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Supply Chain Planning Built for the Realities of Food & Beverage.
Promotions, shelf life, ingredient volatility, and SKU complexity demand faster decisions. LIDD and Kinaxis help Food & Beverage companies plan, monitor, and respond in real time with a solution right-sized from mid-market to enterprise.
Connected Planning for Food & Beverage
Food and beverage companies trust Kinaxis and LIDD to connect demand, supply, and production planning in one environment, enabling faster decisions across the supply chain.
AI-powered orchestration
Concurrent Planning Across Teams
Demand, supply, and production planners work in the same environment simultaneously.
End-to-End Visibility with Root-Cause Insight
See what changed, where, and how it impacts materials, production, and distribution.
Plans Stay Live as Conditions Change
High-speed analytics and net-change recalculation update plans instantly when inputs change.
Scenario Planning for Trade-offs
Evaluate promotions, supply disruptions, or capacity constraints,
Kinaxis Maestro
An AI-Powered Platform for Food & Beverage Supply Chains
Leverage machine learning and AI to surface exceptions, automate recommendations, and improve forecast accuracy across your F&B supply chain.
Concurrent Planning Technology
Real-time rebalancing of supply and demand across your entire F&B network — one platform, all planners, no handoffs.
Scenario Analysis
Simulate and compare promotions, supply disruptions, or capacity constraints before committing to decisions.
AI-Powered Decision Intelligence
Clear, actionable insights for faster and smarter decision making — including expiry management and shelf-life visibility.
Kinaxis Planning with LIDD’s Food & Beverage Expertise
Food and beverage supply chains must manage perishability, volatile demand, ingredient and packaging variability, and rapidly expanding product portfolios—while navigating production changeovers, capacity limits, and strict traceability requirements.
LIDD and Kinaxis help organizations plan within these realities—enabling faster response to demand changes, better alignment between supply and production constraints, and improved service levels without increasing operational costs.
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Industry Expertise Where It Matters
Deep experience across food and beverage supply chains—from complex manufacturing and co-manufacturing to packaging operations, distribution networks, and retail.
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Built-in Best Practices
Supply chain expertise that translates business requirements into effective planning policies—not just system setup.
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Practical execution
We design tools and strategies that align with your F&B realities: shelf life, production changeovers, SKU complexity, traceability requirements.
Move from Static Plans to Live Decisions
Build a more responsive Food & Beverage supply chain and turn supply chain planning into a competitive advantage.
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See the impact of supply or demand changes instantly
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Run what-if scenarios in seconds
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Manage shelf-life and expiry risks proactively
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Balance promotions with production capacity
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Respond faster to demand volatility
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Support traceability & food safety requirements
Industry Insights
Podcast
A Critical Look at Food Waste Regulation in Five States
Click to explore how GLP-1 drugs and the potential end of the de minimis rule could reshape the supply chain.
Podcast
Achieving Direct-to-Consumer Success at Stonewall Kitchen
Charlie Baker, Senior Operations Analyst at Stonewall Kitchen, shares insights on managing supply chain challenges in a growing direct-to-consumer food business.
Blog
Food Ecommerce Start-Ups: Don’t Let Packaging be an Afterthought
Perfect packaging is crucial for food startups. Protect your product, optimize costs, and enhance your brand with these essential tips. Learn how to balance competing priorities and conduct thorough testing.
Podcast
A Deep Dive into the Banana Supply Chain
Explore the surprising logistics behind the modern banana supply chain, from specialized ripening rooms to precise timing.
News
FDA Food Traceability Compliance Deadline Extended to July 2028
On January 26, 2026, new FDA regulations mandating food traceability standards will come into effect. Don't fall behind - get compliant.
Blog
From E-Commerce to Retail: How a California-Based Food Distribution Company Navigated the Transition with Expert Guidance
Jeff Hamilton shares his valuable insights from working on-site with a California-based food distribution company as they made the transition from e-commerce to retail meal kits. Discover the challenges faced in scaling up operations, optimizing warehouse capacity, and the importance of collaborating with external consultants to overcome capacity constraints.