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Food and Beverage Product Development and Compliance

Food and beverage PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software helps manufacturers and retailers centralize product data, manage formulations, ensure labeling compliance, and accelerate time to market. Trace One gives food and beverage teams one connected system to develop products, prove compliance, and collaborate with suppliers.

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$500B
of manufacturer revenue supported annually
500
of manufacturer revenue supported annually
170+
countries supported by our regulatory solutions
70%
customer-reported ROI from implementing Trace One Devex PLM
Trace One for food and beverage

MARKET COMPLEXITY What challenges do food and beverage teams face in product development?

Food and beverage manufacturers, private label retailers, and CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) brands share a common problem: bringing new products to market requires coordinating formulations, suppliers, packaging, and regulatory data across teams and systems that rarely connect. 

Operational complexity
  • Supply chain complexity
  • Consumer preference diversity (nutrition, allergens, sustainability)
  • Regulatory stringency
  • Increasing competition

Data & compliance pressure

  • Data fragmentation
  • Labeling and artwork compliance
  • Product recalls
  • Formulation inefficiencies 
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F&B experts/Solutions How does Trace One help food and beverage brands manage product development and compliance?

Trace One provides Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and regulatory compliance software for food and beverage manufacturers, private label retailers, and CPG brands - centralizing product data and automating compliance from concept through launch.

  • Centralize product data - manage recipes, specifications, packaging details, and supplier records in one source of truth.
  • Stay ahead of regulations - track changing food labeling and safety requirements across markets automatically.
  • 30+ years of food and beverage expertise built into pre-configured templates and workflows.
  • Manage suppliers through a secure collaboration portal with shared specifications and documents.
  • Accelerate time to market by removing manual handoffs between R&D, quality, and procurement.
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What features does Trace One offer for food and beverage product development?

Specification Management 

Specification management provides a centralized, structured framework to define and maintain all product-related data, including ingredients, packaging, and regulatory attributes. It ensures consistency across departments and suppliers, reducing errors and delays during product development and audits. 

Formula and Recipe Management 

Our web-based formulation tool accelerates the development of recipes and packaging by enabling rapid iteration, cost evaluation, and version control. It ensures every formulation aligns with nutritional, quality, and regulatory requirements, streamlining the journey from concept to shelf. 

Label Data & Artwork Management 

Trace One's labeling automation tools generate market-compliant label content based on recipe and specification data, ensuring each product meets country-specific regulations. With built-in artwork proofing and revision tracking, teams can collaborate on packaging design while maintaining legal and branding integrity. 

Supplier Collaboration Portal 

Our supplier portals enable direct, secure collaboration with ingredient and packaging partners throughout the product life cycle. Suppliers can submit certifications, update specifications, and respond to quality requirements in real time, accelerating approval cycles and reducing manual errors. 

Revision Control and Change Management 

Every update to recipes, specifications, and artwork is tracked with complete version histories and automated workflows for approvals. Granular user permissions and audit trails ensure accountability and provide traceability during compliance reviews or product recalls. 

Ingredient Management 

Users can easily search and compare ingredients based on nutritional content, allergen profiles, sustainability data, or regional restrictions.  The system allows connecting vendors and suppliers to ingredient materials and specifications. 

Life Cycle and Project Management Workflows 

Life cycle workflows automate product development steps from ideation through discontinuation, with clear status indicators and cross-functional visibility. Integrated with Product Portfolio Management, these workflows help align innovation strategy with execution by tracking milestones, risks, and task progress. 

Compliance Automation & Traceability
 

Compliance checks are built into every stage of development, comparing product data against harmonized regulatory libraries. End-to-end traceability links formulations, suppliers, and labeling to ensure full visibility across the value chain and simplify audit preparation and field actions. 

Trace One PLM for Food and Beverage

  • Centralizes recipes, specifications, labels, supplier data, and compliance records
  • Automates food labeling compliance checks against FDA, EU, and regional requirements
  • Tracks every change to product data with full audit trails
  • Connects suppliers directly through a secure portal
  • Manages the full lifecycle from concept through discontinuation
PLM and compliance for food and beverage

Trace One Ecosystem What makes Trace One's PLM platform specific to the food and beverage industry?

  • A connected platform, not point tools
    • The Trace One PLM platform is a comprehensive system that connects formulation, labeling, supplier, and compliance data in a single source of truth (SSOT) - so teams work from the same product record.
  • Built for ease and adoption
    • Pre-configured food and beverage templates and workflows shorten implementation and reduce IT overhead.
  • Compliance built in
    • Regulatory rules for labeling, allergens, and safety are maintained in the platform and applied automatically.
  • Supplier network at scale
    • Collaborate with thousands of suppliers through shared specifications and document exchange.
  • Coverage across food sub-verticals
    • Supports beverages, juice, alcohol, dairy, cereals, and confectionery - each with category-specific formulation and labeling needs.
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The private label landscape How does PLM software help private label food brands manage product development?

Private label now accounts for a growing share of grocery sales, and retailers must adapt their products to shifting consumer demand while controlling cost and ensuring compliance. Trace One PLM gives private label teams one system to develop store-brand products, manage supplier specifications, and prove regulatory compliance.

  • Develop store-brand products against retailer specifications and quality standards
  • Manage multiple suppliers and co-manufacturers for the same product line
  • Validate private-label labeling against regional regulatory requirements
  • Benchmark formulations and cost against national-brand equivalents
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Pre-configured PLM for SMB Is there a food and beverage PLM option for small and medium-sized businesses?

What is it? Trace One Devex PLM Advanced is an out-of-the-box Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) option for small and medium-sized food and beverage businesses - "out-of-the-box" meaning it ships with pre-built templates and workflows, so teams get started faster with less IT overhead.

What does it cover? It covers core New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI), specification and recipe management, labeling compliance, and supplier collaboration - the same fundamentals as the enterprise platform, scaled for smaller teams.

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"Our better ability to collaborate now gives us a big advantage. That comes from Trace One's search capabilities and the project structure it provides. We can see across the portfolio, collaborate, and avoid duplication. People can see each other’s projects and add each other to projects to improve the technologies we’re developing."

- Director of Research and Development, food ingredients company

Implementation Process What does Trace One PLM implementation look like?

    • Blueprinting

      We guide your teams through fast, effective design workshops to uncover the right configuration for your new PLM system.

    • Implementation

      Trace One builds out the PLM system based on your unique requirements. We’ll help you settle into your new workflows and support each team on their piece of the data migration.

    • Validation

      Before launch, we validate the PLM system in your environment based on established use cases and perform detailed testing.

    • Go Live

      The clear and guided Trace One approach works to mitigate risk. Our experts create a project plan with an eye to minimal downtime as the shift is made from in-development to a live environment.

Why Suntory Global Spirits chose Trace One for food and beverage product development

 

  • Chose Trace One for its proven expertise in the premium spirits industry.
  • Valued a partner that understands their business from day one.
  • Reduced the need to explain industry-specific processes to their software provider.

 "We wanted a true partner, one that already understood our industry. Trace One's experience with premium spirits companies was instrumental in our decision." 

See how F&B customers use Trace One solutions How food and beverage companies use Trace One PLM

Our customers include Trace One is trusted by over 9,000 global brands

This includes world-leading brands in the food and beverage, cosmetics, and specialty chemical industries like Barilla, Suntory Global Spirits, Brown-Forman, Bacardi, Ferrero, McCormick, Lindt & Sprüngli, Ghirardelli, Innocent, Ahold Delhaize, Tesco, Carrefour, Monoprix, Campari, Moët Hennessy, UNFI, AAK, Naos, Glico, Europastry, Continental Mills, Sensient, Francap, and Franprix.

  • AB Mauri
  • Aryzta
  • Bauli
  • Biscuits Leclerc
  • Britannia Industries
  • Colussi Group
  • Dawn Foods
  • Eureden
  • General Mills
  • ILLVA Saronno
  • Ingredion
  • Inner Mongolia Yili
  • OSI Group
  • Pastificio Garofalo
  • Tata Consumer
  • MAPEI
  • Ferrero
  • Brown-Forman
  • McCormick
  • Ghirardelli
  • Lindt & Sprüngli
  • Bacardi
  • Ahold Delhaize USA
  • Europastry
  • Carrefour
  • Glico
  • Moet Hennessy
  • UNFI
  • Monoprix
  • Francap
  • Franprix
  • Tesco
  • AAK
  • ElectroDepot
  • Campari
  • NAOS
  • Post Consumer Brands

Food and beverage PLM: frequently asked questions

What is food and beverage PLM software?

Food and beverage PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software centralizes product data - recipes, specifications, labels, supplier records, and compliance documents - so manufacturers and retailers can develop products, prove compliance, and collaborate with suppliers in one system.

What does Trace One PLM do for food and beverage teams?

It manages formulations, automates food labeling compliance against FDA and EU requirements, tracks every change with audit trails, connects suppliers through a secure portal, and runs New Product Development and Introduction (NPDI) from concept to launch. 

How does PLM help with food labeling compliance?

The platform validates labels against FDA nutrition labeling, EU Food Information for Consumers (FIC), and local allergen disclosure rules, and flags issues before products go to market.

Is there a PLM option for small and mid-sized food businesses?

Yes. Devex PLM Advanced is an out-of-the-box option with pre-built templates and workflows, covering NPDI, specification and recipe management, labeling compliance, and supplier collaboration for smaller teams.

How does PLM support private label brands?

It lets retailers develop store-brand products against their specifications, manage multiple suppliers per line, validate labeling by region, and benchmark cost and formulation against national-brand equivalents.

What does Trace One PLM implementation look like?

Implementation runs in four stages: planning and requirements workshop, system build and data migration, testing and validation, and launch and rollout.

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