Food & beverage Solutions

The F&B industry is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population. Only subsistence farmers, those who survive on what they grow, can be considered outside of the scope of the modern food industry.
The food industry includes:

1. Regulation: local, regional, national and international rules and regulations for food production and sale, including food quality and food safety, and industry lobbying activities
2. Education: academic, vocational, consultancy
3. Research and development: food technology
4. Financial services insurance, credit
5. Manufacturing: agrichemicals, seed, farm machinery and supplies, agricultural construction, etc.
6. Agriculture: raising of crops and livestock, seafood
7. Food processing: preparation of fresh products for market, manufacture of prepared food products
8. Marketing: promotion of generic products (e.g. milk board), new products, public opinion, through advertising, packaging, public relations, etc
9. Wholesale and distribution: warehousing, transportation, logistics
10. Retail: supermarket chains and independent food stores, direct-to-consumer, restaurant, food services
11. Consumer: End user has one of the highest influences on the food industry through things like preference

Challenges In the Food Industry
Climate change
 Global economic downturn
 Obesity and diet-related illnesses
 Food safety and consumer trust
 Evolving consumer demands influencing NPD: the simplicity trend

Solutions
CorporateServe ERP offering
The product is part of the Microsoft Dynamics family, and intended to assist with  finance, manufacturing, customer relationship management, supply chains, analytics and electronic commerce for small and medium-sized enterprises specifically for the food and beverage industry. The following features are available to the industry:

• Direct to Store Delivery
• Quality Assurance
• Preventative Maintenance
• Process Production management
• Logistics Planning
• Rebate Management
• Recipe Management
• Product Research and Development
• Ingredient Tracking
• Nutrient Tracking
• Item Traceability and Recall
• Country of Origin Tracking
• Vendor Performance Tracking
• Commissions Tracking
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
• Freight Reconciliation
• Grower Pay Management