Why Odoo for Food & Beverage?
Food and beverage companies face unique challenges: perishable inventory with expiry tracking, recipe-based manufacturing, regulatory compliance (HACCP, FDA), lot traceability for recalls, and multi-channel sales (wholesale + retail + online). Odoo handles all of these in one integrated platform.
Key Modules
| Need | Odoo Module | F&B Use |
|---|---|---|
| Recipes/Formulas | MRP (BoM) | Recipe = Bill of Materials |
| Lot Tracking | Inventory | Batch traceability for recalls |
| Expiry Dates | Inventory | FEFO picking (First Expiry First Out) |
| Quality | Quality | HACCP checkpoints, lab testing |
| Production | MRP | Production planning, scheduling |
| POS | Point of Sale | Restaurant, cafe, food retail |
| eCommerce | Website | Online ordering, meal delivery |
| Wholesale | Sales | B2B orders, pricelist per customer |
Recipe Management (BoM)
# Recipe as Bill of Materials:
# Product: Tomato Sauce (1L bottle)
# Ingredients:
# Tomatoes (fresh) 2.5 kg
# Olive Oil 50 ml
# Garlic 30 g
# Basil (fresh) 20 g
# Salt 15 g
# Sugar 10 g
# Bottle (1L) 1 unit
# Label 1 unit
# Cap 1 unit
# Yield: 1 bottle (1000ml)
# Routing: Wash → Blend → Cook → Fill → Cap → Label → QCLot Tracking & Traceability
Full traceability chain: ingredient lot → production batch → finished product lot → customer
# Traceability example:
# Tomato batch LOT-TOM-2026-03-15
# → Used in Production: MO/2026/0342
# → Produced: Tomato Sauce LOT-TS-2026-03-15
# → Sold to: Customer A (Invoice INV/2026/1234)
# Customer B (Invoice INV/2026/1235)
# If recall needed:
# Search LOT-TOM-2026-03-15 → instantly find all affected
# finished products and customersExpiry Date Management
- Use dates: Best before, use by, removal date per lot
- FEFO picking: First Expiry, First Out — ship items closest to expiry first
- Expiry alerts: Notify warehouse when items approach expiry
- Removal date: Auto-exclude expired items from picking
Quality Control (HACCP)
- Quality control points at critical stages (receiving, production, packaging)
- Temperature logging at receiving and storage
- Visual inspection checkpoints
- Lab test results linked to production lots
- Corrective action tracking for failed inspections
- Quality certificates for customer shipments
Production Planning
- Demand-driven production: sales forecast → production plan
- Ingredient availability check before scheduling
- Shelf life consideration in production scheduling
- Batch size optimization (minimum/maximum lot sizes)
- Seasonal demand planning (holidays, summer)
Restaurant / Cafe POS
- Table management and floor plan
- Kitchen display system (KDS) for order routing
- Split bills and tip management
- Modifier and combo management
- Daily specials and out-of-stock items
- Integration with delivery platforms
Multi-Channel Sales
- Wholesale: B2B pricing, volume discounts, recurring orders
- Retail: POS in stores, farmers markets
- Online: eCommerce for direct-to-consumer
- Delivery: Integration with Uber Eats, DoorDash (via API)
DeployMonkey for F&B
Deploy Odoo for your food business on DeployMonkey. The AI agent configures recipe management, lot tracking, FEFO picking, quality checkpoints, and POS — tailored to your specific food and beverage operations.