From volatile supply chains to stringent compliance demands, food and beverage businesses face pressures that generic software was never designed to handle. We know, because we work alongside businesses like yours every day.
Supply Chain Complexity: Perishable ingredients, variable weights and multiple suppliers demand real-time visibility and precise tracking across the entire chain.
Regulatory Compliance & Traceability: End-to-end lot tracking and recall readiness need to be built into your core operations, not bolted on afterwards.
Margin Pressure: Fluctuating commodity prices, complex trade agreements and tight margins require food-specific costing, pricing and forecasting tools.
Shelf Life & Waste: Proactive expiration alerts and smart allocation are critical to minimising waste and protecting product quality.
Production Scheduling: Balancing supply and demand across multiple lines and adapting to order changes requires intelligent planning, not spreadsheets.
At Olympic33, we know every industry has it’s unique challenges, and that requires industry tailored knowledge. Our consultants bring real industry understanding to every engagement; they know the difference between a grade out and a pack out, they understand catch weight tolerances, and they speak the language of production planning, shelf life and compliance.
We’ve spent 35 years building a team of specialists who don’t just implement systems; they understand food & beverage, manufacturing and fresh produce operations inside-out. Our vertical focus is real, not marketing. We listen, we understand your business needs, and we work with your team to implement technology that fits your current operations and expands your opportunities.
Combined with Aptean’s 30+ years of food and beverage software development and 1,500+ global customers, you get a partnership that brings both local expertise and global depth. We’re your implementation partner, your advisor, and your long-term support team — not a vendor that disappears after go-live
Our consultants deliver solutions using best-in-class platforms — Aptean Food & Beverage ERP built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations for larger enterprise needs. The technology is the enabler. Our people are the difference.
A comprehensive ERP built from the ground up for food and beverage — not generic software with food features bolted on. Every capability is designed for the way your industry actually operates.
Lot Management & Traceability: Generate lot numbers based on dates, machines, items and vendors. Record country of origin, grower details and certifications. Full traceability from raw materials to finished goods, with rapid recall identification.
Catch Weight:
Track variable weights through the entire supply chain at item level. Set thresholds to accept or reject items outside tolerances.
Expiration Management: Proactive warnings when items approach expiry. Smart allocation ensures first-expiry-first-out across your operation.
Production Planning & Scheduling: Intelligent algorithms balance supply and demand, streamline resource consumption and alert managers to plan disruptions.
Advanced Pricing & Trade Agreements: Hierarchical pricing, currency or percentage discounts, rebates, broker commissions and bill-backs with flexible accrual management.
Quality Control & Inspection: Assign inspection statuses to lots, control warehouse flow, automate quality processes and integrate with shop floor operations.
Mobile Warehouse & Shop Floor: Replace paper with handheld devices and barcode scanning. Record receiving, movements and picking in real time.
Distribution Management: Control over and under delivery tolerances, SSCC labelling for pallet tracking, and delivery accuracy monitoring at vendor and item level.
For larger or more complex food and beverage enterprises, we also implement Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations — delivering advanced financial management, multi-site operations, and enterprise-scale reporting alongside the same industry expertise from our team.
The Aptean suite extends beyond the core ERP with purpose-built tools that integrate seamlessly — and our team knows how to make them work together.
Business Intelligence: 500+ KPIs including 300+food-specific. Pre-built dashboards and customisable analytics. 500+ KPIs including 300+ food-specific. Pre-built dashboards and customisable analytics.
Enterprise Asset Management: Automated maintenance scheduling, real-time asset monitoring and MRO inventory management.
EDI: Automated document exchange with trading partners. Real-time data sync and compliance management.
Transportation Management: Automated route planning, multi-carrier management and live delivery tracking.
Product Lifecycle Management: AI-powered recipe formulation, auto-generated nutrition panels and label management.
OEE: Real-time production metrics from batching to packaging. Track changeover, sanitation and pinpoint waste.
Payments, Warehouse & Shipping: Integrated digital payments, advanced warehouse management, electronic proof of delivery and shipping solutions.
Grower Returns & Settlements: Create invoices based on grade outs, pack outs, pooling or account sales with flexible cost assignments.
Weighbridge Integration: Record inbound and outbound truck weights to streamline commodity receiving.
Commodity Harvest Planning: Plan and manage seasonal harvest intake with purpose-built tools.
Advanced Attributes & Pricing Matrix: Unlimited configurable attributes against items, lots, customers and vendors. Automatic pricing based on produce
License Plating & Labelling: Trace logistic transactions to license plate numbers with integrated barcode scanning and no-code label creation.
Process Manufacturing: Manage co-products, pack outs, bills of materials and routings to fit your production needs.
We’re not a reseller. We’re a team of Olympians — driven specialists who invest in understanding your industry so we can deliver solutions that actually work.
We know your industry:
Our specialists understand food & beverage, manufacturing and fresh produce operations inside-out. We bring real domain knowledge to every project, not just technical skills.
We bring the right tools:
Aptean Food & Beverage ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Finance & Operations, and our own solutions like DX2 and Trader — connected into one platform that runs your business end-to-end.
We think long-term:
We build repeatable methodologies and lasting partnerships. Whether it’s a team member’s growth path or a client relationship spanning decades, we’re in it for the long haul.
We’re local, with global backing:
Headquartered in Auckland with offices in Sydney and consultants across Australasia. Backed by Aptean’s 1,500+ global food and beverage customers and 30+ years of development.
We deliver with integrity:
From clear scoping to honest conversations about timelines, we do what we say we’ll do. Our 35-year reputation is built on trust earned through consistent, reliable delivery.
