Discover
Process workshops, data audit, and a fit-gap against the standard product.
Phase 2 · Evaluate
Industry
Fresh Data for Fresh Goods.
Shelf life, batch traceability and margin by SKU handled in spreadsheets beside the accounting system.
How we solve it
Business Central with FoodBeverageFlow 365 for recipes, batches and shelf life, DistributionFlow 365 with the VAN Selling App for route sales, and Power BI on the live ledger.
What you get
Lot and expiry tracking
Recipe and production costing
Route sales and POS
Automated reporting
Food and beverage: fresh data for fresh goods
From the recipe to the route to the margin by SKU, with shelf life and traceability controlled throughout.
Dynamics 365
Production, stock, finance and sales
Power Platform
Van, warehouse and quality apps
Azure
Integration to retailers, scales and equipment
Power BI & Fabric
Yield, expiry and margin by product and channel
Copilot & agents
Planning and exception assistance
Microsoft 365 & Teams
Approvals and alerts in Teams
Start Recipes, orders and routes
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Design Cost the recipe Recipes and bills of material set the standard cost. Dynamics 365 FoodBeverageFlow 365
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Make Run the batch Batch production records yield against the recipe. Dynamics 365 Power Platform FoodBeverageFlow 365
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Control Track lots, expiry and holds Lot and expiry tracking, with quality holds. Dynamics 365 FoodBeverageFlow 365 Control point
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Store Move and count stock Stock is moved and counted by handheld. Dynamics 365 Power Platform StockFlow 365
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Sell Sell on routes and at the till Van and retail sales post to the ledger, including offline. Dynamics 365 Power Platform DistributionFlow 365 RetailFlow 365
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Comply Submit tax invoices Invoices and receipts are submitted from inside posting. Dynamics 365 DigiTaxFlow 365 Integration Tax authority connectors
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Report Measure margin by SKU Yield, expiry and margin by SKU and channel. Power BI & Fabric Microsoft 365 & Teams Copilot & agents
Result Costed batches, delivered product and margin by SKU
This is the standard pattern we implement. The exact scope, systems and integrations are confirmed with you in a discovery workshop.
Our approach
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Design
Solution blueprint, integration map, and the extensions we will actually need.
Deploy
Configuration, migration rehearsal, role-based training, UAT and phased cutover.
Support
Hypercare, managed services, client portal, scheduled optimisation reviews.
Platform and products for this sector
Food & Beverage programmes typically run on Dynamics 365 Business Central, Power Platform & Power BI, with FoodBeverageFlow 365, StockFlow 365, FleetFlow 365, DistributionFlow 365, RetailFlow 365, DigiTaxFlow 365 covering the sector-specific gaps. Which combination applies depends on entity count, integration load and the reporting you must produce from the ledger.
How a programme runs
We start with the process that hurts most in the sector, not with the whole ERP. Discovery and fit-gap on your own processes, a design signed off by finance and operations, a pilot on real documents, then roll-out in phases with hypercare after go-live.
Discover: workshops, data audit and written fit-gap
Design: blueprint, integrations and the extensions that are justified
Deploy: configuration, migration rehearsals, training and cutover
Support: hypercare, managed services and optimisation reviews
Frequently asked questions
Which Dynamics 365 platform suits Food & Beverage?
Dynamics 365 Business Central, Power Platform & Power BI. Entity count, integration load and regulatory reporting decide between them, not headcount.
Which Software Dynamics products apply to Food & Beverage?
FoodBeverageFlow 365, StockFlow 365, FleetFlow 365, DistributionFlow 365, RetailFlow 365, DigiTaxFlow 365. Each product page lists the platform it runs on and what it adds to the standard product.
How do we start?
With a 45-minute consultation, then a discovery and fit-gap workshop on your own processes. You receive a written fit-gap and a phased plan before a programme is agreed.