Launch Products Faster. Ensure Food Safety. Delight Your Customers.
From farm to fork, your product data drives everything — recipe development, allergen compliance, nutritional labeling, and retailer requirements. When data is fragmented, recalls happen and launches stall. ZMDM gives your teams control.
Your Product Data is Scattered. Your Recalls Don’t Care.
Food and beverage companies manage some of the most complex master data in any industry — recipes with hundreds of ingredients, allergen declarations across global markets, ever-changing retailer requirements, and the constant pressure of food safety. Yet most still rely on spreadsheets and tribal knowledge.
Allergen Incidents
Undeclared allergens from formula changes that didn’t update labeling — the #1 cause of food recalls
Recall Chaos
Tracing ingredients to finished products takes days instead of hours when lot genealogy lives in spreadsheets
Label Compliance Failures
Nutritional panels and ingredient statements out of sync with actual formulations
Retailer Rejections
Missing attributes, wrong GTINs, incomplete product content causing chargebacks and delisting
Launch Delays
New products stuck in setup queues while seasonal windows close and competitors take shelf space
Co-Packer Data Gaps
Contract manufacturers working from outdated specs because change control broke down
Where Your Food & Beverage Master Data Lives Today
What Matters to Your Business
Master data isn’t a technology problem. It’s a food safety and business problem. Here’s what getting it right actually means.
Speed to Shelf
Launch new products before competitors. Hit seasonal windows. Respond to trends while they’re still trends.
Food Safety Excellence
Eliminate allergen incidents. Trace ingredients in minutes, not days. Pass audits with confidence.
Retailer Success
Meet data requirements the first time. Eliminate chargebacks. Win and keep shelf space.
Master Data Across Your Entire Food & Beverage Value Chain
From ingredient sourcing to consumer purchase, every step depends on accurate, complete, compliant data.
Master Data for Every F&B Business Process
Click on a process to see how better master data drives better outcomes.
New Product Development & Innovation
Why does it take 16 weeks to launch a simple line extension?
Because R&D, regulatory, packaging, marketing, supply chain, and sales all need to contribute data — and they’re all working from different spreadsheets. When specifications change in development, downstream teams find out at the last minute. Or worse, they don’t.
- Product development teams create item data directly — no IT tickets, no waiting
- Stage-gate workflows ensure data completeness before moving to next phase
- Packaging specifications, artwork requirements, and claims captured at the source
- Automatic validation catches conflicts before they cascade downstream
- Launch more products per year without adding headcount
- Seasonal and limited-edition SKUs managed with accelerated timelines
Key Master Data Objects
Recipe & Formulation Management
Why doesn’t the formula in R&D match what manufacturing is actually making?
Because recipes are developed in one system, scaled up in spreadsheets, and translated into production BOMs by a different team. Every handoff introduces errors. When costs need to be optimized or ingredients substituted, nobody knows the full impact.
- Single recipe master from bench to production scale with automatic yield calculations
- Ingredient specifications linked to approved suppliers and alternates
- Allergen inheritance automatically calculated from ingredient declarations
- Cost rollups updated in real-time as ingredient prices change
- Formula versioning with full change history and approval workflows
- Co-packer recipe packages generated automatically with controlled distribution
Key Master Data Objects
Allergen Management
How confident are you that every label accurately reflects every allergen?
Undeclared allergens are the #1 cause of food recalls. Yet most companies manage allergen data in spreadsheets that don’t connect to formulations, labels, or manufacturing. When an ingredient supplier changes their allergen declaration, how long until every affected product is updated?
- Allergen attributes on every ingredient, automatically inherited by recipes
- Big 9 allergens (US) and EU 14 allergens tracked with market-specific requirements
- May contain / cross-contact declarations managed by production line
- Supplier allergen questionnaires integrated with ingredient qualification
- Automatic label impact assessment when allergen status changes
- Allergen matrix by production facility for scheduling and changeover
Key Master Data Objects
Nutritional Labeling & Regulatory
Why is your nutrition panel always the last thing ready before launch?
Because nutritional calculations depend on final formulas, which keep changing. Lab analysis takes time. Regulatory requirements vary by market. And the label artwork team is working from data that’s already out of date.
- Calculated nutrition facts from recipe and ingredient nutritional data
- FDA Nutrition Facts Panel and EU nutrition declaration formats
- Ingredient statement generation with proper declaration order and grouping
- Country-specific labeling requirements managed centrally
- Claims substantiation linked to nutritional data and formulation
- Lab analysis integration for nutrition verification and label accuracy
Key Master Data Objects
Manufacturing & Production
Why do batch records keep flagging master data issues?
Because the BOM in ERP doesn’t match the recipe R&D developed. Equipment parameters are tracked separately from product specs. And when you use a co-packer, they’re working from PDF specifications that may be two versions behind.
- Production BOM synchronized with development recipe and regulatory formula
- Work instructions and process parameters linked to product master
- Equipment master with CIP requirements, allergen capabilities, and capacities
- Co-packer specifications with controlled distribution and acknowledgment
- Batch scaling factors and yield expectations by production line
- Rework and reprocessing rules defined at the product level
Key Master Data Objects
Quality & Food Safety
When was the last time you traced an ingredient to all affected finished goods in under an hour?
Food safety incidents require immediate response. But when lot genealogy lives in spreadsheets, supplier certificates are in email, and specifications are in a document management system that nobody can search, your recall scope analysis takes days instead of minutes.
- Ingredient and finished good specifications integrated with item master
- Approved supplier list with audit history, certifications, and GFSI status
- Lot traceability from raw materials through finished goods to customers
- HACCP and food safety plan linkage to product and process master data
- Certificate of Analysis requirements defined at the ingredient level
- Mock recall workflows with automatic scope determination
Key Master Data Objects
Supply Chain & Distribution
Why does planning always add buffer because they don’t trust the data?
Because lead times in the system were set at launch and never updated. Shelf life varies by product but isn’t reflected in distribution rules. Temperature requirements exist but aren’t enforced in network planning. So you carry excess inventory while still having stockouts.
- Ingredient supplier master with lead times, MOQs, and qualification status
- Shelf life rules by product, market, and customer with dating requirements
- Cold chain and temperature requirements from production through delivery
- Distribution network with storage capabilities and restrictions
- Country of origin and import requirements for international distribution
- Planning parameters owned and maintained by planning teams
Key Master Data Objects
Retail & E-Commerce
Why do you keep getting chargebacks and item setup rejections from retailers?
Because every retailer wants different data in different formats. Walmart isn’t Target isn’t Amazon isn’t Whole Foods. Your team maintains this in spreadsheets, copying and pasting, hoping nothing breaks. When GDSN requirements change, nobody finds out until submissions fail.
- Retailer-specific data requirements validated before submission
- GS1 and GDSN compliance with automatic attribute synchronization
- Digital assets linked to products — images, videos, enhanced content
- E-commerce product content for marketplaces and D2C channels
- Pricing and promotional data by retailer and channel
- New item setup forms pre-populated from master data
Key Master Data Objects
The Master Data That Runs Your Food & Beverage Business
Every process depends on these core data objects. When they’re accurate, complete, and connected, everything works. When they’re not, you’re managing risk and fighting fires.
Item / Product Master
- SKU identifiers (GTIN, UPC, internal)
- Product descriptions and hierarchy
- Brand and sub-brand assignment
- Product lifecycle status
- Category and classification
- Organic / Non-GMO / Clean Label flags
Recipe / Formulation / BOM
- Ingredients and quantities
- Allergen inheritance
- Nutritional calculation basis
- Processing aids and carry-over
- Yield and loss factors
- Formula versions and history
Ingredient Master
- Ingredient specifications
- Allergen declarations
- Nutritional composition
- Declaration names by market
- Organic / Non-GMO status
- Approved suppliers
Supplier / Vendor Master
- Supplier qualification status
- GFSI certification (SQF, BRC, FSSC)
- Food safety audit history
- Allergen facility status
- Lead times and capacities
- Approved ingredients by supplier
Packaging & Labeling
- Packaging hierarchy (unit/case/pallet)
- GTIN assignments
- Weights and dimensions
- Nutrition Facts Panel
- Ingredient statements
- Artwork specifications
Specifications & Quality
- Finished product specifications
- Raw material specifications
- Microbiological limits
- Sensory requirements
- Shelf life parameters
- Test methods and frequency
Customer Master
- Retailer profiles and requirements
- Distributor hierarchies
- Foodservice operator data
- Ship-to and bill-to addresses
- Pricing agreements
- EDI and data requirements
Pricing & Trade
- List prices by channel
- Customer-specific pricing
- Promotional pricing and MCB
- Trade spend and accruals
- Broker commissions
- Cost data and margins
Location / Facility Master
- Manufacturing plants
- Co-packer facilities
- Distribution centers
- Cold storage capabilities
- Allergen processing status
- Certifications by site
Built for Food Safety Compliance
ZMDM is designed to meet the rigorous food safety and regulatory requirements of the food and beverage industry.
FSMA
Food Safety Modernization Act
GFSI
SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000
HACCP
Hazard Analysis & CCPs
FDA Labeling
Nutrition Facts compliance
Organic
USDA & EU certification
Non-GMO
Non-GMO Project Verified
Traceability
Lot-level genealogy
GS1 / GDSN
Retail data standards
Results from Food & Beverage Industry Leaders
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