WMS/Industries/Food and beverage
WMS for food and beverage
Fresh in, fresh out. Oldest date first, every time.
Raptool WMS records the best-before date of every delivery, warns you before stock gets too old to sell, and sends pickers to the earliest date first.
- Best-before on every stock row
- A 30-day expiry warning
- Earliest expiry picked first
- Scanning works offline
Connects to the systems food and beverage teams already run
On the floor
The usual problems, solved where the work happens.
The WMS warns you 30 days before stock gets too old to sell, so there is time to act.
The handheld sends pickers to the earliest best-before date first.
Offline mode keeps scanning going when the connection drops, and sends the work when the device is back in range.
How the work flows
A food and beverage warehouse, step by step.
Pick a step to see what happens on the handheld and in the office.
Step 1 of 5
The date comes in with the scan
Scan deliveries in against the purchase order and record batch and best-before date on each line.
- Batch and best-before in one scan
- Goods inspection on flagged lines
- Claims with photos
Step 2 of 5
Cold, frozen and dry, apart
Keep cold, frozen and dry goods in their own zones and locations, and keep scanning when the Wi-Fi drops.
- Zones and locations
- Offline scanning
- Work sent when back in range
Step 3 of 5
See what is getting old
Best-before dates sit on every stock row, with a warning 30 days before stock gets too old to sell.
- An expiry warning inside 30 days
- Best-before per stock row
- Time to act before it is too late
Step 4 of 5
Oldest date first
The handheld points pickers to the earliest best-before date and rejects a wrong location.
- Earliest expiry first
- One pick line at a time
- Wrong location rejected
Step 5 of 5
Trace a batch in one search
Batch recall shows which customers received a batch and locks it everywhere it sits.
- Customers per batch
- Locked on every shelf
- History for every move
Example values
Features
The features food and beverage teams use most.
Devices
The right device for every job on the floor.
The Raptool Client is a native app for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac. Mix phones, tablets and rugged scanners in the same warehouse.
FAQ
Questions from food and beverage teams
Quick answers about running a food and beverage warehouse on Raptool.
More questions? See the full FAQDoes Raptool WMS pick the earliest expiry first?
Yes. Best-before dates sit on every stock row, and the handheld sends pickers to the earliest date first.
Will we know before stock goes out of date?
Yes. The WMS warns you 30 days before stock gets too old to sell.
Does scanning work in the cold store without Wi-Fi?
Yes. Offline mode stores every scan on the device and sends the work when it is back in range.
Can we trace a batch to our customers?
Yes. Batch recall shows which customers received a batch and locks the rest of it on every shelf.
See Raptool in your own food and beverage warehouse.
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