Content Checked Holdings, Inc
(OTCQB: CNCK) is a young company in a hurry. Founded in July 2013 by Kris
Finstad, the company, according to SEC filings, had no revenues for the 6-month
period ending September 30, 2014. One year later, for the comparable 6-month period
to September 30, 2015, revenues of $657,850 flowed into the company’s coffers.
Finstad and his team at Content Checked have not been sitting on their hands.
Those hands have been busy creating and developing a family of mobile apps for
those with special dietary needs or who suffer from food allergies.
The company’s first app,
ContentChecked, is a smartphone application designed for use by those who
suffer from food allergies and intolerances. The app allows its user to scan a
product’s bar code and determine if it is safe for consumption. Other features
include an expansive menu and recipe database with directions and ideas on food
preparation for avoiding allergic reactions. ContentChecked also features a
database of allergens and food ingredients that indicate any relationship
between the two. Currently, that database has information on more than 400,000
products in the United States, and it’s constantly being expanded.
ContentChecked doesn’t only help shoppers. The platform provides a way for food
manufacturers and distributors to better inform their markets, where it matters
most, at point-of-sale.
Subsequently, the company put out
two more apps: MigraineChecked and SugarChecked. MigraineChecked is good news
for the 38 million Americans who suffer from migraine and chronic headaches.
With SugarChecked, you can scan the barcodes of grocery store products and
determine the kind of sugars contained within. SugarChecked identifies four
main types of sugars that consumers can avoid, including added sugars,
artificial sweeteners, natural low-calorie sweeteners and sugar alcohols. The
app is an easy shopping tool for consumers trying to decipher often-misleading
food labels and receive recommendations for healthier alternative products in
real time as they shop. It’s been estimated (http://dtn.fm/fX0tW) that, in the
U.S., there are about 15 million people who suffer from food allergies. It’s a
potentially fatal malaise, particularly in children (1 in 13 of whom is
affected). According to a study released in 2013 by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), food allergies among children increased
approximately 50 percent between 1997 and 2011. The economic cost of children’s
food allergies is nearly $25 billion per year.
Together ContentChecked, MigraineChecked
and SugarChecked have had over 2 million downloads, and 66 percent of users are
active at least five times a week. These apps were initially meant for those
who suffer from allergies and other dietary restrictions, but they’re catching
on as the nation grows more health conscious. Last year, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, in a study entitled Changes in Eating Patterns and Diet Quality
among Working-Age Adults, 2005-2010 reported that ‘American adults are eating
better, making better use of available nutrition information… consuming fewer
calories coming from fat and saturated fat, consuming less cholesterol and
eating more fiber…’
The ContentChecked suite of apps
has been talked about in Forbes, USA Today and the Los Angeles Business Journal.
It’s been seen on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. Word is certainly getting around. CEO
Kris Finstad is confident about the future: “We believe that the iOS (Apple)
and Android platforms are moving in the direction of subscription-based
applications. To capitalize on this trend and stay ahead of our competition, we
are making our core apps free, and are also offering users subscription-based
versions of our apps that will provide access to additional desired features.
With the re-launch and re-brand of Content Checked’s products, anticipated to
take place in March 2016, we will introduce a new subscription based service
for the Content Checked line of products, in addition to offering an updated
and improved experience for core (free) users.” We look forward to that.
For more information, visit
www.contentchecked.com
About QualityStocks
QualityStocks is committed to connecting subscribers with
companies that have huge potential to succeed in the short and long-term
future. We offer several ways for investors to find, evaluate, and learn more
about investing in these companies.
The Quality Stocks Daily Blog http://blog.qualitystocks.net
The Quality Stocks Daily Videos http://videocharts.qualitystocks.net
The Quality Stocks “Ones to Watch” http://gotstocks.qualitystocks.net
Please see disclaimer on the QualityStocks website: http://disclaimer.qualitystocks.net
No comments:
Post a Comment