How Plant-Based Yoggu! Foods Went National and Grew 28% in Under a Year
A local processor of clean-label, vegan yogurt based here in BC, the Yoggu! team has steadily built momentum as they expanded their distribution nationally and opened a new 12,500 sq. ft. facility last year. They knew they needed the right food production management software to power the next stage of their growth.
Eliminate Food Waste with Icicle’s Real-Time Inventory Management Tools
Most people might be surprised to learn the scale of food waste in the food and beverage industry, which according to Second Harvest amounts to more than half of the food produced in Canada every year. About a third of the total lost and wasted food is unplanned and avoidable, representing a financial loss of […]
How to Optimize Lead Times with Icicle’s Automated Inventory Control
You receive an order and get started on production only to realize part way through that you don’t have enough ingredients to complete it. To ensure that this never occurs again, you order more inventory than usual just for it to sit there. Or even worse, you realize that your facility lacks the storage space […]
Production Costing and More Data-Driven Icicle ERP Features for Food Manufacturers: 2022 Round-up
The past couple of years have been plagued with major supply chain disruptions for food manufacturers, but we know that every problem is also another opportunity to grow Icicle ERP and meet our users’ needs in new and innovative ways. One of the biggest releases that excited us from 2022 was Production Costing, which leverages […]
Supply Chain Solutions for Food Manufacturers: Supplier Diversification
The remarkable number of factors that place pressure on today’s value chains underscore the importance of business agility. Food manufacturers have a lot on their plate to improve the cost of sales. Business leaders are creating resilience and flexibility through supplier diversification, domestic sourcing, and searching for alternative products.