Issue 01 — Kitchen intelligence

A quieter kind of
supervision
for the kitchen.

Sentra is a camera-based monitoring system trained to spot allergens, flag hygiene slips, and verify cleaning — so chefs can keep cooking and managers can stop double-checking.

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"A nut on a chopping board shouldn't depend on whether someone happened to be looking."

— The premise behind Sentra.

Why this exists

I almost died from a Starbucks coffee.

I live with a severe dairy allergy. A single sip of the wrong drink once sent me into anaphylaxis — in a crowded café, with a full staff, and no one realised what had happened until it was almost too late.

That moment stayed with me. Not the fear, but the realisation that the gap between a kitchen's intent and its execution is still too wide. A label can be misread. A jug can be swapped. A mistake can travel from the prep bench to the counter in seconds.

Sentra was built because I believe the next layer of safety in food service shouldn't depend on a person happening to catch something at the right moment. It should be calm, reliable, and always there — so that no one else has to go through what I did.

— Iris Zhorov

The system

Four jobs, running quietly in the background.

i.
Allergen awareness
Recognises common allergens — nuts, shellfish, gluten, dairy — across prep, plating, and service. Flags cross-contact in real time.
ii.
Hygiene checks
Handwashing, glove changes, surface separation. Logged as it happens, not at the end of the shift.
iii.
Cleaning, verified
Routine cleans are timed, watched, and ticked off automatically. Proof sits next to the schedule, not on a clipboard.
iv.
A second pair of eyes
Always on. Quiet unless something needs attention — then it tells the right person, fast.

Approach

Installed in a morning. Useful by lunch.

We don't ask kitchens to change how they work. The cameras go in first; the models learn your menu and your routines second.

  1. 01

    Install

    Discreet ceiling cameras cover prep, line, dish pit, and storage. No wiring through the workspace.

  2. 02

    Calibrate

    We tune the models to your ingredients, your allergens, your SOPs — over a couple of services.

  3. 03

    Hand over

    It runs on its own. Managers get a quiet daily summary; the line gets an alert only when one matters.

If your kitchen ever had a near-miss,
that's the one we want to catch.

We're piloting Sentra with a small group of restaurants and hotel groups through 2026. Join the waitlist and we'll be in touch when a spot opens.