Food & Beverage industry: Connected with LFS

Achieving Excellence in Food & Beverage Logistics
with EPG One

Maintaining quality and freshness in the food and beverage industry is crucial. Our EPG One solutions are designed to meet these high standards by offering comprehensive batch traceability, efficient best-before date management, and effective bulk handling. Our solutions adapt swiftly to new customer demands and comply with legal regulations, including the FSMA's latest rule. This ensures unparalleled transparency and efficiency across your operations. By minimizing errors, enforcing strict FIFO/FEFO compliance, and managing diverse temperature zones, EPG One solutions keep you ahead of the competition and ensure FDA compliance.

FDA final rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Final Rule)

New Framework to ensure effective and efficient food tracing from farm to table, effective January 20, 2026

The FDA's final rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Final Rule) sets new recordkeeping requirements for those who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods listed on the Food Traceability List (FTL). This rule is a vital part of the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint and enforces Section 204(d) of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It aims to speed up the identification and removal of potentially contaminated foods, reducing foodborne illnesses and deaths.

Key Requirements

Traceability Records: Entities must maintain records containing Key Data Elements (KDEs) related to specific Critical Tracking Events (CTEs).
Timely Reporting: Information must be provided to the FDA within 24 hours or within an agreed reasonable time.
Industry Alignment: The rule aligns with current industry best practices and applies to both domestic and foreign firms producing food for U.S. consumption.

All affected entities must comply with the new recordkeeping requirements by January 20, 2026. This unified compliance date ensures a streamlined implementation across the entire supply chain.

FSMA Rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records

EPG's Warehouse Management Capabilities For FDA Compliance

EAN 128 Handling: Efficient management and processing of EAN 128 barcodes.

FIFO/FEFO: Implementation of First-In-First-Out and First-Expired-First-Out inventory principles.

MHD and BBD Handling: Effective management of minimum shelf life and best-before dates.

Residual Shelf Life Mapping: Representation of remaining shelf life.

Batch Formation: Efficient creation and management of batches.

Batch and Serial Number Tracking: Comprehensive tracking of batches and serial numbers.

Quality Certificates/Labels: Handling of quality certificates and labels.

Production Order Management: Streamlined administration and execution of production orders.

Automated Slot Search: Automated target location search based on criteria such as batch, MHD, BBD, quantity per load unit, and quality indicators.

Temperature Zone Management: Administration of various temperature zones.

Cold and Dry Storage: Management of cold and dry storage facilities.

Multi-Level Replenishment: Support for multi-tiered replenishment systems.

Multi-Order Picking: 2-stage work packages for efficient order picking.

Bulk Handling: Effective management of bulk goods.

Pick-by-Voice: Voice-directed picking for enhanced accuracy and speed.

Integration with Route Planning Systems: Seamless connection to route planning systems.

Route Planning & Scheduling for Safe and Fast Transportation of Food & Beverages

Navigating the new FSMA regulations for safe food transport is crucial. Our route optimization solution Greenplan handles protocols, rising costs, tight delivery windows, and logistical complexities efficiently, ensuring timely and cost-effective deliveries.

Our software supports FSMA compliance by maintaining records of Critical Tracking Events (CTEs) and ensuring sanitary transport tailored to product needs.

For fresh and frozen goods, our algorithm optimizes temperature zones in delivery vehicles to preserve quality.

With predictive analytics and real-time analysis, we maintain over 95% ETA compliance, minimizing delivery delays and keeping your supply chain smooth.

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Pick-by-Voice For Beverage and Food Handling

Manually picking beverages and food products can be physically demanding. That’s why 90% of beverage wholesalers and retailers prefer pick-by-voice systems. This technology's key advantage is that it keeps both hands free, allowing staff to fully concentrate on picking bulky goods. With the #1 voice solution globally - LYDIA Voice - beverage and grocery wholesalers and retailers benefit from improved ergonomics and can boost productivity by up to 20%.

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Logistics Under Extreme Conditions

Be it storing meat, frozen foods, or dairy products: food logistics often takes place under extreme conditions as this is the only way of keeping food fresh in accordance with legal requirements. Our IT infrastructure remains safe and reliable, even at temperatures of up to -22°F. Today, our supply chain solutions already control the entire flow of materials across a large number of cold storage warehouses.