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Tamil Nadu is the home to over 24,000 food processing firms classified as MSMEs as well as 1100 medium and large units. It is ranked second in terms of food processing units &  contributes around 8% to India’s national Food & Beverages (F&B) output.

The state offers a favorable business habitat for storage and warehouses, cold storage infrastructure and packaging & barcoding of food & beverage products.

Micro-verticals or Domains of the food & beverage industry that are prominent in Tamil Nadu are fruits, vegetables & marine products, milk products, ready-to-eat products, medicinal herbs &  aromatic extraction, edible oil extrusion plants and cashew nut processing.

With rising global demands Food & Beverage industry is facing challenges such as –
  • Rising Business Costs
  • Shortage of Skilled Manpower
  • Increased Customer Demand for Diversity and Innovation
  • Poor Profit Margins
  • Product Traceability
  • Quality & Standardization
  • High Compliance & Regulations
Overcome these burning business challenges and unlock the power of intelligence and innovation with SAP Business One ERP Software Tamil Nadu for the food & beverage industry.

In this article, SAP Business One experts at VC ERP Consulting will help you orchestrate the future state of your food & beverage industry by unleashing the power of SAP Business One.

SAP Business One Tamil Nadu for F&B Businesses


SAP Business One is a single & affordable business management solution running on a central database, which harnesses accurate, real-time data, manages end-to-end business operations and performs core food and beverage functions, including:
  • Inventory and supply chain management
    • Bin management
  • Quality control and standardization
  • Automation of business processes
  • Ingredient and raw material tracking
  • Cross-functional reporting
  • Batch control/traceability for regulatory compliance
  • Recipe Management and Formulation
  • Production Scheduling
  • Yield and scrap management
  • Material Requirement Planning
  • Product Costing
  • Co-Products Management
  • Complaints and Service Management
  • Import and Export Management
Let us further explore how SAP Business One Tamil Nadu can perform these core functions with ease.

Resolve Top 3 Burning F&B Challenges with SAP Business One


The Food & Beverage Industry has been one of the worst hit in the recent years. This industry is preparing to counter long-term effects of various supply chain disruptions.

In order to build a well-oiled and resilient F&B businesses, entrepreneurs need to encounter these burning issues such as –

Food Item Recalls

Food item or product recalls are intended to remove specific products from the market because there are reasons to believe that these products are adulterated or misbranded and in turn can be harmful to the consumers.

These recalls drastically affect F&B businesses. You cannot let the day-to-day operations get affected at the same time, you cannot shift the focus on handling the recall – there should be a balance between the two.

How SAP Business One resolves this challenge?

SAP ERP software like SAP Business One can help you to avoid these recalls, nevertheless they might happen. In these difficult situations, SAP Business One can help you manage by:
  • Constant track on products as they leave warehouses and enter into global markets
  • Easy collaboration with thousands of stakeholders
  • Respond quickly to industry regulation changes
  • Share your critical business data with suppliers and various vendors

Rising concerns for Product Traceability

Product traceability has become one of the most critical challenges, not just for book-keeping and record management but also to take care of business bottom-line – drive towards a profitable business by generating multiple revenue streams.

How SAP Business One resolves this challenge?

Having recognized the significance of product traceability, F&B businesses are now on their way to implement SAP Business One for supply chain analysis, weight measurement, temperature monitoring for proper product traceability.
  • Manage shelf life of perishable products by tracking & determining use-by date of products
  • Identify batches and customers that are affected by product recalls
  • Advise relevant customers when production issues are discovered and manage recalls based on specific batches or production dates

Poor Inventory Management

The limited shelf life of food & beverages has given way to poor inventory management, it has become a rising concern for all the businesses out there. Perishability is the strong factor that plays a pivotal role to foodborne pathogens and more, if not stored hygienically.

How SAP Business One resolves this challenge?

SAP Business One communicates to suppliers and can yield access to real-time business information. With SAP Business One you can:
  • Predict inventory levels and reduce shortages without having to carry surplus inventory
  • Optimize inventory costs and improve customer service with faster and on-time delivery
  • Get accurate and timely information about inventory levels and warehouse data
SAP Business One ERP Software Tamil Nadu helps you to cater all the needs of your F&B Business, in all aspects of manufacturing, distribution, finance, quality and compliance in the industry.

Now that we understand how SAP B1 resolves challenges of this industry, let us take a step further and understand how to extend the power of this affordable business management solution with the help of the best SAP Gold Partner in Tamil Nadu, VC ERP Consulting.

Expand the Capability of SAP Business One with Xtreme Add-Ons for your F&B Business


Industry experts at VC ERP Consulting, the best SAP Business One Gold Partner in Tamil Nadu, have created specific Add-Ons that easily integrate in your SAP Business One solution for a variety of business functions specific to your Food & Beverage business.

Whether you are based in Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur or elsewhere in India, you can now increase the ease of doing business with additional customizations going hand-in-hand with the requirements of your textile industry.

VC ERP serves a variety of ready-to-integrate Add-Ons for inventory, shopfloor and much more when using SAP Business One, in addition to industry-specific SAP Business One implementation across India and Kenya.

Know more about our SAP Business One Add-ons.

Take Charge of Your F&B Business with VC ERP Consulting Today!


Revolutionize the future of your F&B business by implementing SAP Business One with the best SAP Business One Gold Partner in Tamil Nadu, VC ERP Consulting.

VC ERP Consulting and SAP work together to help you unlock the value of your SAP Business One with the power of intelligence. Our team of expert SAP Business One consultants reinvent F&B businesses and enable their digital transformation with this complete business management solution.

Ready to pave the path towards a profitable F&B business? Get in touch with the best SAP Business One implementation partner in tamilnadu, VC ERP Consulting. Call +91 7948998911 (India), Whatsapp +254 111229970 (Kenya)Call +1 469 915 6026 (North America) or drop an E-mail at sayhello@vc-erp.com

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