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Food and beverage inventory FAQs
It tracks stock through receiving, storage, fulfillment, and sale with the detail the category needs: lot numbers, expiration dates, units of measure, and quantities per location. For a distributor it replaces the spreadsheet that sits beside the accounting system.
Expiration dates are recorded on lots. Fulfillment then follows the method you pick — FEFO, where stock closest to its date leaves first, or FIFO, where the earliest receipt leaves first. Expired or near-expiration products can be written off, so the on-hand number matches what is sellable.
Yes, through the Transactions by Serial/Lot Numbers report. It shows the purchase order the batch arrived on, the locations it passed through, and the sales it left on. HandiFox provides the traceability record; recall decisions and customer contact remain your process.
Yes. Units of measure are defined per item and converted during transactions, and barcodes can be assigned to each unit so a case is not scanned as an each.
Yes. Several vendors can be assigned to the same item, and the vendor can be switched with prices compared while the purchase order is being prepared.
Yes. Each location holds its own quantity next to the company total, transfers are recorded at both ends, and the mobile app covers receiving, counts, picking, and invoicing away from the office.
Support is included with HandiFox Online plans. HandiFox Desktop support options are available separately.
No. HandiFox is built for the distribution and wholesale side rather than restaurant back-of-house. Recipe costing, menu engineering, and plate-level food cost are outside its scope.
