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Andy simplifies HACCP paperwork for kitchens, cafés, and food trucks. It creates date labels, logs temperature checks, and generates PDF audit trails. While it saves time and reduces forgotten checks, note Bluetooth printer range limits and a restricted free tier. Best for small operations.
If you run a kitchen, café, or small food production line, you know HACCP paperwork is a necessary evil. Andy - HACCP and Labelling tries to turn that chore into a manageable daily habit. It's a mobile tool for creating date labels, logging temperature checks, and storing digital records instead of shuffling paper logs. After using it for three months in a busy sandwich shop, I found it genuinely cuts down on forgotten checks—but only if your staff actually remember to charge the phone.
The core workflow is straightforward: you set up your fridge zones and items once, then the app prompts you to record temps at chosen intervals. Labels print via a connected Bluetooth thermal printer (not included). What I liked most is the audit trail—when a health inspector asks for last week's cooler logs, you tap a button and share a PDF. No flipping through damp notebooks. The labelling module lets you batch-print allergen and date stickers, which saved me about 20 minutes per morning compared to handwriting everything. But there's a catch: the printer pairing can drop if you're more than three meters away, so you have to keep the phone close to the label station.
The checklist for HACCP checks is fully customizable, which is great if your restaurant uses different critical limits than the default settings. You can add corrective action notes directly when a reading is out of range. However, the app's free tier only supports one location and three users—beyond that you need a monthly subscription. Another shortcoming: the barcode scanner for ingredient lot tracking is slow and often fails in low light. I ended up manually entering lot numbers anyway. For a single-site business owner or a deli manager, the basic version works fine, but a multi-site catering company will outgrow it quickly.
Andy - HACCP and Labelling is best suited for independent restaurants, food trucks, and small bakeries that already follow HACCP principles but want to digitize paper records. It's less ideal if you run a large warehouse or need integration with enterprise inventory systems—there's no API or supplier sync. Also, the app requires Android 8.0 or newer, so older tablets in the kitchen might not run it. I'd recommend downloading the free trial first to test printer compatibility with your existing label rolls. The learning curve is shallow; most staff got the hang of it after one shift. Just don't expect to replace a full ERP system, and be ready for occasional Bluetooth hiccups.
