How a US packaged-snack manufacturer put four legal entities, lot-traceable production, and EDI distribution on one NetSuite platform.
The Situation
A US packaged-snack manufacturer grew from an online healthier-snacks brand into a multi-entity FMCG business with its own production and packing facility.
As volume and retail distribution grew, the operating, real-estate, and second-product entities needed one platform for procurement, lot-traceable production, EDI fulfillment, and consolidated reporting.
The Business Challenge
The Obstacle
National retail brought demands the existing setup could not meet. Intercompany rent had to be arm's length, each entity filed separately, and leadership still needed one consolidated P&L.
Lot tracking was manual in an allergen-sensitive category where traceability is a safety requirement. New retailer relationships also brought EDI and logistics demands manual processes could not absorb.
What Was Really Happening
The gaps were structural. UOM setup, costing, and MRP were unstandardized, complicating the conversion of bulk materials into consumer packs. Procurement approvals ran manually, slowing purchasing and weakening spend control.
Outbound freight had limited visibility, new accounts were onboarded ad hoc, and finished-goods labeling for retail compliance sat outside the system.
The Core Problem
A multi-entity food manufacturer scaling into big-box retail, with manual lot tracking, unstandardized manufacturing planning, hand-run procurement approvals, and no automated trading-partner or freight integration, with no single platform producing a clean consolidated view across the legal structure.
The Solution
Softype delivered Oracle NetSuite OneWorld tailored to the client's food manufacturing operating model, combining standard configuration with bundled Suite Solutions, targeted customizations, and the integrations a modern FMCG manufacturer depends on. Delivery followed the Softype implementation methodology — consolidated BRD, configuration, UAT Phase 2, training, and master and opening balance uploads — in 180 days to go-live plus 60 days of post go-live support.
Consolidated parent, three transaction entities, and an elimination subsidiary
Separate bank and card accounts, subsidiary-specific inventory locations, and per-entity close
Arm's-length intercompany rent, USD base currency, multi-currency ready
The Results
Four Entities, One Platform
One OneWorld platform across four legal entities, cleanly eliminated and consolidated, with UOM, costing, and MRP standardized to packaged-snack production
Recall-Ready Traceability
Lot traceability live across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, governed by a parametric approval matrix the client self-administers
Retail-Ready Distribution
EDI and freight integrations connecting retail trading partners and 3PL, with standardized onboarding for new retail and foodservice accounts
How We Got to the Results
We designed for a multi-entity food manufacturer, tying each configuration to an operational problem. Bundled Suite Solutions and a parametric approval matrix gave the client control as staff changed.
We protected the 180-day go-live by moving customer logins, sales-force automation, and planning and budgeting into Phase 2.
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