Methods, devices, and systems for dish data generation and tracking

A server comprising:

• a memory;
• a database;
• and
• a processor that generates dish data for a dish described by one of a plurality of recipes for the dish, the processor being configured for:
• receiving recipe data that describes the dish, wherein the recipe data is received as part of an electronic request from an application running on a client device associated with the user;
• identifying the dish described by the received recipe data;
• generating a universal dish identifier for the identified dish in response to a determination that the identified dish does not already have an associated universal dish identifier, wherein the determination is made by performing a lookup for the identified dish in the database;
• receiving grocery loyalty account information from the user;
• creating, using the received grocery loyalty account information, a connection to a third-party website associated with the received grocery loyalty account information, wherein the connection is specific to the user;
• and
• transmitting the generated universal dish identifier to the third-party website associated with the received grocery loyalty account information over the connection.