ERP for Organic & Natural Food Wholesale
Organic Is More Than Just a Checkbox on a Product
Our DATA NatuRe integration makes existing product information available directly in your ERP system – reducing manual data maintenance and supporting seamless processes.
Core Features for Organic & Natural Food Wholesale
Organic-Specific Product Information
Organic products require additional information beyond product numbers, descriptions and selling prices. Central Food enables you to manage industry-specific information in a structured way within your product records and make it available for subsequent processes.
Connect DATA NatuRe Directly to Business Central
Our DATA NatuRe integration allows you to import product information from DATA NatuRe into Business Central. This eliminates the need to manually re-enter existing product data and makes it directly available within your ERP system.
Batch and Best-Before Date Management
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End-to-End Batch Traceability
In food wholesale, it is essential to be able to quickly identify where a product or batch came from and where it was delivered. Central Food links this information directly to goods movements.
Comprehensive Product Information
Allergens, ingredients, origin and other product attributes play an important role in the organic and natural food trade. Product information can be managed centrally and made available to downstream processes and systems.
Large and Diverse Product Ranges
Natural food wholesalers often manage extremely extensive product ranges. Products, variants, different units of measure, suppliers and product information must all be managed in a structured way.
Product Data Belongs with the Product
More Than Just a Product Number – Manage Product Information Centrally
A product today is much more than a product number and a price. Particularly in organic and natural food wholesale, ingredients, allergens, origin and other product attributes play a crucial role.
To ensure this information is reliably available in day-to-day operations, it needs to be brought together where business processes are managed: directly within the product record in the ERP system.
More Than a Product Number and a Price
In a traditional ERP system, a product record often starts with:
a product number,
a description,
a price,
and perhaps some additional logistics information.
For food products, that has not been enough for a long time.
Ingredients, Allergens and Origin
What ingredients does the product contain?
Which allergens need to be considered?
Where does it come from?
What are its characteristics?
What information needs to be made available to customers?
Product Information in the ERP System
In organic and natural food wholesale, this challenge is amplified by large and constantly changing product ranges.
That is why we believe this information should not be kept in additional Excel spreadsheets or exclusively in external systems. The ERP system must at least have access to the product information relevant to its processes and be able to link it to the corresponding product.
Bringing DATA NatuRe and Business Central Together
In the natural food sector, a great deal of product information is already available in DATA NatuRe. Entering the same information manually into the ERP system creates unnecessary work and introduces another potential source of errors.
That is why we developed our own integration between DATA NatuRe and Business Central.
Product information can be imported from DATA NatuRe and linked to products in Business Central. When new products are created or existing product information is needed, available data can be reused rather than entered again manually.
That may sound like a small improvement at first. But when you are dealing with thousands or tens of thousands of products, it becomes much more significant.
It becomes a question of data quality, speed and, ultimately, how much manual data maintenance can realistically be managed in day-to-day operations.
The Technology Behind It
One Central Data Foundation Instead of Multiple Versions of the Truth
Product Data Beyond the ERP System
Product data is no longer needed exclusively within the ERP system. A webshop needs descriptions and product attributes. Customers want information about ingredients and allergens. Purchasing and quality assurance need different information from sales and logistics.
Avoid Duplicate Data Maintenance
It is easy to end up with a system landscape where the same products have to be maintained in several places. That is exactly what we aim to avoid.
Connect Reliable Data Sources
Business Central and Central Food provide the commercial and logistics foundation. Additional data sources such as DATA NatuRe are integrated rather than creating another isolated data environment. From there, information can also be passed on to other systems. The aim is not necessarily to store every single piece of information in Business Central. The aim is to ensure that each system knows what information it needs and where the reliable source for that information can be found.
Batch and Best-Before Date Management Are Part of Everyday Operations
Keep Track of Goods Movements
Alongside comprehensive product information, the actual flow of goods remains essential.
From Goods Receipt to Delivery
Food products arrive at the warehouse with batch numbers and best-before dates. They are put into storage, possibly moved between locations, picked and finally delivered to customers.
Track Information Throughout Goods Movements
Central Food maintains this information throughout the movement of goods.
Know Your Inventory by Batch and Best-Before Date
This means you can see not only how much stock is available for a particular product, but also which batches make up that stock and which best-before dates are associated with them.
For businesses managing large product ranges, this makes a significant difference.
Traceability When It Matters Most
When a Batch Is Recalled, Every Minute Counts.
Central Food links batches, goods movements and customers. This allows the essential information to be retrieved directly from the ERP system in the event of a product recall.
Which supplier delivered the goods?
What quantities were delivered?
Is any stock from this batch still in the warehouse?
Which customers received the affected batch?
Practical Automation
Large Product Ranges Need Efficient Processes.
Organic and natural food wholesale involves considerable variety: numerous suppliers, regularly changing products, different packaging units and extensive product information. At the same time, day-to-day operations need to run quickly and reliably.
That is why automation is not an end in itself for us. What matters is making effective use of existing information. Product data should not have to be entered multiple times, batch information should accompany goods movements, and prices, availability and relevant product data should be directly accessible when processing orders.
The result: less duplicate data entry, fewer potential errors and more time for day-to-day business.
Business Central as the Foundation
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central brings purchasing, sales, warehouse management and financial accounting together on a single commercial platform.
Central Food for Your Industry
Batches, best-before dates, industry-specific product information and different units of measure: Central Food extends the ERP foundation to meet the requirements of food wholesale.
OTE Solutions for Organic Food Wholesale
With extensions such as the DATA NatuRe integration, we tailor the platform to the specific requirements of organic and natural food wholesale.
Central Food for Your Organic Wholesale Business
Central Food for Organic & Natural Food Wholesale
Natural food wholesalers, importers, speciality food distributors and businesses with their own stores or webshops all have different requirements for their business processes. That is why we take the time to understand how your business operates. Based on this, we show you how Central Food can support your specific wholesale processes.
Purchasing & Suppliers
OTE helps you streamline purchasing processes and simplify collaboration with suppliers. With Central Food, you can keep track of purchase orders and goods receipts while ensuring transparent, traceable processes in day-to-day operations.
Products & Product Data
OTE provides the foundation for managing your product information centrally and in a structured way. With Central Food, you maintain product data in one place and ensure it is reliably available across all relevant business processes.
Warehouse & Goods Flow
OTE helps you organise warehouse operations clearly and efficiently. With Central Food, you can keep track of inventory, batches and goods movements, creating the foundation for transparent goods flows throughout your business.
Sales & Systems
OTE connects your sales processes with your existing systems. With Central Food, you can process customer orders in a structured way and connect different sales channels and trading processes – tailored to your requirements.
Exploring the Possibilities Together
Do You Trade in Organic & Natural Food Products?
We would be happy to show you how Central Food, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and our DATA NatuRe integration work together – from product information and purchasing through to warehouse operations and delivery to your customers.
Talk to us about your requirements for an ERP system designed for organic and natural food wholesale.
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FAQs
What Specific ERP Requirements Do Organic and Natural Food Wholesalers Have?
Alongside standard wholesale processes, comprehensive product information, batches, best-before dates and traceability play an important role. Different packaging units, units of measure and extensive product ranges add further complexity. Companies often also need to integrate external product databases and additional sales systems.
Can Central Food Manage Large Product Ranges?
Yes. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Central Food support the structured management of extensive product ranges. Particularly when dealing with large numbers of products, importing existing product information automatically helps reduce duplicate data maintenance.
Can DATA NatuRe Be Integrated with Business Central?
Yes. OTE’s DATA NatuRe integration allows product information to be imported from DATA NatuRe and linked to products in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Can Central Food Be Connected to a Webshop or Other Systems?
Yes. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central supports integration with external systems, including e-commerce platforms, EDI solutions and document management systems. Which integrations are appropriate depends on your existing systems and business processes.
Can Batches and Best-Before Dates Be Managed?
Yes. Central Food supports the management of batches and best-before dates throughout goods movements – from goods receipt and warehouse operations through to dispatch.
Does Central Food Support Food Traceability?
Yes. By tracking goods and batch movements, you can identify which supplier delivered the goods, what stock remains available and which customers received the affected batch.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We are happy to answer your questions, give you a demo of our modular solutions or discuss potential approaches for your ERP project in a no-obligation initial consultation.