Quicine

quicine.com ↗ ·Barcelona ·Pre-seed

Quicine is a Barcelona-based consumer app that works as an AI-powered kitchen assistant, helping households cut food waste, lower grocery costs and plan meals around what they already have. Users log groceries by photographing receipts or adding items by hand. The app tracks estimated expiry dates, gives storage advice for each ingredient and suggests recipes that use what is in the pantry. Its cooking content is bilingual and draws on Caribbean and Latin cuisine. The iOS app launched on the Apple App Store in June 2026, followed by an Android release on Google Play.

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SectorsFoodtech, Consumer, AI, Food waste Start-up MapFoodtech & Agtech › Restaurant & hospitality software

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Founders

Bernell S.

Founder & CEO

Hector R.

Co-founder

Global models 5

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