For outdoor programs, camps, and outfitters, menu planning is more than picking recipes—it’s logistics, budgeting, dietary restrictions, client communication, and operational consistency. With new tools entering the market, it can be tough to know which platform truly supports the complexity of large-scale group food planning. Below is a straightforward, side-by-side comparison to help Canadian and US outfitters understand the real differences between Wholesum and MHO Meal Map /MHO MealMap.

Capability                                                                                         MHO MEAL MAP           Wholesum      
Time in market / Applicaiton Launch< 1 year10+ years
Create recipes manually✅✅
Manage dietary restrictions✅✅
Scale recipes to group size / headcount✅✅
Curated / vetted recipe library✅✅
Unlimited group size❌✅
AI-powered recipe generation❌✅
Import recipes from any URL❌✅
Custom meal-category columns❌✅
Merge groups for combined shopping list❌✅
Track cost estimates❌✅
Batch-based calculations (batch scaling)❌✅
Export customization (choose columns in PDF/Excel)       ❌✅
Ingredient detail fields (brand/aisle/URL/item #)❌✅
Ingredient rounding rules❌✅
Convert recipe units ↔ purchase units❌✅
Ingredient details for multiple locations❌✅
Multiple users / shared access❌✅
Share real-time PDF links with clients❌✅
Client-facing menus❌✅
Fully functional iPhone & Android app❌✅
Multi-year backups & data protection practices❌✅
Share recipes with the Wholesum community❌✅

While MHO Meal Map (MealMap) offers a basic starting point for recipe storage and simple scaling, Wholesum stands apart as the original, most experienced, and most feature-rich meal-planning platform for outfitters. With a decade of development, mature tools, mobile apps, multi-location ingredient management, cost tracking, batch calculations, real-time client sharing, and deep reliability practices, Wholesum simply delivers more of what large Canadian and US operations need.

If you want a platform built and refined specifically for outdoor programs, camps, and guiding companies—one that’s trusted, stable, and continuously improving for 10+ years—Wholesum remains the stronger and more complete solution.