For food manufacturers, distributors and caterers who have outgrown spreadsheets and separate systems. Odoo connects your production and stock with your sales and accounts.
AzkaTech has set up Odoo for food companies like Hallab 1881 and Interbrand, and stays with your team after go-live.
Official Odoo Gold Partner. Implementing Odoo since 2015.
Who it’s for
Kitchens and factories that make products in batches for shops or their own branches.
Companies that bottle drinks and ship them to distributors.
Businesses that store food in bulk and supply shops and restaurants.
Central kitchens that cook for events, offices or meal plans.
The problem
Ingredients go bad on the shelf because nobody sees the dates in time.
Ingredient prices change every month, but product prices stay the same.
Production uses stock that the system still shows as available.
When a supplier reports a problem, finding the affected products takes too long.
01 · Batches and expiry
Odoo tracks every food product by batch, and each batch keeps its own expiry date. When stock is picked, Odoo suggests the batch that expires first, so older stock is used before it goes bad. This works for raw ingredients and finished products alike.
When a supplier calls about a bad delivery, you search the batch number in Odoo. You see which products were made with it and which customers received them. Your team also gets an alert before stock reaches its expiry date.
Who it’s for
Warehouse teams and quality managers.
Outcome
You know where every batch went.
02 · Recipes and production
Yes. In Odoo, a recipe is set up as a bill of materials. It lists each ingredient and the amount needed for one batch. When production starts, Odoo takes those ingredients out of stock and adds the finished product with its own batch number.
Production managers plan the week’s batches based on orders and stock on hand. If an ingredient is missing, they see it before the kitchen starts. Odoo Manufacturing is part of standard Odoo, and AzkaTech only adds customization when your process really needs it.
Who it’s for
Production managers and kitchen teams.
Outcome
Kitchen and warehouse work from the same numbers.
03 · Product costs
Each production order in Odoo records the real cost of the ingredients it used. When an ingredient gets more expensive, the cost of the next batch changes with it. If you track labor and machine time, those can be added to the cost too.
Finance can then compare what each product costs with what it sells for. When a margin gets too thin, you see it in a report instead of finding out at the end of the year.
Who it’s for
Finance teams and owners.
Outcome
You see the margin on every product.
04 · Selling
Yes. Odoo has a Point of Sale for shops and cafés, and a Sales app for wholesale and catering orders. Both use the same stock, so a sale at the counter in one branch shows up at head office right away.
Catering orders are quoted with the menu items and quantities, and the client signs online. Wholesale customers get their own price list. At the end of the day, every sale goes into accounting without being typed again.
Who it’s for
Branch managers, sales and catering teams.
Outcome
Every sale updates the same stock.
How it works
Odoo Quality adds checks when goods arrive and during production. A failed check creates a quality alert for the team to follow up.
Supplier prices and delivery times are kept in Odoo. Reorder rules suggest a purchase when an ingredient runs low.
Each branch and warehouse has its own stock. Transfers between them are recorded, so nothing goes missing on the way.
Production equipment gets planned checks in Odoo Maintenance. Breakdowns are logged with repair time and notes.
Sales, purchases and production costs feed the accounts. Finance gets VAT reports out of the same data.
Implementation
AzkaTech uses AI at every phase of the Odoo project, from the first workshop until after go-live.
AI capability · Discovery
We interview key people in each department about how they work today. AI turns those notes into a clear list of what Odoo needs to cover.
AI capability · Mapping
Your processes are mapped onto Odoo in a fit-gap analysis. AI matches your existing product and recipe data to Odoo and flags what’s missing.
AI capability · Configuration
We build the solution with standard Odoo first. AI drafts the setup notes and user guides for each task.
AI capability · Testing
AI prepares test cases from your real recipes and orders. Your team runs them and signs off before launch.
AI capability · Governance
AI tracks open issues and training progress, so risks show up before launch day.
AI capability · Post Go-Live
After launch, AzkaTech support stays with your team, along with a knowledge base built around your own setup.
Client proof
Case study · Lebanese sweets maker since 1881
Food and beverage manufacturing and distribution in Lebanon
Juices, ketchup and mineral water, made and distributed across Lebanon. AzkaTech connected their production and distribution with multi-currency accounting in one Odoo. Read the Interbrand case study
FAQ
Solution
Yes. Odoo Manufacturing handles recipes and production orders, with batch tracking and quality checks built in. AzkaTech reviews your process first and only customizes where standard Odoo falls short.
Yes. FEFO means the stock that expires first leaves first. Odoo can pick by expiry date for any product tracked by batch.
Yes. Al Arbashi Group in Kuwait, which runs Abhar Catering and Lazurd, moved from Foodics, Excel and paper records to Odoo with AzkaTech. Read more about our catering ERP.
Odoo Point of Sale has table orders and a kitchen display. If you run many restaurants with special needs, we check whether Odoo covers them before you commit.
It keeps batch records, quality checks and traceability reports in one place. Odoo isn’t a food safety certification tool, so the audit itself stays with your team.
Implementation
It depends on how many branches and recipes you have. AzkaTech gives you a timeline after the discovery meetings.
Yes. We bring over your products, recipes and opening stock with batch numbers and expiry dates. The exact scope is agreed during discovery.
Yes. Each branch keeps its own stock, and each company its own accounts. Running several companies needs Odoo’s Custom plan.
Odoo is priced per user per month. Manufacturing, Quality and the kitchen display come with Odoo’s paid plans. See our Odoo pricing guide.
