Food industry
Food industry ERP for industrial SMEs
For more than 40 years, Synoptic ERP has grown alongside industrial SME specialists, including food companies: seafood, fruit and vegetables, meat products, and more.
- Seafood
- Fruit and vegetables
- Meat products
The ERP for food industry companies
Seafood, fruit and vegetables, meat products: whatever your business, Synoptic ERP adapts fully to the way you work.
Unlike generic ERPs, Synoptic ERP stands out for its flexibility and modularity.
Today, a food industry ERP is a tool of choice for many companies in this field. Changes in the food industry are being accelerated by many transformations: growing consumer demand for stronger product traceability, a shift towards more responsible production, the need to rethink the supply chain to become more efficient and faster, and more.
Modernizing production tools in line with new consumer demands is also essential to the long-term success of food companies, and the ERP proves to be a real growth driver here. This modernization also makes it possible to handle different sales processes, which often make management more complex (direct sales, relationships with supermarket chains, purchasing groups, etc.).
Your business is unique? So are our answers
The ERP is an essential tool to meet the challenges of the food industry, in particular:
- Inventory management.
- Management of product processing.
- Planning.
- Traceability of your products and materials.
- Batch management.
- Use-by date management.
- Best-before date management.
- Management of your machine fleet.
- Management of sales campaigns.
- Shipping management.
Quality management in the food industry
Quality management is a constant concern for food industry players. The challenges are both external, related to incoming products, certifications and standards (including ISO 9001), and internal, related to your production. The Synoptic ERP quality management module works at every level to ensure effective control of your data and products.
- Upstream/downstream traceabilityKeep full control of your upstream and downstream traceability.
- Non-conformitiesManage your non-conformities efficiently.
- Document managementGet a complete view with electronic document management.
- Inspection resourcesManage all your inspection resources.
- Service levelMeasure and improve your service level.
- Performance indicatorsRely on accurate performance indicators.
Complete upstream and downstream traceability
- Inspect your receipts according to your own criteria and easily archive the documents and certifications sent by your suppliers with the Synoptic document management system.
- Manage batch approval and expiry dates (use-by and best-before dates), and choose your picking method (FIFO, FEFO, LIFO, etc.).
- Trace your manufacturing steps with the shop floor module, optimized for in-process and end-of-production quality.
- Enter, validate and electronically sign your analysis and inspection data to approve your production batches or raise a non-conformity.
Quality control at every stage of production
Quality control can be carried out at every stage of your production to generate an analysis or inspection report. For example: has the machine been properly cleaned? The operator can answer the question directly in the shop floor module and generate the inspection report for that manufacturing step.
Synoptic ERP has all the tools you need to monitor your recipes, according to the instructions and parameters specific to your company. You can detect any malfunctions in time and set aside products that do not meet your requirements.
Features designed for your batches
- Automatic batch number coding.
- Automatic calculation of best-before dates based on manufacturing process parameters and/or the best-before dates of the components used.
- Management of authorizations for batch approval.
- Flexible management of analysis reports and of the inspections on which batch approval depends.
- Batch record: from the finished product batch number, find all the material batches and inspection reports produced during manufacturing.
Batch release management
Every incoming or outgoing movement triggers a centralized check in Synoptic ERP, right up to the final batch release stage, with or without approval.
At the end of production, a dedicated screen displays the full traceability of the product design and the inspection reports for purchases, semi-finished products and work in progress. You can reprint these reports if needed and decide whether or not to release a production batch.
You can then generate quality/material certificates or documents for your end customers to demonstrate compliance with every inspection step in manufacturing. This document is fully configurable to suit your needs.
Food industry ERP: key points
- DigitalizationDigitalization helps you win new markets, respond more effectively to customer demand and make your business processes more efficient.
- ManagementSynoptic ERP supports you at every step in managing your business: from the sales phase to shipping management.
- SafetyYour ERP helps you ensure the quality of your production and save time during quality checks to guarantee food safety.
- AlignmentBetween consumer expectations and your products: the ERP helps you become more agile to respond more easily to constantly changing market expectations.
An ERP connected to the everyday tools of food companies
Synoptic ERP does not work alone, and that is what makes it so effective! Many interfaces can be created with your production tools: industrial scales, barcode scanners for batch traceability, data entry screens used in your workshops or printers for labeling.
Discover Synoptic ERP
Our industry experts and ERP specialists are available to answer all your questions. Would you like to schedule a demo? Get in touch!
Food industry ERP: a modular approach for greater flexibility
As a modular and scalable ERP, Synoptic lets you choose the features that matter to you, whatever your sector: seafood, fruit and vegetables, meat products, and more.
Production management
Choose production management tailored to your SME: forecast requirements, open, supply and schedule production, ensure the launch and complete monitoring of manufacturing, and manage it from a screen suited to the shop floor environment. Learn more
Traceability and quality
Control quality and ensure traceability at every stage of manufacturing: batch and serial number management, FIFO/LIFO and FEFO, advanced quality and non-conformity reports. Learn more
Inventory management, logistics
Monitor your inventory in real time and anticipate stock-outs, organize and optimize your transport. Manage inventory by location, batch or location/batch combination, with traceability by barcode scanner or WMS. Learn more
Procurement management
Control your purchasing from order to invoice, list your suppliers and let your ERP suggest them. Manage calls for tenders, supplier orders, receipts and invoices. Learn more
Sales management
Manage your quotes, issue quotes, orders, delivery notes and invoices in multiple languages, track lead times related to quotes and customer outstanding balances, customer relationships and activity history, with two-way integration with Outlook. Learn more
Shipping and deliveries
Manage delivery addresses, products to be delivered, time and resources as well as your delivery rounds, with geolocation and route optimization using Google Maps.
CMMS
Manage your equipment, preventive and corrective maintenance plans, breakdown reports and intervention scheduling to manage your machine fleet.
An open ERP connected to your tools
Synoptic ERP integrates seamlessly into your information system and communicates with your business tools to ensure continuous and reliable data flows.
- Machines (MES)Interfaces with your machines and production equipment.
- Business IntelligenceCertified MyReport partner for the analysis, management and reporting of data from Synoptic ERP.
- AccountingNative interface with Sage 100, also compatible with other accounting software on the market.
- E-invoicingManagement of e-invoicing and e-reporting flows, digitization and archiving of customer and supplier invoices.
- EDIExchange of orders, shipping notices and invoices with your partners.
- E-commerce and partnersSynchronization of orders, items, inventory and prices, API connectors with carriers and suppliers.
- Google MapsGeolocation and route optimization.
- Outlook / Microsoft 365Interface with your office tools.
Support at every stage of your ERP project
We have chosen to remain both the publisher and the integrator of our own solution, Synoptic ERP, so that we can support our customers as closely as possible and advise them on their organizational and IT developments. A single point of contact, your project manager, guides you throughout the project: they analyze your business processes, tailor Synoptic ERP to the way you work and train your users.
Proven expertise at your service
- Publisher and integrator of Synoptic ERP, a modular, 100% French ERP
- ISO 27001 certified to protect your sensitive data
- Qualiopi certified training process (French quality certification)
- 3 offices in France in Lille, Lyon and Nantes
- Engineer project managers with up to 25 years of Synoptic ERP expertise
- Over 25% of our employees are also shareholders of Proges Plus
Downloads
- PDF presentation (French)Synoptic ERP 2026Download
Frequently asked questions about food industry ERP
Does Synoptic ERP handle batches, use-by dates and product traceability?
Yes. Synoptic ERP handles batch approval, with automatic batch number coding, as well as expiry dates (use-by and best-before dates) and your picking method (FIFO, FEFO, LIFO, etc.). Inventory can be managed by location, batch or location/batch combination, with upstream and downstream traceability by barcode scanner or WMS.
How does Synoptic ERP handle batch release?
Every incoming or outgoing movement triggers a centralized check in Synoptic ERP, right up to batch release, with or without approval. A dedicated screen displays the full traceability chain and the inspection reports for purchases, semi-finished products and work in progress, so you can decide whether or not to release a batch. You can then generate quality/material certificates or documents for your customers, which are fully configurable.
Can I retrieve the full history of a finished product batch?
Yes, with the batch record: from the finished product batch number, you can find all the material batches and inspection reports produced during manufacturing.
Can Synoptic ERP connect to my scales and label printers?
Yes. Many interfaces can be created with your production tools: industrial scales, barcode scanners for batch traceability, data entry screens used in your workshops or printers for labeling. Synoptic ERP can also be interfaced with your machines and production equipment (MES synchronization).
Does Synoptic ERP handle shipping and delivery rounds?
Yes. Synoptic ERP manages delivery addresses, products to be delivered, time and resources, as well as delivery rounds. The Google Maps interface provides geolocation and route optimization.
How is Synoptic ERP implemented?
Proges Plus is the publisher and integrator of Synoptic ERP. A single point of contact, your project manager, guides you throughout the project: they get to know your business processes and organization, tailor Synoptic ERP to the way you work during configuration and train key users and/or end users. We then support you at go-live with dedicated support, after which our customer service team takes over.
Would you like to know more?
Our sales team is available to present all the Synoptic ERP features dedicated to the food industry. Feel free to contact us directly or book a slot for a demo.