# ERP for Food and Beverage > Tailor-made ERP for food and beverage producers: recipes, lot and batch tracking, expiry dates, production planning, quality checks and packaging records. https://e-xperiencebe.webhosting.be/solutions/erp-business-applications/food-beverage · English ERP for food and beverage A custom ERP for food and beverage production that manages recipes, production norms and methods, plans the work against real demand and records output stage by stage. It can include lot and batch tracking with expiry dates, quality checks at critical points and packaging records, so spoilage, overproduction and food waste stay low. ## What does a food and beverage ERP need to handle? A food and beverage ERP is a management platform that connects recipes, raw material stock and production planning, and keeps a record of which ingredient lots went into which batch. For producers of food or drinks, that link between ingredients, batches and expiry dates is what makes planning, quality checks and product recalls manageable. The platform starts from production norms: recipes with quantities per batch, yields and losses, and the methods and equipment used at each stage. From there it can calculate material needs for the planned production and flag shortages before a run starts. ## Lots, batches and expiry dates Traceability is the core of most food ERPs. A tailor-made platform can include: - Receiving raw materials with supplier lot numbers and expiry or best-before dates. - Batch production records that link every ingredient lot to the finished batch, so a lot can be traced forward to customers or back to suppliers. - Stock rotation by expiry date (FEFO), with warnings for lots close to their date. - Labels with batch number and date printed from the platform. ## Production planning, output and quality Production schedules can be built from orders and forecasts, taking shelf life into account so the team produces what will sell rather than what fills the line. Output per batch or shift is recorded against the norm, which shows yields and losses per product. Quality checks can be attached to critical points in the process, such as temperatures, weights or visual checks, and stored with the batch. Packaging steps, materials and label data are recorded per batch too, so the full history of each lot is in one place. ## How we build it Every platform is built around the client's own recipes, workflow and terminology, whether that is a bakery, a winery, a dairy or a beverage bottler. It connects through APIs to the accounting and certified invoicing software the client already uses, and live dashboards show planned versus actual output, stock close to expiry and open quality issues. Design, development and support are handled by our team in Sintra. Read more about our [tailor-made ERP and business applications](https://e-xperiencebe.webhosting.be/solutions/erp-business-applications) and [live dashboards](https://e-xperiencebe.webhosting.be/solutions/dashboards), or see the related [ERP for pharma and cosmetics](https://e-xperiencebe.webhosting.be/solutions/erp-business-applications/pharma-cosmetics) and [ERP for packaging and printing](https://e-xperiencebe.webhosting.be/solutions/erp-business-applications/packaging-printing). To talk about your production, [get in touch](https://e-xperiencebe.webhosting.be/contact). Production norms, methods, scheduling, output, quality and compliant packaging. Food and beverage ERP Norms, methods and quality in one system ## Languages - [Português](https://e-xperiencebe.webhosting.be/pt/solucoes/erp-aplicacoes-empresariais/industria-alimentar-e-bebidas.md)