riskchef

Riskchef is a conceptual framework and software solution designed to integrate risk assessment into culinary operations. It helps kitchens, catering services, and food manufacturers identify, quantify, and mitigate risks across food safety, operational reliability, and supply chain continuity.

The framework combines hazard analysis with risk scoring, control planning, and decision support. It is designed to align with established food-safety systems such as HACCP while adding structured risk visualization, dashboards, and workflow management to support proactive mitigation.

Core components include hazard identification, likelihood and consequence scoring, control measures and critical control points, corrective actions, audit trails, and reporting.

Methodology favors an iterative cycle: hazard analysis, risk estimation, control design, monitoring and verification, and continuous improvement. It supports both qualitative judgments and quantitative data, and may employ probabilistic methods for optional risk quantification.

Applications span restaurant kitchens, central commissaries, event catering, and small to medium-sized food manufacturers. The system can ingest data from inventory, sanitation logs, supplier audits, and incident reports, and present risk heat maps and alerting.

Limitations include dependence on data quality and user adoption, potential cost for small operators, and the need for ongoing governance to maintain relevance.

See also HACCP, risk management, food safety.