The story of FoodToDo

The Mealplanner, a Finnish MedTech startup which was founded in 2016, has secured funding from TEKES and additional funds from an undisclosed group of private investors. In 2016, the young company raised another round, which was invested into further development.and

The startup is based in Pori (Finland) and wants to make a  real impact in the nutrition field by fighting diet-related diseases. The ambitious team currently consists of 18 people working on the Mealplanner solution – also with the goal to digitize the nutritionist work. The consumer product of The Mealplanner is called FoodToDo and is an app-based personalized food-health solution.

The startup was founded by Sophie Michelin, Cordon-Bleu graduate, mother, and businesswoman.Having 3 children it was for her to cook something that would match the preferences of her household taking into consideration numerous allergies and food intolerance. A short message from her:

Sophie Michelin, the Founder, and CEO of Mealplanner states: “We believe that we can help dietitians reinvent their profession to become much better professionals and fight against insulin-resistance, obesity, overweight, diabetes, hypertonia more efficient. Tech can also help to prevent these diseases, and it’s time for a change since obesity and diabetes become one of the biggest challenges in healthcare.”

Foodtodo’s innovative solution aims to connect all the new tech solutions such as health trackers and smartwatches with your diet or meal plan. This way your diet will be adjusted according to your stress/energy level, glucose/fat level, allergies and individual preferences.

In case your situation will start to aggravate, you can consult a dietitian inside the Foodtodo platform who will come and track your progress in the future.

Since Foodtodo gives the Dietitians the modern tools to track their clients better, it might become easier for them to manage their clients and eradicate obesity, diabetes and other diseases.

The main aim of Foodtodo is to eventually prevent all these diseases in the early stage. You might have the predisposition to obesity or your parents have diabetes, but that genetics is not all. With the right diet and monitoring, you might never experience these kinds of problems.

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