Supply Chain Planning Services for Food & Beverage Leaders
Improve forecast accuracy, optimize inventory, and align operations to meet demand in today’s unpredictable food and beverage environment.
Effective supply chain planning is the backbone of resilient food and beverage operations. By balancing demand, supply, and inventory, companies can anticipate challenges before they become disruptions. Yet food and beverage businesses face unique pressures: short product shelf life, SKU complexity, shifting consumer demand, strict compliance requirements, and constant cost pressures.
Catena Solutions delivers practical, execution-driven supply chain planning services designed for food and beverage enterprises. Our industry-focused approach helps leaders improve forecast accuracy, align cross-functional teams, and create the agility needed to thrive in a volatile market.
Why Supply Chain Planning is Critical in Food & Beverage
Food and beverage companies are navigating major industry shifts, from evolving consumer behaviors and unpredictable demand to global disruptions, labor shortages, evolving skills needs, and rising input costs. Without robust supply chain planning, organizations risk stockouts, excess inventory, eroding margins, and the inefficiency of constant firefighting.
Catena Solutions takes a different approach. We believe effective planning isn’t just about models and forecasts, it’s about building resilience, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring plans translate into measurable execution on the ground.
Our Supply Chain Planning Capabilities
- Demand Forecasting & Demand Planning
- Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
- Supply & Capacity Planning
- Inventory Optimization
- Scenario & Contingency Planning
- Planning Process Design & Governance
- Technology Enablement & System Integration
- Change Management & Cross-Functional Alignment
Why Catena Solutions
Catena Solutions combines deep food and beverage expertise with practical, hands-on experience across manufacturing, distribution, and operations. Our consultants don’t just design processes, they’ve lived them, bringing real-world insights that drive sustainable outcomes.
We work side by side with your teams in a co-creative, embedded engagement style that ensures alignment and adoption across your organization. The result: supply chain planning services that deliver resilience, efficiency, and measurable business impact.
For example, Catena helped a private food manufacturer’s planning team integrate SAP-APO and ECC, reducing distressed inventory costs by $220,000 and improving case fill rates to 98%.
Is Your Supply Chain Ready for What’s Next?
The right supply chain planning approach reduces risk, improves efficiency, and positions your business for growth, even in today’s unpredictable market.
Let’s work together to strengthen your planning and prepare your organization for what’s ahead.