Food and beverage operations run on shelf life and traceability. A warehouse management system picks by expiry rather than by location convenience, keeps batch lineage from supplier receipt through to customer delivery, and applies the storage conditions a product requires before it can be put away.
New to this topic? Start with the complete warehouse management system (WMS) guide — what a WMS does, what it costs and how a rollout works.
The food and beverage industry is highly competitive and it is vital that companies rapidly respond to demand and ever-increasing customer requirements.
BizBloqs provides integrated warehousing, manufacturing and distribution solutions, that allows F & B businesses to stay compliant, drive productivity and fulfil orders.
Capture batch production and expiry date information with a single scan and create custom labelling to satisfy key customer requirements, which then are printed at the exact right time and location. Apply FEFO (first expired, first out) to avoid unnecessary losses.
Record material inflows and outflows accurately to provide full traceability across all product lines and perform well in operational audits. Digitze your bills of materials to keep track of your article transformations.
Configure client specific workflows with shelf life rules for each customer alongside the ability to reserve stock for key customers and provide advanced shipment notifications.
The BizBloqs technology stack features a data connector layer that allows product and inventory information to be shared with trading partners to improve business relationships and boost sales. EDI is fully supported and unlocks yet another level of digitization and optimization.
Best-before dates are managed on stickers and spreadsheets
Batch and date captured at receipt, enforced on every pick, and reported on before stock becomes a write-off
A trace request from a retailer takes hours to answer
Supplier batch to delivered customer order in a single query, meeting the response times retailers and inspectors expect
Chilled, frozen and ambient stock are managed as if they were the same
Each zone carries its own storage, picking and staging rules, so a chilled item cannot be staged in an ambient lane
Allergen and separation requirements depend on staff knowing them
Storage and picking constraints configured per item group and enforced by the system rather than by memory
Retail EDI orders are re-typed and delivery windows are missed
Electronic orders flow straight into planning with the agreed delivery window attached and breaches flagged before dispatch
Food & Beverages — What the food & beverages sector actually demands of a warehouse, a 14-point capability checklist you score yourself, and the eight questions to ask every vendor — including us.
BizBloqs has implemented and optimized numerous features that are highly relevant to the F & B industry. We highlighted a few below.
Hold multiple barcodes and quantities against items to drive efficiency.
Aged stock reporting and FIFO picking rules minimize obsolescence.
Control items at the batch and lot level with full location and event tracking.
Control the consumption of all component parts and keep accurate stock levels.
Ensure all products are handled in the same manner with standardized workflows.
Manage raw materials, packaging, work in progress and finished goods stock levels.
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Match it to how you operate
The compliance and commercial detail above is the same for everyone in food & beverages. What changes is how you run: production, fulfilment, wholesale or third-party logistics. Pick your operating model to see the process fit.
BizBloqs has developed a unique platform which can be configured to create many solutions for every logistic challenge we have encountered. Our combined experience and expertise in our field makes us trusted advisors and experts to address your needs.
A full Warehouse Management System (WMS) for companies of any size. Map out the correct flow of processes with our experts and transform your business
Track your inventory in real-time and never fail to fulfill your customer orders again. Deep insights into stock levels and all related movements allow you to keep customers informed perfectly.
Link your entire supply chain with the BizBloqs Integration Toolkit to transfer critical information in a secure, timely manner with both internal and external partners, for your operational efficiency
Choose your solution
BizBloqs is a warehouse platform, delivered in three solutions. Start where your operation is today, extend when you are ready. Each solution includes WMS at its core, with Order Management and Integrations layered in at the depth that fits your business.
Small and medium businesses running one warehouse, a growing order volume and a team that is doing too much by hand.
Scaling mid-market businesses selling across several channels, holding stock in more than one place, and outgrowing a single-warehouse setup.
Larger and multi-entity organisations with complex handling requirements, established ERP landscapes and formal governance obligations.
Why take our word for it? We let our customers convince you instead. BizBloqs customers are happy with their solutions and don’t hesitate to share their positive experiences. Our ability to turn any challenge into an efficient solution never fails to impress!
BizBloqs was one of the first to provide a WMS with scanning capabilities and we started a journey together. Our operations have gotten a lot more complex, advanced and especially bigger over the past 5 years and we have simply grown together.
Nick Bisselink, Financial/Operational Director
When we had extensive logistic requirements beyond the capabilities of our financial solution, BizBloqs shared its expertise to transform Lantaarn’s entire warehouse experience together
Lantaarn Publishers
We needed a better, more transparent and practical system for our incoming and outgoing product flow. A direct overview in our stock and all our logistics movements was really a must. BizBloqs helped us from the start!
Rik Klein - Sales manager
In addition to a scan procedure with EDI integration, BizBloqs has set up an entire production system for us. Production planning can provide direct instructions and as soon as they are ready, it all arrives in the OMS. This gives us a larger production capacity and a drastic reduction of the picking mistakes in dispatching.
Reinier Schot, Head of Production
Food & Beverages — Pick whichever suits where you are. All three land with the same team.
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After your last integration, how many systems hold a stock quantity for the same item? Name them.