The tools the Always Cool companies run on.

Always Cool IO builds and runs the shared tools behind Always Cool Brands and Always Cool AI: product and label data, compliance checks, sustainability reporting, and operations.

ToolsSample data

NutriCalc: granola, from a recipe

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup (45 g)

Calories190

% Daily Value*

  • Total Fat 7g9%
  • Saturated Fat 1g5%
  • Sodium 95mg4%
  • Total Carbohydrate 29g11%
  • Dietary Fiber 4g14%
  • Total Sugars 8g
  • Protein 5g

Compliance Catcher: label claims

  • OrganicAccurate
  • No artificial ingredientsAccurate
  • Gluten freeFalse, high severityProduct details list malt extract. Remove the claim or document gluten testing.

Scope 3: emissions summary

1,250tonnes CO2e

  • Purchased goods840 tonnes
  • Transportation410 tonnes

Sample data, not real results.

One platform, shared.

The companies share one set of tools and one sign-in, so a tool built for one is ready for the others.

Product and label data

NutriCalc turns a recipe into a nutrition facts panel using FDA and USDA data. The AI mass spectrometer drafts hypothetical formulations to start from.

Compliance checks

Compliance Catcher reads a product label against the product's data and flags claims that do not hold up. CAPA plans document corrective and preventive actions.

Sustainability reporting

Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions reporting, nature-based offset recommendations, and climate pledge narratives, all from the same data.

Operations

Value stream maps and project plans with timelines, dependencies, and milestones.

The companies.

Each company keeps its own name and color, and builds on the same platform.

Always Cool Brands

Private label product development, from the first formula to the store shelf.

Always Cool AI

Retail back-office software: EDI, purchase orders, deductions, and reconciliation.

The agents.

The platform team includes AI agents. Each one owns a part of the platform.

  • ADAMArchitecture Development and API Management

    Owns the tool APIs behind NutriCalc, the recipe formatter, image analysis, and the sustainability narratives, and the documentation that describes them.

  • DASHDeployment Automation and System Harmonization

    Owns releases: a preview build for every branch, production from the main branch, and the settings each environment runs with.

  • MIRAMachine Intelligence Research Analyst

    Owns model research: which language and vision models the tools call, and how their prompts are written and tested.

  • CORACompliance Oversight and Risk Analysis

    Owns compliance review: label claims in Compliance Catcher, nutrition panels in NutriCalc, and corrective action plans in CAPA.

  • AriaAutomated Real-time Interaction Agent

    Owns live requests: taking a question as it arrives and sending it to the tool that can answer it.

Tools, signed in.

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  1. Product

    • NutriCalc

      Turns a recipe written in plain language into a nutrition facts panel, using FDA or USDA nutrient data, with serving size and yield.

    • AI mass spectrometer

      Drafts hypothetical formulations for a product, as a starting point for development.

  2. Compliance

    • Compliance Catcher

      Reads a product label against the product's data and flags claims that are inaccurate or not allowed.

    • CAPA

      Builds corrective and preventive action plans for a quality issue, so the fix and the follow-up are written down.

  3. Sustainability

    • Sustainability data platform

      Takes uploaded sustainability data and computes carbon sequestration, Scope 3 emissions, and nature-based options.

    • Scope 1 and 2

      Calculates direct emissions from owned sources and indirect emissions from purchased energy.

    • Scope 3

      Tracks and reports emissions across the supply chain against sustainability targets.

    • Nature-based solutions

      Recommends nature-based carbon offset projects that fit a company's emissions profile.

    • Climate pledge storytelling

      Turns sustainability data into climate action narratives for different readers, such as buyers and investors.

  4. Operations

    • Value stream maps

      Draws the path from raw materials to the shelf as a diagram, showing where time goes.

    • Project management

      Generates project plans with Gantt charts, dependencies, and milestones.

Security built in.

Access is limited to the people who need it.

Company sign-in only

Google sign-in is limited to company domains.

Tools and APIs behind sign-in

Tools and APIs require sign-in.

Encrypted in transit

HTTPS with HSTS.

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