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Meet the expert – April 2011

LAKEVIEW: ERP for the food & beverage industry

Our specialist industry knowledge is built into our software as standard, making it quick to install and easy to use. We help businesses distribute to retailers, the catering trade and direct to customers. Batch traceability, stock management, regulatory compliance, business intelligence, EDI, promotions and shopping lists are key features of Lakeview ERP for the food and beverage industry.

Lakeview’s own business software is designed to fit your business: As standard.

For more information
Visit: www.lakeview.co.uk/food or contact our sales team on the number below.

Telephone
0845 388 3329

Email
info@lakeview.co.uk

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Lakeview Computers
ERP for the food & beverage industry

Whilst the food & beverage industry is the largest in the world, SME food manufacturers and distributors have much to contend with. There is opportunity for growing revenues but margins are tight and competition tough.

Whist larger suppliers can cope better with the demands of the large food retailers SME’s must continue to innovate whilst at the same time find efficiencies in their operations.

An important part of the SME’s strategy has to be systems. A manual system, or a small ERP solution that is overloaded, does not provide the steady and scalable platform that the business requires to be competitive.

By examining each of the business challenges we can examine how Lakeview’s systems can help solve these issues and provide the platform for profitable growth in the food marketplace.

For more information

VISIT:  www.lakeview.co.uk/food

Or call Mark Greatrex on 0845 388 3329 or email info@lakeview.co.uk

Source: Food and Drink International, April 2011

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IN THE PRESS

Lakeview for food and beverage companies: In an independent supplement distributed within The Sunday Telegraph

Before you tuck into your Sunday lunch, read how Systems Integration bring something different to the table with their new Integreater® software…

What it says on the label is just as important for food and drink suppliers as it is for customers, says ERP software company Lakeview.

Food Safety regulations are many and detailed. There are ever-increasing and changing European Union and UK laws affecting food labelling which have an impact of all aspects of food production and supply. While the purpose is to protect and inform the consumer, and to deal with potential health issues, the challenge is for UK food companies to comply with all these regulations. And this is where Lakeview can help.

While the purpose is to protect and inform the consumer… the challenge is for UK food companies to comply with all these regulations

So what information is required on labels?

For a start, the composition and origins of the product must match the legal requirement to use the food name. The ingredients and their amounts, including plant or meat species, must be included.

Other information that may be needed includes manufacturer or grower’s name, address and country of origin; the use-by or expiry date; health warnings (including allergy or intolerance issues); storage instructions; and organic and Fairtrade origins. The issue for businesses in the food supply chain is not the actual printing of the labels, or indeed the scanning, but the ability to store all the data required in one integrated system. Many businesses today have to hold the label data on multiple systems that do not link – often data is re-entered with errors and this is time wasted.

What is also essential is the ability to quickly trace online from final product back to raw ingredients (“fork to farm”) when there is need
for product recall. Equally important can be identifying where a substandard ingredient has been used (“farm to fork”). Without the right
ERP system, it can be a sticky business.

Visit: www.lakeview.co.uk

Source: An independent supplement distributed within The Sunday Telegraph

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