Smarter Operations for Food & Beverage
From Factory Floor to Customer Door
Solutions for Food & Beverage
Most food and beverage companies don’t sell products directly to consumers online. Instead, their success depends on B2B relationships with retailers, wholesalers, and distributors, where customer service often matters more than sales. Strabo Partners’ Dynamics 365 and eCommerce solutions give you the visibility, control, and automation you need to manage production, packaging, and distribution efficiently, stay compliant, and ensure accurate, on-time deliveries that build trust with your B2B customers.
Who We Serve
Manufacturers
Dynamics 365 F&SCM gives manufacturers insight into production, inventory, and compliance. Whether you're managing batches, scaling recipes, or automating shop floor processes, we help you gain control and improve operational efficiency.
- Batch & recipe control: Manage formulas, scale production, and meet regulatory standards.
- Shop floor automation: Connect people and machines with automated production data.
- Compliance & traceability: Track every lot from raw material to finished product.
- Integrated quality checks: Trigger inspections automatically at key steps.
- Yield optimization: Analyze output and waste trends to improve efficiency.
Distributors
We help food distributors streamline fulfillment, maintain compliance, and keep B2B customers informed. From cold chain tracking to inventory management, our solutions support high-volume distribution with accuracy and reliability.
- Inventory visibility: Know exactly what’s in stock, where it is, and when it expires.
- Cold chain compliance: Maintain temperature and lot traceability across routes.
- Customer portals: Enable B2B clients to monitor shipments and view invoices easily.
- Forecasting & planning: Align purchasing with seasonality and demand trends.
- On-time shipping: Minimize backorders and ensure reliable delivery.
Industry Challenges We Solve
We unify the four critical components of successful online selling into one seamless, scalable solution.
Short Shelf Life
Improve freshness and reduce spoilage with precise inventory turnover and FEFO (First Expired, First Out) logic.
Labor Shortages
Automate repetitive tasks on the shop floor and in the warehouse, freeing your team to focus on higher-value work.
Rising Input Costs
Use cost analysis tools to manage margins, optimize procurement, and maintain profitability.
B2B Communication Standards Require EDI
Large retailers, like Walmart and Target, require suppliers to use EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) for exchanging purchase orders (EDI 850), shipping notices (EDI 856), and other business documents.
- EDI eliminates manual entry, reduces errors, and ensures timely order processing.
- Implementing EDI can be technically complex for manufacturers and distributors without dedicated systems or partners.
- Failing to meet EDI compliance can result in chargebacks, delays, or lost contracts.
- With automated EDI workflows, orders flow directly to the warehouse, requiring no human intervention until shipping.
Why Strabo for Food & Beverage?
- Built for D365: Deep expertise in Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management—no bolt-ons or workarounds.
- EDI & Automation: Streamline B2B transactions and customer communication with portals and EDI compliance, ensuring orders flow automatically to the warehouse.
- On-the-ground expertise: We’ve worked directly with food manufacturers, co-packers, and distributors—no learning curve.
- Scalable architecture: Grow from a single facility to global operations without changing platforms, all while maintaining compliance and efficiency.
How We Help
Streamline Supply Chain Operations
Coordinate suppliers, manage logistics, and monitor quality control through workflows tailored for food production and distribution.
Inventory Optimization
Gain full visibility and accurate demand forecasting to maintain optimal inventory levels.
Improve Production Planning and Scheduling
Manage recipes, batch processing, and quality checks to maintain consistent product quality and meet demand.
Gain Actionable Insights with Advanced Analytics
Use AI and business tools to make data-driven decisions that boost profitability and efficiency.
Scale Seamlessly
From small producers to large distributors, Dynamics 365 adapts to your growth and integrates smoothly with eCommerce platforms like DynamicWeb or BigCommerce.
Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Stay ahead of food safety standards with robust tracking for batch numbers, expiration dates, and full product traceability.
Need Help Adapting D365 for Food & Beverage?
Strabo Partners specializes in helping manufacturers and distributors streamline operations, automate B2B processes, and stay compliant. From EDI implementation to customer portals and supply chain optimization, we ensure your orders flow automatically from placement to fulfillment with minimal manual intervention.
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