodes at the C-suite and stakeholder level when the data itself is not trusted.
Enabling manufacturers to track year-on-year Scope 3 reductions in line with science-based targets (SBTi) is the Base Year Recalculation. It automatically tracks and adjusts inputs for every SKU-level event, ensuring reductions are robust, auditable, and compliant with SBTi and greenhouse gases protocol. If the baseline changes due to factors that are not to do with re-formulation, the Mondra platform amends to reveal trustworthy carbon reductions.
There is also the option to view product and supply chain history, tracking the source of performance shifts and exporting transparent data for auditors. This feature shows the influence of real operational improvements and gives executives a simple view of what changed and why.
“Progress stalls when leaders don’t trust the numbers,” said Mondra CEO Jason Barrett. “Base Year Recalculation gives teams a consistent reference point, so reformulation, sourcing, and supplier decisions translate into credible reductions they can stand behind.”
Mondra was developed in coalition with the British Retail Consortium, whose members include major retailers such as Tesco, M&S, Co-op, Ocado, Asda, Lidl, Aldi, and Sainsbury’s, as well as suppliers like Samworth Brothers and Greencore.
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