Manage batch tracking, expiry dates, recipe formulations, FSSAI compliance, and allergen declarations in one cloud-based system. Built for food processors, FMCG manufacturers, and packaged food companies.
Food manufacturers must balance product safety, regulatory compliance, and shelf-life management with production efficiency.
Regulators and retailers demand full traceability from finished product back to raw material sources. Manual batch tracking across multiple production stages is error-prone and fails during recall situations when speed matters most.
Managing best-before dates across thousands of SKUs, ensuring FEFO dispatch, and preventing expired stock from reaching customers. Near-expiry write-offs eat into margins when not managed proactively.
FSSAI requires detailed production records, quality test results, traceability data, and hygiene documentation. Maintaining audit-ready records manually is time-consuming and prone to gaps that invite regulatory action.
Maintaining consistent taste, texture, and quality across batches when ingredient quality varies between suppliers and seasons. Without standardised recipes and variation tracking, product quality drifts over time.
Tracking allergens across ingredients, shared production lines, and finished products. A single labelling error on allergen declarations can trigger product recalls, regulatory penalties, and serious consumer harm.
Cooking temperatures, sterilisation times, cooling rates, and moisture levels must fall within specified ranges. Deviations affect product safety and shelf life, and must be documented for compliance.
Purpose-built modules for batch tracking, recipe management, and food safety compliance.
Automatic batch assignment from raw material receipt through production to finished goods. Full forward and backward traceability in seconds. Instant identification of all products affected by a raw material recall, with batch-level dispatch records showing which customers received affected products.
Automatic FEFO enforcement during picking and dispatch. Configurable near-expiry alerts at 30, 60, and 90 days. Shelf life validation at dispatch to ensure customers receive adequate remaining shelf life. Near-expiry dashboards for proactive clearance or reprocessing decisions.
Digital production batch records with process parameters, quality test results, and operator logs. Traceability reports in FSSAI-required formats. Tamper-proof record keeping with date stamps and user attribution. Annual return data compilation from daily production records.
Standardised recipes with ingredient quantities, process instructions, and quality parameters. Approved ingredient substitutions with conversion ratios. Recipe versioning with cost impact analysis. Nutritional value calculation from ingredient composition data.
Allergen profiles for every raw material and ingredient. Automatic allergen rollup from recipe to finished product. Cross-contamination risk flagging for shared production lines. Allergen declaration data for product labels with change alerts when recipes are modified.
Record actual vs standard process parameters for cooking, sterilisation, cooling, drying, and packaging. Automatic alerts when parameters fall outside specified ranges. Historical trend analysis to identify process drift before it affects product quality.
Every module your food factory needs, from raw material receipt to finished goods dispatch.
Define recipes with ingredient quantities, process steps, and quality parameters. Support for multiple product variants from the same base recipe. Automatic cost calculation from ingredient prices.
Batch-wise and lot-wise tracking with FEFO enforcement. Temperature zone management for cold storage. Shelf life and expiry tracking across all storage locations. Automatic reorder alerts based on consumption patterns.
Incoming raw material testing, in-process parameter monitoring, and finished product quality checks. Microbiological test result tracking. Hold and release workflow for batches awaiting test results.
Demand-based production scheduling with ingredient availability checks. Machine and line capacity planning. Batch size optimisation based on equipment capacity and order quantities.
GST-compliant invoicing with correct HSN codes for food products. e-Invoice and e-way bill generation. Multiple tax rate support for different food categories.
FEFO-based dispatch with shelf life validation. Temperature-controlled logistics tracking. Route planning for perishable goods. Distributor and retailer order management with delivery scheduling.
Common questions from food processing companies evaluating ERPDrive.
Yes. ERPDrive assigns batch or lot numbers at every stage of food processing. Raw materials are tracked by supplier lot, date of receipt, and test results. During production, the system records which raw material batches went into each finished product batch. This gives you full forward traceability (which products used a specific ingredient lot) and backward traceability (which ingredient lots went into a specific finished product batch) for recall readiness.
ERPDrive enforces FEFO (First Expiry First Out) across all inventory operations. When picking for dispatch, the system automatically suggests the batch closest to expiry. Alerts are generated for items approaching their best-before date at configurable intervals (30, 60, 90 days). Near-expiry reports help you plan clearance sales or reprocessing. The system blocks dispatch of expired items and tracks shelf life remaining at dispatch to ensure customers receive products with adequate shelf life.
ERPDrive maintains all records needed for FSSAI audits, including raw material source traceability, production batch records with process parameters, quality test results, cleaning and sanitation logs, and pest control records. The system generates FSSAI-format reports for annual returns and licence renewals. All records are date-stamped and tamper-proof, giving you audit-ready documentation at all times.
Yes. ERPDrive's recipe management supports standard recipes with defined ingredient quantities, plus allowable variation ranges for each ingredient. When an ingredient is unavailable, the system shows approved substitutes with their conversion ratios. Recipe versioning tracks changes over time, and cost roll-ups update automatically when ingredient prices change. Nutritional calculations based on recipe composition help maintain accurate product labels.
ERPDrive maintains an allergen profile for every raw material and ingredient. When a recipe is defined, the system automatically identifies all allergens present in the finished product based on its ingredients. Allergen cross-contamination risks from shared production lines are flagged. The system generates allergen declaration data for product labels and alerts you if a recipe change introduces a new allergen that was not previously declared.
ERPDrive is trusted by manufacturers across diverse sectors.
See how ERPDrive handles batch traceability, expiry management, recipe control, and FSSAI compliance for food processing companies. Book a free 30-minute demo.