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Food and Drink

Discover our clients and projects in the food and drink industry.

"The food and drink industries are home to some of the most complex challenges for an ERP system ..."
- Dr. Harald Dreher.

State of the industry

The food and drinks industry is changing fast.

Food processing is a complex and complicated industry that requires the latest ERP software to keep up with the ever-changing demands of the market. However, many companies do not think about how their ERP system needs to be tailored to the specific requirements of the food industry. We understand the requirements of the food industry from recent projects and address some of the key considerations that need to be taken into account when looking for an ERP system for a food processing company.

Food specialist in production hall with ERP tablet

Common challenges within Food & Drink

Special requirements are placed on an ERP system:

Key Issues
  • Accurate recipe formulation and tracking
  • Precise costing and margin control
  • Efficient production planning and scheduling
Dreher Solutions
ERP Implementation: Centralises recipe data enabling real-time adjustments and consistent quality tracking across teams
Process Optimisation & Management: Enables real-time tracking of ingredient costs to protect margins
Process Mapping: Creates scalable digital workflows for dynamic adjustments, reducing waste and improving efficiency
Key Issues
  • Inaccurate stock level tracking
  • High wastage from perishable goods
  • Inconsistent demand forecasting
  • Slow inventory replenishment process
Dreher Solutions
Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Automates inventory updates, improving accuracy and reducing manual tracking errors
Process Optimisation & Management: Optimises stock rotation workflows, ensuring timely use of perishable items
IT Strategy Consulting: Develops a data-driven strategy to improve forecast accuracy and align inventory with demand
ERP Project Management: Enhances coordination and speeds up restocking to maintain optimal inventory levels
Key Issues
  • Accurate allergen tracking
  • Consistent nutritional information updates
  • Clear labelling for regulatory compliance
Dreher Solutions
ERP Selection: Ability to track and update nutritional data, streamlining compliance with changing regulations
ERP Implementation: Centralises allergen data, ensuring accurate labelling and compliance with regulatory standards
Process Optimisation & Management: Standardises labelling processes, ensuring accurate, compliant product information across all packaging
Key Issues
  • Ease of use for staff
  • Support for new product variations
  • Handling co-production and waste
Dreher Solutions
ERP Selection: Intuitive interface design, simplifies workflows, enabling quick staff training and easy day-to-day system usage
ERP Implementation: Modular ERP architecture easily adapts to accommodate new product categories, sizes and variations
Process Mapping: Advanced production planning optimises co-production and surplus management, reducing waste and maximising resource use
What we do

End-to-end support.

Meet your unique business goals

Integral first step:

Process optimisation should be considered before ERP implementation as it ensures the system operates on streamlined, efficient workflows. Without it, ERP systems risk magnifying inefficiencies instead of resolving them. Process optimisation

  • Prevents automating flawed processes
  • Identifies key inefficiencies to address early
  • Aligns system configuration with optimised workflows
  • Maximises ERP’s potential for improved performance
  • Sets the foundation for long-term operational success

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Future Focused:

Building regulatory compliance capabilities within ERP, especially for sustainability and CSDR, ensures the system is equipped to handle evolving regulations. Early integration minimizes future disruptions and enhances long-term sustainability efforts. The integration of regulatory compliance

  • Embeds compliance tracking into system functions
  • Ensures CSDR capabilities are built-in early
  • Supports automated compliance reporting
  • Reduces future costly system modifications
  • Strengthens sustainability and regulatory alignment from the start

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A Crucial Foundation:

The selection of an ERP system is fundamental to long-term success. The right system ensures operational efficiency, compliance, and scalability, reduces future costs, and enables sustainable growth. A structured and professional selection process:

  • Aligns system functions with business objectives
  • Reduces future costs for unplanned system changes
  • Supports scalability and future business expansion
  • Ensures the system's adaptability to evolving industry requirements
  • Supports scalability and growth by adapting 
  • Secures stakeholder buy-in

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Crucial Transformation:

ERP implementation is crucial for transforming business operations by integrating key processes into a unified system. It enhances efficiency, streamlines workflows, and provides real-time data insights, driving overall business success. The implementation of an ERP-system

  • Unifies business functions into a single platform
  • Enhances decision-making with accurate, real-time data
  • Streamlines processes, reducing manual tasks and errors
  • Increases efficiency by automating repetitive operations
  • Supports scalability and growth by adapting to evolving business needs

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Future Foundation:

The AI and Automation module focuses on leveraging technology to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance decision-making. Built on a foundation of standardised processes and clear data, this module helps businesses harness the full potential of AI and automation for sustainable growth. The integration of AI-technologies

  • Automates repetitive tasks, increasing efficiency
  • Enhances decision-making with data-driven insights
  • Improves productivity by streamlining workflows
  • Scales easily to adapt to growing business needs
  • Personalises customer experiences

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stack layer one Processes
stack layer two Compliance
stack layer three ERP Selection
stack layer four ERP Implementation
stack layer five Automation & AI

Processes

Integral first step:

Process optimisation should be considered before ERP implementation as it ensures the system operates on streamlined, efficient workflows. Without it, ERP systems risk magnifying inefficiencies instead of resolving them. Process optimisation

  • Prevents automating flawed processes
  • Identifies key inefficiencies to address early
  • Aligns system configuration with optimised workflows
  • Maximises ERP’s potential for improved performance
  • Sets the foundation for long-term operational success

Learn More

Compliance

Future Focused:

Building regulatory compliance capabilities within ERP, especially for sustainability and CSDR, ensures the system is equipped to handle evolving regulations. Early integration minimizes future disruptions and enhances long-term sustainability efforts. The integration of regulatory compliance

  • Embeds compliance tracking into system functions
  • Ensures CSDR capabilities are built-in early
  • Supports automated compliance reporting
  • Reduces future costly system modifications
  • Strengthens sustainability and regulatory alignment from the start

Learn More

ERP Selection

A Crucial Foundation:

The selection of an ERP system is fundamental to long-term success. The right system ensures operational efficiency, compliance, and scalability, reduces future costs, and enables sustainable growth. A structured and professional selection process:

  • Aligns system functions with business objectives
  • Reduces future costs for unplanned system changes
  • Supports scalability and future business expansion
  • Ensures the system's adaptability to evolving industry requirements
  • Supports scalability and growth by adapting 
  • Secures stakeholder buy-in

Learn More

ERP Implementation

Crucial Transformation:

ERP implementation is crucial for transforming business operations by integrating key processes into a unified system. It enhances efficiency, streamlines workflows, and provides real-time data insights, driving overall business success. The implementation of an ERP-system

  • Unifies business functions into a single platform
  • Enhances decision-making with accurate, real-time data
  • Streamlines processes, reducing manual tasks and errors
  • Increases efficiency by automating repetitive operations
  • Supports scalability and growth by adapting to evolving business needs

Learn More

Automation & AI

Future Foundation:

The AI and Automation module focuses on leveraging technology to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance decision-making. Built on a foundation of standardised processes and clear data, this module helps businesses harness the full potential of AI and automation for sustainable growth. The integration of AI-technologies

  • Automates repetitive tasks, increasing efficiency
  • Enhances decision-making with data-driven insights
  • Improves productivity by streamlining workflows
  • Scales easily to adapt to growing business needs
  • Personalises customer experiences

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Who we do it for

Discover how businesses have grown with Dreher Consulting

Luminator Technology Group

Luminator Technology Group is a global leader in developing solutions for public transport, aerospace and military applications. Working across diverse industries, with a focus on reliability and innovation, they are able to enhance safety, efficiency and performance with cutting edge solutions.

Goal:

  • Merge individual brands of Apollo, Axion, BMG-MIS, FOCON, LAWO, Mobitc, Luminator, VSN and TwinVision onto one ERP.

Requirements:

  • Integration of production planning, resource allocation, and service management. The solution needed to manage complex supply chains, enhance project coordination, and provide data transparency across global operations.
Luminator
Leica

Leica is a distinguished company in the imaging and precision optics industry, revered for its high-end lenses, cameras, and optical instruments. Known for combining advanced technology with timeless design, they face challenges in balancing quality control with innovation, meeting their customers expectations, and navigating a rapidly evolving, competitive market landscape. Leica must continuously adapt to technological advancements without compromising their renowned standards and legacy in craftsmanship.

Key Market Challenges:

  • Evolving optical and digital technology trends
  • Competitive and niche market
  • High expectations on premium products from consumers
  • Balancing heritage quality with technological innovations
Leica
Mustang

Mustang, well-known for its authentic jeans and casual wear is a prominent brand in the fashion and denim industry. Like many quality denim producers, Mustang faces challenges in ensuring sustainability in its manufacturing processes, managing the supply chain demands of a global market and adapting to fast-changing fashion trends. They need to balance their traditional craftsmanship with modern consumer expectations whilst striving to maintain brand identity whilst innovating.

Key Market Challenges:

  • Managing a global supply chain for diverse markets
  • Integration of sustainable practices in manufacturing
  • Maintaining brand heritage with modern consumer demands
  • Adjusting to rapidly shifting fashion trends
Mustang
Hectronic

Hectronic is an industry leader in intelligent parking and fueling systems, offering innovative solutions that optimise urban mobility and fuel management. Operating in a highly regulated industry, Hectronic faces challenges in ensuring seamless system connectivity, adapting to the evolving needs of smart cities and integrating advanced technology with compliance requirements. Continuous innovation and effective resource management is required to achieve their focus on reliability and precision technology.

Key Market Challenges:

  • Resource allocation Management for complex projects
  • Smart city infrastructure demands
  • Compliance with industry regulations and standards
  • Integrating connectivity and digital solutions in smart systems
Hectronic
The Mobility House

The Mobility House is a pioneering company in electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy storage solutions. Known for their innovative technologies in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and energy management systems with a focus on advancing the integration of renewable energy within transportation. The Mobility House faces challenges in magaging complex energy data, scaling infrastructures to meet growing EV demands and navigating regulatory landscapes. Both technological agility and robust compliance is required for their mission to create a sustainable energy ecosystem.

Key Market Challenges:

  • Scaling infrastructure for expanding EV adoption
  • Managing and integrating complex energy and charging data
  • Compliance with regulatory frameworks for energy and transportation
  • Balancing innovation with sustainable energy goals
The mobility House
Framo Morat

Framo Morat is a renowned manufacturer serving industries from automotive to medical and automation, specialising in precision gear technology and drive components. Known for their high-quality production standards and engineering expertise, Framo Morat faces challenges in managing complex production workflows, innovating to meet the precise needs of diverse sectors and adhering to stringent industry regulations. A strong focus on both operational efficiency and technological advancement is required for their commitment to precision and quality.

Key Market Challenges:

  • Management of complex, high-precision production processes
  • Ensuring operational efficiency across diverse markets
  • Adherence of regulatory and quality standards
  • Innovating to meet specific industry requirements
Framo Morat
Requirements

Strict safety and quality regulations ...

Companies in the food processing industry are under constant pressure to meet strict safety and quality regulations while keeping production costs low.

An effective ERP system can help by streamlining operations and optimising workflows. It is important to tailor your ERP software specifically to your business so that you can take full advantage of the system's capabilities.

Food expert works with ERP tablet
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Support from experts

Support from experts who understand the complexities of the food processing industry is important.

By considering these factors, you can find an ERP system that meets the unique needs of your business and helps you compete in today's market.

If you have any questions about digitalisation or ERP systems for food processing companies, please use the contact button below or above. We will be happy to help you find the right solution for your company.

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