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One F&B Platform Instead of Five Disconnected Tools.

Your ERP knows orders. Your CRM knows contacts. But nobody knows which buyer filtered for halal last Tuesday, which flavour was compared at SIAL, or which retailer's reorder frequency is dropping. A platform connects what tools cannot — and turns F&B selling interactions into compounding intelligence.

The Problem

Why Tool-Based F&B Wholesale Is Fundamentally Broken

Disconnected Variant Data

Allergen info in a spreadsheet. Pack formats in the ERP. Certifications in a shared folder. Pricing per channel in another file. When a buyer asks “show me all halal, ambient products in case format” — silence.

No Cross-Channel View

A buyer browses your portal at midnight, tastes your kombucha at Anuga, and reorders via email. Three touchpoints, three disconnected data trails. A platform sees one buyer journey.

Reactive, Not Predictive

Without connected data, every decision is reactive. You discover a trending flavour after the quarter ends. You notice a churn risk when the buyer stops ordering. A platform gives you signals in real time.

The Shift

From Five Tools to One Platform

Today: Your Toolstack
ERPOrders & invoices
CRMContacts only
ExcelPricing & allergens
PDF CataloguesNo interactivity
Zoom / EmailZero data capture
5 tools · 0 connection · 13% of buyer intelligence captured
Tomorrow: FIRE Platform
FIRE CoreOne data layer for everything
GraphQL APIAll products connected
FIRE ConnectERP stays — enriched
6 Sales ChannelsAll writing to one profile
AI & AnalyticsCompounding intelligence
1 platform · Full connection · 100% of buyer intelligence captured
Architecture

Five Layers That Unify F&B Wholesale

Built from the data layer up. Every layer adds capability.

1

Product Layer

Full variant catalogue: flavours, pack formats, allergen matrices, certifications, nutritional data, shelf-life rules. Managed centrally, available everywhere.

F&B: 14 EU allergens · halal/kosher/vegan · shelf life per batch
2

Commerce Layer

Digital ordering through Sales App, Sales Table, B2B Portal, Remote, and Showroom. Pack-size ordering with MOQs. Channel-specific pricing. Real-time stock.

F&B: case/pallet/display · MOQs per channel · continuous reorder
3

Customer Layer

Complete buyer profiles: order history, variant preferences, allergen requirements, certification needs, channel affinity, reorder frequency. One profile across all touchpoints.

F&B: tasting data · allergen filter history · content engagement
4

Intelligence Layer

Real-time analytics: reorder velocity, variant performance by channel, allergen trend maps, content ROI, churn signals. Dashboards per stakeholder.

F&B: replenishment prediction · flavour trends · shelf-life analytics
5

Data Layer

The structured foundation. Every variant interaction, every reorder, every allergen filter, every tasting score stored in machine-readable format. This makes AI possible. This is your moat.

F&B: the asset that compounds every quarter you operate
Platform Benefits

What a Platform Means Specifically for F&B Brands

Cross-Channel Allergen Intelligence

Know which buyers filter for which allergens across portal, Sales App, and trade fairs. Build allergen-aware assortments automatically. Spot certification gaps before they cost you listings.

Unified Replenishment View

Track reorder velocity across all channels. See which buyers are overdue. Detect seasonal shifts in real time. A toolstack gives you per-channel snapshots. A platform gives you the full picture.

Shelf-Life Logic Everywhere

Minimum shelf-life rules enforced across portal, Sales App, and Remote — per channel, per market. Not a manual check. A system-level guarantee.

Channel-Specific Assortments

Retail, HoReCa, convenience, online — each sees a different catalogue, different MOQs, different pricing. Managed centrally. Delivered per buyer. No duplication.

Content ROI Across Channels

Your origin film plays in the Showroom, Remote, and Portal. The platform measures engagement and conversion impact across all three — not per channel, but unified.

AI That Sees Everything

Demand forecasting that uses portal browsing + trade fair signals + tasting data + reorder velocity. No single tool can feed AI this breadth. Only a platform can.

The Bigger Picture

A Platform Is Not a Better Tool. It Is a Different Category of Asset.

Tools solve tasks. A portal handles online orders. A CRM stores contacts. An ERP processes invoices. Each tool does its job. But the intelligence that emerges from connecting these jobs — which buyer is declining in activity, which flavour is gaining traction across channels, which origin story drives premium orders — that intelligence lives nowhere in a toolstack.

A platform is not a bigger tool. It is the layer that connects all selling interactions into one data model. In F&B, this matters more than in most industries. Because F&B has variant depth (800+ SKUs), compliance requirements (allergens, certifications), continuous demand (weekly reorders, not seasonal), and channel diversity (retail, HoReCa, convenience, online). No single tool was designed for this combination.

FIRE was. One product layer with full variant and allergen management. One commerce layer with pack-size ordering across six channels. One customer layer where every interaction writes to the same profile. One intelligence layer that turns it all into predictions. And one data layer that compounds every quarter.

Unify Your F&B Sales Into One Platform

One data layer. Six channels. Every variant, every allergen, every reorder — connected.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

A toolstack is separate apps each storing data separately. A platform like FIRE is one system where every product shares the same buyer profile, variant data, and order intelligence.
No. FIRE sits on top of your ERP. FIRE Connect integrates with SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and all major systems. Batch numbers and shelf-life data flow through the middleware.
Full variant management with allergen matrices, pack formats, shelf-life rules, channel-specific assortments, and certification badges. Built for F&B depth, not adapted from fashion or general commerce.
Typically 20 to 40 days from kickoff to live operation, including ERP integration.
No. The B2B Portal runs in any browser. No app, no download, no account setup.
Yes. FIRE integrates with all major ERP systems including SAP and Microsoft Dynamics.
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Your products, channels, and systems.
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