Profit can begin on a supplier invoice.
Price, quantity, timing, supplier, and expected use shape product margin before the first sale.
What happens, and what does it mean?
A purchase decides how much cash sits on the shelf and what ingredients cost when used.
How does the capability work inside operations?
FoodTech connects demand, supplier, branch, receipt, and approval while people govern exceptions.
Purchasing
What it adds
Suppliers and price context
Purchase orders by branch
Approval paths according to permission
Partial or full receiving and recorded differences
How it appears in operations
How does this appear in daily work?
Compare supplier offers
Branch purchase order
Partial receiving
Available in
Compatible plans
- Growth Flex
- Pro Branch
- Scale
- Enterprise
Connects with
Products it connects with
- Inventory
- Accounting
- FoodTech Automation
- FoodTech BI
FAQ
What you need to know
Can Purchasing run on its own?
Purchasing has a clear role on its own, while its value expands when connected to the relevant FoodTech products under the selected plan and integrations.
Is every capability immediately available?
Availability depends on product state, plan, market, and enabled integrations. We label the current state and never present work in progress as generally available.
How do we begin?
We map the real operating flow first, then agree the starting point, configuration, integrations, and rollout scope.
Does the operation need a permanent internet connection to keep moving?
Connectivity should add capability, not become the operation’s power switch. Where Offline mode is supported, core work continues locally, events are retained, and synchronization resumes when connectivity returns. Operations that require live verification, including some payment or sensitive actions, remain Online by design. Offline scope varies by product, device, and activation; the goal is to keep work moving even when the network does not.
What if the internet is available — but slower than the operation?
FoodTech does not assume a perfect network. Where supported, every action does not wait for a full server round trip: local state, asynchronous (Async) synchronization, and safe retries keep work moving without duplicating operations. The team can continue what is safe to continue while the system catches up with the network; payments and other sensitive actions still require explicit verification when needed.
Before you start
Which purchase decision appears in margin later?
Material price, quantity, and arrival timing all shape it.
Purchasing
See how this product takes shape inside your operation.
Price, quantity, timing, supplier, and expected use shape product margin before the first sale.