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Odoo for Food Processing: Recipes, Batches, and Dispatch
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A processor is not a restaurant. The question is whether a batch can be held, reworked, or shipped, and whether the recipe explains the yield you actually got.
One recipe you run this week
A bill of materials for the product you pack every week, with the yield the production manager already argues about. Do not load every experimental recipe. Manufacturing orders then consume lots of raw material and produce a lot of finished goods.
This is Odoo MRP plus lots. A restaurant recipe for a single plate is a different article.
Hold stock is a location
Quarantine or hold should be a location the sales order cannot ship from. A note on a batch that everyone ignores is not a hold. Dispatch confirms the lot that left.
Your quality owner decides what a hold means. We configure the location and the lot. We do not replace their release decision.
Keep the first line short
One line, lots, and sales is often 2–4 months. Several plants take longer. Expect the India implementation range of ₹2–15 lakhs, higher when every raw material is lot-tracked on day one.
Bring one recipe and one batch record to a free audit, or start from Odoo for manufacturing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the same setup as a restaurant?+
No. A processor needs manufacturing orders, lots, and dispatch. A restaurant needs recipes at the point of sale.
Can we block a batch from shipping?+
Yes, by keeping it in a hold location until someone moves it to saleable stock.
Must every ingredient be a lot?+
Only where you already trace it. Tracking everything on day one stops the line.