We’re excited to announce the latest software release of FoodBusiness ERP, powered by Sage X3 and delivered by NexTec Group. FoodBusiness ERP 2025 R2 includes powerful new manufacturing capabilities, including support for manufacturing units, enhanced sample management, and quick and easy label reprinting, designed specifically for process manufacturers. Below is a quick overview of what’s new in FoodBusiness ERP. These new features are also included in our suite of Advanced Manufacturing solutions.
Enhanced Manufacturing Operations
FoodBusiness ERP 2025 R2 introduces significant improvements to streamline your manufacturing processes and provide greater flexibility in production planning.
Default Manufacturing Unit
Managing different units of measure across your production operations just got easier. With FoodBusiness ERP, you can now:
- Set Default Manufacturing Units: Define a default manufacturing unit directly in the product page packing unit grid for automatic use in work orders. Sage X3 allows production to be processed using the stock unit and units defined as packing units. While alternate unit use is allowed in X3, the stock unit is always the default for manufacturing planning and execution. But what if you always produce in a unit other than the stock unit? FoodBusiness ERP allows you to define the manufacturing unit that works best for you, and automatically does the math to convert between stock and manufacturing units to avoid manual conversion errors.
- Enterprise Planning Integration: Enable default manufacturing units for work orders created from enterprise planning, planning workbench, and automatic release pages with a simple checkbox activation on the product and product-site pages.
- Streamlined Work Order Creation: Reduce manual entry and ensure consistency and accuracy across your manufacturing operations.
Catch Weight Production Label Reprint
With FoodBusiness ERP, you can manage Catch Weights and include this information on your product labels. But sometimes labels get lost or damaged. The new reprint functionality allows you to:
- Reprint Individual Case Labels: Access saved individual case weights from production tracking to reprint specific identifying production labels.
- Easy Document Lookup: Simply enter Work Order or Production Tracking numbers to populate available pallets and cases for reprinting.
- Maintain Traceability: Ensure complete documentation of catch weight products throughout your production and shipping process.
Advanced Sample Management
FoodBusiness ERP 2025 R2 introduces more flexible sample management with independent unit of measure capabilities:
- Independent Sample Units: Use a different unit of measure for sample products than the stock product unit of measure (e.g., sample in ounces while the source product stocks in gallons).
- Automated Sample Creation: Simplify the sample product creation process with unit defaults that can be easily modified by users.
- Retain/Test Sample Optimization: Right-size your sample units for testing and quality requirements without being constrained by source product stocking units.
Other Enhancements in FoodBusiness ERP 2025 R2
In addition to the new capabilities outlined above, the latest release of FoodBusiness ERP includes enhancements to the solution’s built-in Rebate, Royalty, and Commission Programs Management capabilities.
You can now gain more control over your rebate and royalty programs with expanded scheduling options:
- Weekly and Bi-weekly Periods: New time period options for both rebate and royalty programs provide greater flexibility in program structure
- Progressive to Standard Tier Switching: Rebate programs can now switch from progressive to standard tiers starting at a specified tier number
- Payment Thresholds: Define minimum payment thresholds to prevent processing until achievement levels are met
The commission program management functionality has been enhanced with more sophisticated and flexible criteria handling:
- AND/OR Logic Support: Choose whether commission criteria must meet all requirements (AND) or any requirements (OR) for more flexible program management. Design commission structures that better match your sales team’s performance objectives
Summing Up
These product enhancements demonstrate our ongoing commitment to developing solutions that address the real-world challenges that food and beverage producers and process manufacturers face every day.
From flexible manufacturing units to enhanced sample management and expanded rebate, royalty and commission capabilities, FoodBusiness ERP 2025 R2 provides the tools you need to optimize your operations and drive business growth.
For a full list of features and functionality, view our FoodBusiness ERP Feature List.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
To learn more about how FoodBusiness ERP and our Advanced Manufacturing solutions can help your business, contact our process manufacturing experts. We’d love to discuss your ERP and business management needs and answer any questions.