Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Food & Beverage
Food and beverage businesses in Lebanon operate under unique pressure: tight margins, expiry-sensitive stock, multi-location complexity, and supply chains that shift daily. A generic ERP doesn't cut it. Business Central gives F&B operators — from restaurant chains to food distributors — a single connected system that controls costs, prevents waste, and keeps every branch profitable.
What Business Central Does for F&B
Recipe & Menu Costing
Define recipes with exact ingredient quantities and costs. Business Central calculates the real cost of every dish automatically — so you know your margin before you set the price.
Expiry & Lot Tracking
Track every item by lot number and expiry date. Business Central alerts you before stock expires, enforces FEFO (first expired, first out) picking, and provides full traceability from supplier to customer.
Multi-Branch Inventory
See stock levels across every branch, warehouse, and outlet in real time. Manage inter-branch transfers, centralise purchasing, and eliminate the over-ordering that drains cash.
Supplier & Procurement
Manage multiple suppliers per ingredient, compare prices, automate purchase orders based on reorder points, and track deliveries against orders — cutting the time your purchasing team spends on admin.
Branch Profitability
View revenue, cost of goods, and gross margin per branch, per product category, or per period. Identify which locations are profitable and which are bleeding margin.
Multi-Currency Support
Manage LBP and USD transactions simultaneously, with automatic exchange rate handling — essential for any Lebanese F&B business dealing with dual-currency pricing and supplier invoices.
F&B Businesses We Work With
Business Central is flexible enough to work across the full spectrum of food and beverage operations — from single-location restaurants to large food distribution networks.
- →Restaurant chains and quick-service operators with multiple branches
- →Food importers and distributors managing warehouse stock and deliveries
- →Catering and events companies with project-based cost tracking
- →Food manufacturing businesses with production planning and batch processing
- →Franchise operators requiring consolidated reporting across franchisees
- →Cafés and bakeries managing perishables, recipes, and daily production
Common Questions
Can Business Central replace our current POS system?
Business Central integrates with leading POS systems rather than replacing them. If you need a fully unified POS and ERP solution, we also offer LS Central — which is built directly on top of Business Central and eliminates the need for a separate POS platform entirely.
We run both LBP and USD. Can Business Central handle that?
Yes. Business Central has native multi-currency support, including LBP and USD. You can price in either currency, receive supplier invoices in mixed currencies, and report in both — with automatic exchange rate adjustments. This is one of the most common requirements for Lebanese F&B businesses and Business Central handles it natively.
How long does an F&B implementation take?
A standard F&B implementation typically runs 8–14 weeks depending on the number of branches, complexity of recipes, and whether we are migrating data from a previous system. We run discovery, configuration, and parallel testing before go-live so your operations are never disrupted.