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Insights, guides, and best practices for food and beverage producers navigating inventory management, traceability, and growing their operations.

January 2026 The Batch Better Team

Why We're Building Batch Better

The story behind Batch Better and our mission to help food and beverage producers manage inventory and stay recall-ready.

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Materials Requirements Planning: Checklist for Food Teams
January 2026

Materials Requirements Planning: Checklist for Food Teams

Use this food MRP checklist to pressure test your current setup. Covers recipes, multi-stage production, yields, FEFO, traceability, and batch-level costing.

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Batch production planning that saves prep time
January 2026

Batch Production Planning That Saves Prep Time

Plan batch production runs smarter with better data. Stage faster, buy earlier, and run cleaner without reinventing how you work.

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Manufacturing Resource Planning for Small Food Producers
January 2026

Manufacturing Resource Planning for Small Food Producers

Learn how targeted MRP for food can reduce waste, speed audits, and make planning calm again without a full ERP overhaul.

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Excel inventory limit? Five signs you've outgrown it
January 2026

Excel Inventory Limit? Five Signs You've Outgrown It

Discover the five signs your food or beverage operation has outgrown Excel for inventory management and how to get relief.

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Calculating recipe cost without spreadsheets
January 2026

Calculating Recipe Cost Without Spreadsheets

Get accurate recipe costs without spreadsheets. Capture batch-level inputs, let weighted averages do the math, and price confidently.

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A stainless prep table with a clipboard of batch sheets, lot labels, and a phone capturing paper forms in a working bakery
January 2026

Paper Forms That Feed Your Inventory, Not a Pile

Keep your paper forms and your workflow. Turn receiving logs, batch sheets, and packing lists into traceable, recall-ready inventory data.

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January 2026

Traceability Lot Code Pocket Checklist

Keep your traceability lot codes clean and recall-ready with this practical daily checklist. No new software required.

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A small food production bench with batch sheet, ingredients, scale, and lot labels
January 2026

The Cost of Ingredients Made Clear, Per Batch

Per-batch costing fixes unclear ingredient costs without changing how you produce. Price and plan with confidence.

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Food production worker using digital batch tracking system
January 2026

Batch Tracking with Instant Lot Lookups

Turn paperwork drag into a quick search and a clean export. Fast answers, clean proof, minimal disruption.

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A stainless table with a flour-dusted clipboard holding a crumpled batch sheet, a sharpie, and a phone hovering above to take a photo.
January 2026

Data Extraction Without Changing Your Forms

Read your existing paper forms and turn handwriting into validated, traceable inventory data.

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Food production worker snapping a photo of a batch sheet
January 2026

Capture Data Without Pausing Production

Keep your paper forms and your rhythm. Snap a photo and turn existing logs into recall-ready inventory data.

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Kitchen bench with scale, batch sheet, and worker scanning lot label
January 2026

Yield Management That Cuts Waste, Not Corners

Track inputs, outputs, rework, and scrap to cut waste, improve margins, and keep inventory accurate.

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Supervisor checking lot labels in food production
January 2026

Validate Data Fast Before Audits Hit

Catch mistakes the same shift they happen. Practical validation routines for receiving, production, packaging, and shipping.

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Quality technician scanning lot labels
January 2026

Track and Traceability: A Guide for Food Producers

Build recall-ready traceability without disrupting your shop floor. Covers FSMA 204, lot coding, and a 90-day implementation plan.

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