Food products fulfillment is far more complex compared to most ecommerce fulfillment processes. Your fulfillment partner needs to understand the specific requirements and regulatory certifications required for your industry, while maintaining order accuracy and fulfillment times to keep your customers happy.
Shipfusion's food fulfillment services are designed to meet these specific needs, offering:
- Regulatory complainant warehouses with FDA and SQF certifications
- Temperature controlled storage spaces
- Cold chain shipping solutions
- Advanced inventory management and reporting
- Accurate lot tracking
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Health Canada, SQF, and FDA certified 3PL
When it comes to DTC food fulfillment, you need to make sure your 3PL has food grade warehousing and is storing your inventory in the right conditions and meets all regulatory requirements.
With Shipfusion. your food and beverage products are stored in regulatory-compliant warehouses. Our North American fulfillment centers for food are Safe Quality Food (SQF) and FDA compliant. Additionally, our warehouses are Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Health Canada certified.
You’ll have full confidence that your products will be safely stored in a food grade warehouse and shipped in perfect conditions.
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Cold chain shipping
No customer wants to receive melted or spoiled products in the mail. This becomes more of a concern when you’re shipping to warmer locations or during the summer months. You want to ensure your customers get their orders in perfect condition.
With Shipfusion’s cold chain shipping solution, you won’t have to worry about any of that.
Our system uses weather API logic to check the forecast at the shipping destination, and adds in the desired requirements for cold chain shipping.
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Temperature controlled areas
Your inventory is arguably one of the most important elements of your business. Ensuring that its stored in the right conditions to prevent spoiling is crucial.
All of Shipfusion’s food fulfillment centers have designated temperature controlled areas that are digitally monitored using smart sensors and thermostats.
A high degree of redundancy is built in to ensure the temperature never goes above or below 60-68 degrees Fahrenheit.
Inventory management
With food and beverage fulfillment, effective inventory management is paramount. It's essential to be aware of your stock levels and have precise insights into when restocking is necessary to avoid both spoilage and shortages. Shipfusion simplifies this process with our real-time inventory updates, occurring every 3-5 minutes, and tailored inventory alerts.
Get accurate stock forecasts
Gain insights through analytics on SKU velocity, projected inventory duration, recommendations for reordering, and usage statistics for the past 30/60 days.
Accurate FEFO and FIFO Inventory Management
Items that expire or arrive at the warehouse first are sent out first, so you’ll never have to worry that customers are getting products close to or past their best-before due dates.
Advanced and accurate lot tracking and recall insurance
When it comes to food products and beverage fulfillment, being able to manage your inventory is essential. With our advanced end-to-end lot tracking system, you’ll know exactly where your products are as soon as they arrive at our fulfillment locations all the way to your customers doorstep. Not only does this allow you to have clear visibility into your inventory, but it also provides you with comprehensive recall insurance. You’ll be able to quickly identify affected inventory and preserve your brand's reputation in the event of a recall.
