Shop smarter, save time. Kitchen Companion takes the same barcode technology that grocery stores use to simplify your personal or family grocery shopping, automatically.

The scanner and software are both included in the box -- simply scan the barcodes on the foods and grocery products you use with the IntelliScanner mini portable barcode reader, download your scans to your computer, and the companion software will provide you with a detailed shopping list with everything you need to pick up on your next trip. Kitchen Companion even offers a nutrition database and space for your own notes.

Scan your groceries to make a shopping list. Keep your IntelliScanner in the kitchen: scan the items you want to buy as you throw them away, or whenever you're running low. You don't need to remember what to buy -- just pick up the scanner and scan the barcode. Your IntelliScanner stores information on the products you scan in its built-in memory chip, and keep them there until you're ready to go shopping.  (Sample Shopping List)

Print out your shopping list in seconds. When you're ready to go shopping, simply connect the scanner to your Windows PC or Mac. The included Kitchen Companion software matches your groceries to our extensive 300,000 item database, then presents a detailed shopping list that's ready to print.

Shop the way you want. Kitchen Companion prints detailed lists with no keyboard entry required -- just press a button and take the list off the printer. Looking for an even smarter way to shop? Kitchen Companion can send your shopping lists to iPod, Palm OS handhelds, and Bluetooth-enabled cell phones.

Special tools for power users. Kitchen Companion offers advanced tools for power users, shopping fanatics, and dietitians. Take advantage integrated quantity tracking, scan in/out capabilities, XML data export, purchasing and consumption histories, searchable custom fields, and smart lists, powered by an integrated SQL database engine.

Your IntelliScanner even comes with an IntelliScanner On-The-Go Card, a smart plastic card that fits in your wallet or purse to scan quantities and undo scans anywhere -- so you don't have to scan all 10 boxes of Pop-Tarts individually, and scanning the wrong item isn't anything to worry about.

Integrated reference tools make kitchen management easy. Kitchen Companion includes an integrated Nutrition Browser, with thousands of nutritional records from the USDA. Browse by category, or search for the food you want -- then view a custom Nutrition Label for your selection.

My Recipes makes it easy to track your favorite recipes, then access them for easy preparation.