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SAP Business One for Food & Beverage Distributors
Food and beverage distribution demands precision: lot tracking, expiration management, FIFO compliance, and complex logistics. SAP Business One gives you the tools to manage it all in one integrated system.
Speak with a specialist who understands your industry.
Challenges in Food & Beverage Distribution
These are the operational pain points that hold food & beverage distribution businesses back.
Managing expiration dates across thousands of SKUs and ensuring FIFO compliance is nearly impossible with spreadsheets or basic software.
FDA traceability requirements, FSMA compliance, and recall management require enterprise-grade tracking capabilities.
Customer-specific pricing, volume discounts, promotional pricing, and rebates make pricing management extremely complex.
Cold chain management, multiple temperature zones, and delivery routing add layers of operational complexity.
Food distribution operates on razor-thin margins. Any inefficiency in operations directly impacts profitability.
Processing hundreds or thousands of orders daily with accuracy requires automation and integration.
How SAP Business One Solves These Challenges
Purpose-built features that address every pain point in food & beverage distribution.
Full lot traceability from receipt to delivery. Track batch numbers, manufacturing dates, and expiration dates across your entire supply chain.
Automated FIFO enforcement ensures oldest stock ships first. Reduce waste and improve inventory turns.
Manage dry, refrigerated, and frozen warehouses in a single system with real-time visibility across all locations.
Handle customer-specific pricing, volume discounts, promotional deals, and rebate management without manual workarounds.
Plan and optimize delivery routes with integrated tools that consider vehicle capacity, temperature requirements, and customer schedules.
Instant recall capabilities with full forward and backward lot traceability. Generate compliance reports in seconds.
Results for Food & Beverage Distribution Businesses
- Reduce spoilage and waste by 30-50% with automated FIFO
- Full FDA and FSMA traceability compliance
- Real-time visibility across all temperature zones
- Automated order processing for high-volume operations
- Customer-specific pricing without manual management
- Instant recall capability with lot tracing
SAP B1 Modules Used
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. SAP B1 has built-in batch and lot management that tracks manufacturing dates, expiration dates, and lot numbers from receipt through delivery. This enables full forward and backward traceability required by FDA regulations.
Yes. SAP Business One enforces FIFO (First In, First Out) automatically through its batch management system. It prioritizes oldest inventory for picking, reducing waste and ensuring product freshness.
Absolutely. SAP Business One manages multiple warehouses with different configurations. You can track inventory across dry, refrigerated, and frozen zones in a single system with real-time visibility.
SAP B1 provides complete traceability from supplier to customer. In case of a recall, you can instantly identify affected lots, which customers received them, and where remaining stock is located.
Ready to Transform Your Food & Beverage Distribution Business?
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