Today
Expired or wasted ingredients
With Odoo
Lot and expiry tracking with first-expiry-first-out consumption.
Odoo ERP for Food and Beverage
ERP Solution for Food and Beverage Industry
Manage recipes, lots, expiry and quality from raw material to finished product. Odoo helps food and beverage makers stay compliant and reduce waste.
Recipe-based productionLot and expiry controlQuality checksFull traceability
Production and qualityLive
MO
Batch MO/0208
Recipe 14, mixingQC
Quality check QC/0155
Temperature and weightINV
Raw material lots
Expiry watchlistPUR
Ingredient order P0066
Two suppliersSample data for illustration.
The problem
Why food and beverage needs tighter control
Short shelf life, strict compliance and recipe changes make spreadsheets risky. These are the gaps we close first.
Today
Recipes managed on paper
With Odoo
Bills of materials for recipes, with co-products and by-products.
Today
Traceability takes hours
With Odoo
Trace any batch from supplier to customer in a few clicks.
Today
Quality checks are inconsistent
With Odoo
Control points and checks built into production and receipt.
Today
Ingredient costs shift without warning
With Odoo
Real batch costing from current material prices.
Today
Planning for short shelf life is guesswork
With Odoo
Planning aligned to demand and shelf-life limits.
Odoo apps we configure
The Odoo apps behind a food and beverage ERP
Combine recipes, stock, quality and sales on one database.
MRP
Manufacturing
Recipes as BoMs, batch production and co-products.
INV
Inventory
Lots, expiry dates and multi-location storage.
QMS
Quality
Control points and inspections with alerts.
PUR
Purchase
Supplier pricing and ingredient replenishment.
SAL
Sales
Orders from distributors and retailers.
BAR
Barcode
Scan lots on receipt, production and dispatch.
POS
Point of Sale
Counter and cafe sales on the same stock.
ACC
Accounting
Batch costing, invoicing and reports.
How it works
From ingredient to shelf, one traceable flow
Select a step to see what Odoo does at that point.
Customer ordersOrders set demand for each product.
Agentic AI for Odoo
Agentic AI in ERP for Food and Beverage Companies
We do not stop at implementation. Our AI agents sit on top of your Odoo and answer in seconds what used to take five screens and a spreadsheet, so plant managers and quality heads decide faster.
Today
Switch screens, copy, compare
Manufacturing→Inventory→Quality→Purchase→Sales
With the HireBeans AI agent
Ask once, get the answer
One question→One answer with next steps
Try a question
AI
HireBeans AI agentConnected to your Odoo apps
Which ingredient lots will expire before we can use them?
Reading InventoryReading Manufacturing
3 lots at risk
Ingredient A, Lot 207Expires in 12 days, more than planned useRisk
Ingredient B, Lot 198Expires in 20 daysWatch
Ingredient C, Lot 211Expires in 30 daysWatch
Pulling a batch forward uses Lot 207 in time. The agent can propose the schedule.
Sample data for illustration. Real answers come from your own Odoo database.
Instant reporting
Ask in plain words and get a ready table or chart. No report building and no exports.
One answer across apps
The agent reads sales, stock, production, purchase and accounts together.
Decision support
Risks, shortages and margin dips arrive with a suggested next step.
Proactive briefings
Daily summaries and alerts, so problems surface before they reach a customer.
Actions with approval
The agent drafts the RFQ or reschedules the order. A person approves before anything is saved.
Role-based access
Each user sees only what their Odoo access rights allow.
ConnectWe link the agent to your Odoo apps and reports.
TeachWe add your documents, rules and FAQs as context.
GovernAccess rights, approvals and audit trail are set up first.
ImproveWe review answers with your team and tune over time.
Business benefits
What food and beverage makers gain with Odoo
Less waste
First-expiry-first-out and expiry alerts cut write-offs.
Fast traceability
Trace any batch both ways in minutes, not hours.
Consistent quality
Checks are part of the process, not an afterthought.
Real batch cost
See cost per batch as ingredient prices move.
Recipes under control
One controlled recipe per product, with versions.
Scale production
Add lines, plants and products on the same system.
Sectors we serve
Food and beverage sectors we implement for
Packaged Foods
Recipes, lots, shelf life and distribution.
Beverages
Batch production, bottling and returnable packs.
Bakery & Confectionery
Short shelf life and daily production planning.
Dairy
Cold chain, expiry and quality compliance.
Meat & Seafood
Strict traceability and temperature control.
Restaurants & Central Kitchens
Central production with outlet sales.
Our implementation methodology
How we implement Odoo for your food business
1
Discovery Call
2
L-1 Demo
3
Project Kickoff
4
UAT
5
Go-Live
6
Support
SPOC
Single Point of Contact
One named person owns your project from discovery to support. No chasing, no hand-offs, no confusion.
Questions
ERP for food and beverage: common questions
What is agentic AI in ERP for a food and beverage company?
It is an AI agent connected to your Odoo that answers questions across manufacturing, inventory, quality, purchase and sales, prepares reports and suggests next steps. Plant and quality teams ask in plain words instead of opening several screens.
What is an ERP solution for the food and beverage industry?
It connects recipes, ingredient stock, production, quality and sales on one system. Odoo tracks every lot from supplier to customer.
Can Odoo handle recipes and batch production?
Yes. Odoo Manufacturing uses bills of materials for recipes and supports batch production, co-products and by-products.
Does Odoo support lot traceability and expiry?
Yes. Odoo Inventory tracks lots and expiry dates and can consume the earliest-expiring stock first.
Can we move from spreadsheets or another system?
Yes. We migrate data from spreadsheets, legacy systems and older Odoo versions, and reconcile it with you before go-live.
How is the project priced?
You can choose result-based pricing, with a 10% deposit and the balance on delivery, or hourly pricing for support and ongoing changes.
Ready for traceable, low-waste production?
Book a demo and we will map your recipes, lots and quality checks to Odoo.
Get started
Tell us what you need. We will take it from here.
Share a few details and our team will reach out to plan your Odoo project, AI agents or rescue.
- A discovery call to understand your business
- An L-1 demo on your own processes
- One named point of contact from kickoff to support
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Ishit MehtaFounder & Delivery Head
ishit@hirebeans.cloud · 6359 117272
ishit@hirebeans.cloud · 6359 117272