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Distribute Food & Beverage Products with Full Traceability

Perishable inventory, lot expiration, food safety compliance, and tight margins demand a system purpose-built for how food and beverage distributors actually operate. Odoo handles all of it in one connected platform.

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INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

Food and Beverage Distribution is Uniquely Demanding

Managing perishables, regulatory requirements, and complex supply chains requires systems that go far beyond standard inventory management.
What Makes F&B Distribution Hard
How Odoo Addresses Them


CORE CAPABILITIES

What Odoo Gives Your F&B Distribution Operation

Every feature below is built into Odoo's core modules; no third-party add-ons required for the fundamentals.
Lot Tracking and Expiration Management

Assign lot numbers at receiving, track expiration dates, and automate FEFO inventory management. Odoo's food traceability software alerts your team before stock reaches its use by date.

FEFO / FIFO Automated Picking Strategies

Set FEFO/FIFO picking rules by product category. Odoo's warehouse management system automatically pulls the oldest or soonest expiring stock first, no normal checks needed. 

Multi-unit-of-Measure Support

Buy by pallet, store by case, sell by weight or unit. Odoo automates unit of measure conversions across purchasing, inventory, and sales orders.

Supplier Traceability and Audit Records

Every lot links to its purchase order, supplier and delivery date for full food safety compliance. Generate forward or backward trace reports in seconds during an audit.

Delivery Routing and Fleet Management

Manage drivers, vehicle schedules, and cold chain delivery routing from the same platform that runs your inventory and invoicing. 

Real-time inventory and Spoilage Reporting

Track stock value, near-expiry lots, and slow-moving SKUs on real-time inventory dashboards. Catch spoilage-driven margin loss before it hits your P&L.

ODOO APPLICATIONS

The Odoo Apps TND Deploys For Food and Beverage Distributors

TND configures these modules together so traceability, compliance, and order flow work as one system from day one: not a future integration project.

Odoo Application

Category

What it Does For Distributors 

   Core   

Multi-location stock tracking with FEFO/FIFO rules, lot and expiration date management, and automated reorder points by product and location.

Lot & Serial Tracking

   Core   

Assign lot numbers at receiving, track expiration dates, and generate full forward/backward traceability reports for any product on demand.

   Core   

Manage vendor contracts, minimum order quantities, and purchase history. Automate replenishment purchase orders when stock hits reorder thresholds.

   Core   

Customer-specific pricing, volume discounts, and delivery scheduling. Link sales orders directly to available, non-expired inventory.

   Compliance   

Configure inspection checkpoints at receiving, production, and dispatch. Record pass/fail results and maintain audit-ready documentation for HACCP and FSMA.

   Core   

Inventory valuation, margin tracking by product and customer, automated invoicing from deliveries, and real-time financial reporting.

Warehouse Management

   Core   

Pick-pack-ship workflows with barcode scanning. FEFO picking enforced at the zone and lot level. Multi-step receiving quality inspection before put-away.

   Sales   

Manage your route sales representatives, track account touchpoints, and monitor which customers are growing or declining in order volume.

   Sales   

Customer-specific pricing, volume discounts, and delivery scheduling. Link sales orders directly to available, non-expired inventory.

Replenishment

   Inventory   

Automated reorder rules based on demand history and lead times. Prevents both stockouts of fast-moving products and over-purchasing of perishables.

   Logistics   

Manage vehicle assignments, driver schedules, and delivery routes. Coordinate temperature-sensitive deliveries with full documentation.

Reporting & Dashboards

   Analytics   

Live dashboards for inventory turns, near-expiry alerts, delivery performance, gross margin by SKU, and customer account health.


REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Built to Support the Standards Your Customers Require

 Food distributors face increasing regulatory pressure. Odoo's traceability and quality modules give you the documentation to satisfy auditors and meet customer requirements.

FSMA

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act traceability requirements supported through lot tracking and supplier documentation

HACCP

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) documentation, maintained through Odoo's quality inspection records.

SQF

Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification audit trails, supported by receiving inspection records and lot-level traceability.

GS1

Barcode and lot labeling standards for retail and foodservice customers supported through Odoo's label printing and lot management

Ready to Bring Traceability and Control to Your Food & Beverage Distribution?

 TND configures Odoo specifically for food and beverage distributors: lot tracking, FEFO, compliance documentation, and route sales all connected from day one.

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