Case Study: Creative Food Ingredients breaks down data silos and gains real-time inventory visibility with Aptean Food & Beverage ERP (JustFood Edition)

How Creative Foods broke down data silos to improve traceability and visibility

Creative Foods, a food and beverage manufacturer, faced significant operational challenges from siloed departments and an outdated, character-based accounting system. Limited bill-of-material functionality and day‑old data meant procurement lacked real-time inventory visibility, and basic traceability exercises could take up to four hours.

The company implemented Aptean Food & Beverage ERP JustFood Edition with Plant, Floor, WMS and MES add-ons to unify accounting and production in a user-friendly system. The new platform delivers real-time inventory data, full transparency from R&D to finished goods, faster response to shortages, and cut traceability time from four hours to about 30 minutes, improving order efficiency and reducing inventory issues.

Creative Food Ingredients

Rodney Smith

Senior Director of Supply Chain