Food and beverage companies work with perishable ingredients, strict quality rules and thin margins. We connect ingredients, production, the cold store and distributors on SAP, so every batch can be traced, stock is used before it expires and recipe costs stay in view.
Farm to shelf
ingredients, production and distribution on one SAP system
Batch traceability
from supplier lot to customer delivery
Shelf-life managed
first-expiry, first-out picking in every warehouse
Rapid-Start for FMCG
GROW with SAP with FMCG processes pre-configured
Your business, ingredient to shelf
Choose any point in the business to see the problems we solve, the SAP solutions we use and the INK services behind them. Add the ones that matter to your plan.
Ingredients
The problem
- Ingredient prices and quality vary by supplier
- Imported ingredients held up at customs
What we deliver
- Supplier sourcing and contracts for ingredients and packaging
- Supplier lots recorded on receipt
- Import and export compliance for ingredients and products
- SAP Ariba
- S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement
- SAP Global Trade Services
INK services: Procurement & Spend · Global Trade
Plan
The problem
- Seasonal and promotional demand hard to plan for
- Production planned without shelf-life in mind
What we deliver
- One plan for demand, production and stock
- Shelf-life considered in production and stock planning
- Monthly sales and operations planning
- SAP IBP
- S/4HANA PP/DS
INK services: Supply Chain Planning & Logistics
Process & pack
The problem
- Batch records kept on paper at the line
- Recipe changes not reflected in production
What we deliver
- Recipe and formula management
- Process orders for batch production and packing
- Yield, scrap and downtime recorded against each batch
- S/4HANA Production Planning for process industries
- Batch management
INK services: Manufacturing & Asset Management
Quality & trace
The problem
- Recalls take days to trace
- Lab results not linked to the batch
What we deliver
- Inspection plans for ingredients, production and finished goods
- Batch traceability from supplier lot to customer
- Certificates and quality records for audits
- S/4HANA Quality Management
- Batch management
INK services: Manufacturing & Asset Management
Cold store
The problem
- Stock expires before it is sold
- Pickers choose the nearest pallet, not the oldest
What we deliver
- Batch and expiry management with first-expiry, first-out
- Warehouse management for chilled and ambient stock
- Shelf-life checks before stock is shipped
- SAP EWM
- Batch management
INK services: Supply Chain Planning & Logistics
Distributors & stores
The problem
- Distributor orders arrive by phone and spreadsheet
- No view of what sells through to the shelf
What we deliver
- Distributor and route-to-market sales on SAP
- Delivery planning to distributors and stores
- FMCG processes pre-configured with our Rapid-Start package
- SAP Sales Cloud
- SAP TM
- GROW with SAP
INK services: Customer Experience · Industry Rapid-Start Packages
Cost & footprint
The problem
- Recipe costs drift from the standard
- Packaging and energy data collected by hand
What we deliver
- Recipe costing and actual cost by product and batch
- Margin by product, customer and channel
- Packaging, energy and emissions reporting
- S/4HANA Finance and Controlling
- SAP Sustainability Footprint Management
INK services: Finance & Cost Control · Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Plant workforce
The problem
- Shift rosters built by hand around peak seasons
- Seasonal and contract workers hard to track
What we deliver
- Shift rostering on SAP BTP
- Contractor and seasonal workforce governance
- Time and attendance linked to payroll
- INK Shift Rostering app
- INK Contingent Workforce app
- SAP SuccessFactors
INK services: Shift Rostering app · Contingent Workforce app · Payroll & Time
Services for Food & Beverage
Manufacturing & Asset Management
Batch production, quality checks and recipe costing.
Learn more →Supply Chain Planning & Logistics
Demand planning, shelf-life and cold-chain warehousing.
Learn more →Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Packaging, energy and emissions reporting.
Learn more →Global Trade
Import and export compliance for ingredients and products.
Learn more →Customer Experience
Distributor and route-to-market sales.
Learn more →Industry Rapid-Start Packages
Pre-configured GROW with SAP processes for FMCG.
Learn more →INK apps for Food & Beverage
Shift Rostering & Workforce Optimization
40% less planning effort
See the app →Contingent Workforce Ecosystem
End-to-end vendor governance
See the app →Also available for every industry: GROW with SAP · RISE with SAP · ECC to S/4HANA migration · Finance · SuccessFactors & HCM · Payroll · Health Check 360° · iCare AMS · Change & Adoption · Local tax & e-invoicing · Talent Solutions
Before and after
Food and beverage today
- Stock expires in the warehouse
- Recalls traced through paper records
- Recipe costs known at month-end
- Distributor orders by phone and spreadsheet
Food and beverage with INK and SAP
- First-expiry, first-out on every pick
- Batch traceability from supplier lot to customer
- Recipe costing and actual cost by batch
- Distributor sales and delivery planning on SAP
Talk to an expert about food and beverage
Tell us how you source, make and deliver today. We’ll show where SAP protects freshness and margin first.
Frequently asked questions
How do you reduce shelf-life losses?
With batch and expiry management in SAP, first-expiry, first-out picking in SAP EWM and shelf-life considered in production and stock planning.
Can we trace a batch from supplier to customer?
Yes. Supplier lots are recorded on receipt and linked through production to each customer delivery, with quality results attached to the batch.
How do you handle recipe costing?
We set up recipe and formula management with recipe costing and actual cost by product and batch in S/4HANA, so you can see where costs drift from the standard.
Do you have a Rapid-Start package for food and beverage?
Yes. We offer pre-configured GROW with SAP processes for FMCG, so you start from an industry-fit system rather than a blank one.