Food and Beverage Software Development

A recipe register with version control showing the current approved specification for every product, with full revision history and a sign-off workflow before any new version reaches production. Ingredient quantities with unit of measure conversion, yield factors, and loss percentages. Allergen declarations generated automatically from the ingredient list, with cross-contamination flags for shared-line allergens. Cost calculation showing standard material cost per batch and per unit, based on current ingredient purchase prices. Batch scaling that adjusts quantities and recalculates packaging requirements for any run size. The recipe management that replaces the spreadsheet and keeps production on the current approved formula.

Lot-level traceability from goods receipt through every production stage to finished goods despatch. Goods-in recording captures supplier name, delivery date, lot number, best-before date, and quantity received against each ingredient delivery. Production batch records link the ingredient lot numbers consumed to the finished goods lot produced, including any rework incorporated. Finished goods despatch records the customer, delivery date, and lot numbers shipped. Forward trace shows every customer who received product containing a specific ingredient lot. Backward trace shows every ingredient lot that went into a specific finished goods lot. A mock recall becomes a 10-minute exercise rather than a half-day search through paper records. The FDA's FSMA 204 Food Traceability Rule requires lot-level Key Data Elements captured at each Critical Tracking Event for foods on the Food Traceability List, which is exactly the record structure this system maintains.

Production plan generation based on customer orders or demand forecast, recipe requirements, current stock levels, and line capacity. Materials requirements calculation shows the quantity of each ingredient needed for the plan, checked against current stock and open purchase orders. Line scheduling with shift allocation and changeover time management. Work orders generated from the plan carry the approved recipe, required quantities, and lot number assignment. Production progress is tracked against the work order, with actual yield recorded at completion. Variance reporting shows the difference between standard and actual yield by product and by run.

HACCP critical control point monitoring with configured limits, recorded checks, and an out-of-limit alert workflow. Cleaning and sanitation schedule management with completion records and sign-off. Pest control log and corrective action tracking. Calibration schedules for measuring equipment with certificate storage and overdue alerts. Supplier approval workflow requiring quality documentation before a supplier is approved for production use. Non-conformance recording and corrective action management for quality deviations. The food safety documentation an auditor can review without the site manager spending a day preparing a paper evidence pack.

Incoming goods inspection with configurable checks by product category, pass/fail criteria, and a quarantine workflow for rejected deliveries. In-process quality checks at defined production stages with check type, frequency, and acceptance criteria configured by product. Finished product release with final quality check sign-off before goods reach despatch. Customer complaint management from initial receipt through investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action closure. Product hold and release workflow for stock pending a quality decision. Shelf-life management with best-before date allocation and stock rotation reporting.

An allergen matrix showing the presence of every regulated allergen in your market in every ingredient and every finished product, automatically updated when a recipe changes. Shared-line allergen management with cross-contamination risk assessment and cleaning validation records. Label specification management showing approved label content for each product: allergen declaration, ingredient list, and nutritional information. A label change workflow requiring sign-off before a new specification is released for print. The allergen controls that protect your customers and protect the business from the reputational damage of an undeclared allergen incident.