Industries · Food & Beverage
The batch left the plant. The hold never caught it.
Plutonic builds food and beverage software for Indian plants, brands, and distributors — lots, quality, warehouse, and orders tied to the ERP you already run.
- A recall question lands and you cannot say which lots and which trucks without a weekend in Excel
- Lab says hold. Dispatch already loaded the crate
- FEFO is a poster. The picker grabs what is in front
- A promotion hits modern trade and the plant finds out when the indent is already late
Overview
What an F&B plant actually needs from software
Challenges
If this is your week, keep reading
The lot story breaks under a recall
Input, batch, and shipment history are incomplete when an auditor or a buyer asks.
- Genealogy is a notebook plus SAP screenshots
- Which distributor got which batch is a guess
- Hours lost assembling a list that should be a query
Quality is a result. Shipping does not wait.
Batch records and lab results do not reliably stop or release product.
- Hold in email, movement in WMS
- Release is a verbal 'it's fine'
- CAPA starts after the customer complaint
Expiry wins because the picker is in a hurry
FEFO fails across plant, DC, and distributor.
- Short-dated stock hiding behind a pallet
- Partner dumps returns you cannot trace
- Write-off is a monthly surprise
The plant is the last to know the order
Promotions and channel demand hit production after the run is already planned.
- Sales promise in WhatsApp
- Distributor portal is a PDF indent
- Changeover because the mix was wrong
Solutions
What we put on the line, in the lab, and in the warehouse
Solution 01
A lot you can query in hours, not days
The mess
Origin and batch history are hard to assemble in a recall or an audit.
What we put in
Genealogy from input to shipment with a searchable trail — plant, warehouse, and distributor.
- Input lots on the batch
- Which truck, which partner
- List you can pull while the buyer is still on the phone
Solution 02
A hold that the warehouse cannot ignore
The mess
Checks do not reliably stop or release product.
What we put in
Quality status bound to the batch so lab results and inspections own shipping, with a named releaser.
- Hold in WMS, not only in email
- Release with a name
- CAPA attached to the lot
Solution 03
FEFO the picker actually follows
The mess
Expiry discipline breaks across DCs and partners.
What we put in
Inventory movements that respect expiry, allocations, and multi-location truth — tied to the ERP, not a side sheet.
- Pick the date the system says
- Allocation the DC cannot silently override
- Write-off you can see coming
Solution 04
Demand the line can see in time
The mess
Channel orders surprise the plant.
What we put in
Order and promotion visibility that connects distributors and capacity before the run is locked.
- Indent the plant trusts
- Promo in the plan, not a Friday shock
- No dual Excel forecast
Capabilities
What we actually build for F&B companies
01
Batch & genealogy
Inputs to finished lots so a recall is a query, not a war room.
- Lot on the batch
- Shipment on the lot
- Hours, not days
02
Quality holds & CAPA
Inspections, lab results, and release with an owner — kitchen or plant.
- Hold blocks the pick
- Named releaser
- CAPA on the lot
03
Warehouse & distribution
FEFO movements, allocations, and partner shipments.
- Expiry on the pick
- DC truth
- Returns you can trace
04
Recipe & process versions
Controlled formulations and parameters the line actually runs.
- Version on the batch
- No silent kitchen tweak
- Change with an approval
05
Distributor order portals
B2B ordering with stock and delivery status partners will use instead of WhatsApp.
- Stock they can trust
- Indent the plant sees
- Status without a call
06
Demand the planner can defend
Promo and forecast visibility tied to the run, not a side model.
- Tied to ERP orders
- Capacity you can argue with
- No second planning universe
07
Plant dashboards for standup
Yield, holds, and exceptions — a list for 9am, not 40 charts.
- Open holds
- Short-dated risk
- Role-based, not one TV
08
ERP, MES, WMS hooked in
Finance, plant, and warehouse without dual entry as the plan.
- Systems you already pay for
- No rip-and-replace as day one
- Pilot one line or DC
Use cases
Jobs an F&B owner will pay for
Recall in hours, not a war room
Find lots and shipments from a complete genealogy trail.
- One SKU family first
- Input to truck
- Buyer still on the call
Stop shipping a held batch
Make quality status bind warehouse and dispatch.
- Hold in WMS
- Named release
- Less customer-found defect
Cut expiry write-offs
FEFO and allocation across plant, DC, and partner.
- Pick by date
- Short-dated visible
- Returns with a lot
Tell the plant about the promo in time
Orders and promotions visible before the run is locked.
- Indent the line trusts
- Fewer panic changeovers
- Meeting starts with facts
Recommended services
Where to start in our practice
Why it matters
Why F&B teams stay with us
We talk lots, holds, and FEFO — not food-tech
If we cannot name the batch, the lab, and the pick face, we do not belong in the kickoff.
- Recall time
- Write-off
- No buzzword kickoff
Plant and trade on the same lot
Quality and inventory stay connected to what the distributor ordered.
- Hold blocks the truck
- Portal stock is warehouse stock
- Pilot one DC or line
Evidence in the workflow
Audit trail as the batch moves, not reconstructed for FSSAI week.
- Lab on the lot
- Release with a name
- Genealogy you can query
One SKU family, then the plant
Start where margin leaks. Expand when the graph bends.
- Baseline before we start
- One owner per metric
- Rollback the line will accept
FAQ
Food & Beverage questions
Yes. Most F&B projects connect to the ERP and warehouse tools you already run and fix the lot, hold, and order loops around them.
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