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For food & beverage producers

Food & beverage traceability software

Connect incoming ingredients, production batches, finished goods, and customer shipments into one traceable history - so you can answer any lot question in seconds instead of digging through spreadsheets.

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The problem

What growing producers are up against.

! Ingredient lots, batch sheets, and shipping logs live in separate spreadsheets that don't talk to each other.
! When a supplier flags a problem, it takes hours to figure out which batches and customers were affected.
! Audit and buyer requests for a full lot history mean reconstructing the chain by hand.
How LotThread helps

Built for food & beverage traceability software.

One record from supplier to customer

Every receive, produce, package, and ship writes to an append-only event ledger, so the full genealogy of any lot is always one click away.

Trace forward and backward

Start from a supplier lot and see every customer who got affected product, or start from a finished lot and see every ingredient that went into it.

Mock recalls on demand

Pick a suspect lot and instantly scope affected batches, finished lots, on-hand units, and customers - then contain it with one click.

Built-in guardrails

Lots on hold, expired, or short are blocked from production and shipment automatically, so mistakes are caught before they leave the building.

Follow the thread

One connected chain, receiving to shipment.

1
Receive

Log each incoming supplier lot with quantity, expiration, and certificate - the lot lands in quarantine until it's inspected and approved.

2
Produce

Start a batch and consume exact approved lots. LotThread blocks anything on hold, expired, or short before it enters production.

3
Package

Turn a completed batch into finished lots with lot numbers and best-by dates, and generate a label in one click.

4
Store

Track remaining quantity, location, expiry, and hold/release state so you always know what's clear to ship.

5
Ship

Record customer shipments with the same guardrails, closing the chain from supplier lot to the customer who received it.

What you get

Outcomes producers feel right away.

Answer "where did this lot go?" in seconds
Cut recall scoping from hours to minutes
Walk into an audit with an exportable, timestamped history
Replace disconnected spreadsheets with one connected chain
FAQ

Questions about food & beverage traceability software.

Is LotThread a full food manufacturing ERP?

No, by design. LotThread is a focused traceability layer - receiving, production, inventory, finished goods, and recalls - not a broad accounting and planning suite. It connects the tools you already run instead of replacing them.

Do I have to replace my accounting or ecommerce tools?

No. LotThread is the traceability layer that sits alongside QuickBooks, Shopify, and the tools you already use - it connects your materials, batches, and shipments into one record without replacing your books or storefront.

How long does it take to trace my first product?

Most producers trace a first product in an afternoon. You set up one product, one supplier, and one production batch, and the genealogy and recall scoping compute from there - no manufacturing ERP rollout required.

Can I import existing lots from a spreadsheet?

Yes. Map your columns once and bulk-import materials, suppliers, and existing lots from a spreadsheet or supplier file, so you start with your real history instead of a blank system.

Food & beverage traceability software - start in an afternoon.

Replace scattered spreadsheets and production records with one connected history from receiving through shipment.

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Begin with one product, one supplier, and one production batch.