Inventory Management for Food

Foodist makes keeping tabs on your inventory easy-peasy! No more endless clicking or battling a sea of pop-ups—just a clean, easy-to-navigate dashboard that puts all your critical inventory data right where you need it. With quick-access features and an intuitive layout, you can effortlessly track and manage your ever-changing stock. Need more details? Just click on any item to dive deeper and take control!

• Easily filter and sort the list table data for quick answers
• Monitor stock levels and get alerts when reaching reorder points so you’ll never stockout
• Incoming and outgoing data for each item to more accurately plan purchasing
• Expiration date tracking and alerts to monitor and reduce waste

When it’s time to get into the details, Foodist makes it easy for food and beverage distributors to find the right information — FAST.  Each item’s inventory management screen is organized into clear, intuitive tabs, so you’re never stuck searching for key details or struggling with cluttered, hard-to-read fields. With a user-friendly design that puts people first, you can make critical decisions quickly and confidently. Need to manage vendor data? The purchasing tab has everything you need in one place, from pricing and SKUs to lead times and more — keeping your operation running smoothly.

• Featuring custom images, key data, multiple item classifications, and catch weights
• Purchasing information including multiple vendor tracking, batch management, and inventory consumption settings to give you control
• Fully integrated with Customer Accounts, Invoices, and Pricing Tiers for consistent, accurate information without manual data entry to save you time
• QuickBooks integration available to connect inventory, sales, and other data to inventory items for accurate accounting

Quickly build and manage bills of materials for your in-house produced products with just a few clicks — no hassle, no delays. Easily add existing materials or create new ones on the fly, keeping your process fast and flexible. Foodist automatically syncs materials with your inventory data, so you’re always up to date without the headache of making changes in multiple places. Plus, with automatic production capacity calculations based on your current stock levels, you’ll always know exactly how much of a product you can produce — keeping your operation efficient and your customers satisfied.

• Robust custom bill of materials, cost calculation, and cycle time metrics
• Automatically calculated labor and resource costs
• See an up-to-the-moment forecast of production capability based on current available component stock
• Quick-links for all bills of material items make navigation to individual components a snap

Keep your vendor game strong with the Purchasing tab! Effortlessly track and manage multiple suppliers for each inventory item—because options are always a good thing. Set a primary vendor to keep pricing spot-on, and store product numbers, names, and barcodes for hassle-free ordering. Want to kick automation up a notch? Pair it with our optional Replenishment module to seamlessly link vendors to purchase orders, making receiving a breeze with better tracking and less manual work. More efficiency, fewer headaches!

• Multiple vendor tracking to accommodate a deeper supply chain
• Vendor specific information for clear ordering
• Record vendor barcodes for use within the system
• Integration with optional Replenishment module to link directly with purchase orders

Take the guesswork out of batch tracking with Batch Management—the perfect blend of automation and control! Every batch source is packed with all the details you need, from vendor info and expiration dates to batch numbers and purchase prices. Need GTINs? We’ve got you covered with EAN-13, EAN-8, and UPC fields. Plus, with invoice integration, you’ll always know exactly how much is left in each batch—updated in real time! It’s fast, easy, and all in one simple, intuitive screen. More control, less hassle!

• Integrated with invoicing to automatically track batch totals and units remaining
• Data collection for GTIN with EAN-13, EAN-8, and UPC options
• Capture expiration dates for automated notifications
• Integration with optional Replenishment module to automate creation of batches from POs received