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Food-specific modules that drive efficiency in your Business Central investment

Harvest Food Solutions extends Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Food Producers, Co-Packers and Food Distributors. When you buy software from us, you pick what you need to grow. We do not sell you anything you are not ready to use.

Our modules focus on how you buy, make, store and ship.  Here are a few of our most-used apps that food companies run every day to keep the plant and the books efficient.

Food-first
Built for the F&B industry
20+
Years in food industry
ERP+
Full platform with optional DSD & AI
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Business Central
Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365

Most used modules

Foundational modules most Food Producers, Co-Packers and Food Distributors lean on first

You add what matches how you buy, make, store, and ship.

Shelf Life Management for Food

Enforce customer- and ship-to-specific shelf life rules during lot selection, shipment preparation, and warehouse picking in Business Central. Filters lot lookups and FEFO suggestions so only lots meeting remaining shelf-life requirements are used.

Pain it addresses: Freshness-sensitive shipping, customer compliance, FEFO warehouses.

Production Batching for Food

Align production planning and production order execution with Production BOM units of measure. Plan and document in practical batch quantities; flow BOM comments into production orders; print job cards by batch (including partial batches).

Pain it addresses: Batch-oriented food manufacturing, recipe and BOM batch UOM.

Lot Traceability for Food

Definition-based lot number assignment for food and beverage, with dynamic lot construction from dates, source documents, sequences, and constants (not only rigid number series). Falls back to standard Lot No. Series when no definition is set.

Pain it addresses: Purchasing, production, and warehouse lot governance.

Surcharge Management:

Configure item-level and document-level surcharges for freight, customs, handling,
and other recurring charges using priority, effective dates, calculation methods, and posting destinations.

Pain it addresses: Accurate pricing and margin preservation with automated surcharge pricing.

Backorder Management for Food

Automate purchase-order backorder handling with vendor and item rules. Auto-close PO lines when receipt thresholds are met (short-ship / over-ship tolerances); flag and log for visibility.

Pain it addresses: Ingredient and packaging suppliers with inconsistent fill rates.

Order Processing for Food

During sales order create and edit, prompts when multiple sales orders already exist for the same customer and delivery date. Reduces duplicate orders and downstream pick and ship exceptions.

Pain it addresses: High-volume CS desks with frequent delivery-date changes.

Item Specifications for Food

Template-driven item specification documents in Business Central. Aggregate system data plus controlled manual fields and images, with lifecycle status (New / Under Development / Certified) and bulk create or update.

Pain it addresses: Spec books, customer documentation, R&D-to-ops handoff.

Allergen Management for Food

Define standard and custom allergens, assign Contains or May Contain presence
levels, and roll allergen information through multi-level BOMs and production orders.

Pain it addresses:  Protect consumers – especially those with food allergies – from accidental exposure

Full module set

Pick and choose what you need when you need it

A broader set of Harvest apps for food and beverage operations. We match the stack to your unique requirements, not a one-size bundle.

Rebates & Accruals (Trade Spend)

Commissions

Advanced Quality

Customer Portal

Vendor Portal

AR Automation

AP Automation

EAM - Preventative Maintenance

Scheduling

WMS (handheld scanning)

License Plating

Cycle Counting (handheld)

EDI

eCommerce Connectors

Enhanced Planning

Enhanced Forecasting

Dynamic Ship (Carrier Integration)

Advanced Order Fulfillment

Production Floor (MES Light)

Microsoft Power BI/Fabric

Next step

Pay for what you need today. Scale as your organization grows.

Whether you run a single facility or multi-site distribution, Harvest scales by user seat and module. Review our pricing tiers and build a setup that fits your operational budget.