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StarFood 365 Base Application
StarFood 365 Base Application BE

StarFood 365 Base Application

The StarFood 365 Base Application supports food companies across quality, production, warehouse, sales, purchasing, logistics, finance and more.

Version: 27.0.0.0
Publisher: iFacto Food Solutions NV
Release date: March 2026
Platform: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 27 (2025 Wave 2)
Dependency: StarFood 365 Core

Quality Management

StarFood 365 includes a broad set of tools to support quality assurance and compliance in the food industry.

Recipe Management – Define and manage recipes with ingredients, nutrients and allergens. Track where ingredients are used across recipes.
Item Specifications – Maintain detailed product specifications per item.
Product Sheets – Generate and manage product data sheets for customers and regulatory purposes.
Mass Balance – Track and verify the balance between consumed and produced quantities.
Allergen & Nutrient Management – Register and track allergens and nutritional values across items and recipes.
Vendor Certificates – Manage certifications and compliance documents per vendor.
Vendor Rating – Rate and evaluate vendor performance based on quality criteria.
Inspections & Issues – Register quality inspections and non-conformances.
Complaints – Log and follow up on customer and supplier complaints.
Incidents – Register and manage internal quality incidents.
Maintenance Plans – Plan and track preventive maintenance for equipment.
Quality Label – Print quality labels with specification data.

Production

The production module helps food manufacturers plan, monitor and control production activities in detail.

Production Cockpit – Central overview of all active production orders with status tracking.
Production Scheduler – Visual scheduling board to plan and reschedule production orders.
Production Batches – Group and manage production runs in batches.
Production Lists – Generate pick and production lists for the shop floor.
Filling Orders – Manage filling and packaging operations as a separate production step.
Assembly – Extended assembly order management for food production processes.
Additional Output – Register by-products and co-products from production.
Production Costs – Track and analyse actual versus expected production costs.
Shopfloor Cockpit – Simplified touchscreen interface for shop floor operators to report consumption and output.
Work Center Employees – Link employees to work centers for capacity and registration purposes.

Warehouse & Inventory

This area supports inventory control, traceability, warehouse processes and food-specific stock handling.

Item Tracking & Traceability – Full lot and serial number traceability across the supply chain.
Inventory Statuses – Block or restrict inventory for quality hold, quarantine or other statuses.
Expiration Calculation – Automatically calculate best-before and expiry dates based on item setup.
Lot Bin Content – View detailed lot and bin content across the warehouse.
Merge & Split Lots – Combine or split lot numbers for repacking and rework operations.
Package Management – Track packaging materials and returnable containers.
GTIN Management – Manage Global Trade Item Numbers (barcodes) per item and unit of measure.
Item Labels – Print warehouse and pallet labels with barcode, lot and date information.
Item Classification – Classify items by custom categories relevant for food companies.
Item Categories – Extended item category management.
Item Wizard – Step-by-step wizard to set up new items with all required food-specific data.
Pick Orders – Extended picking functionality with lot selection and barcode scanning support.
Exchange Items – Manage the exchange of returnable packaging items.
Automatic Release and Create – Automate the release and creation of warehouse documents.

Sales

The sales functionalities help users manage order intake, pricing, planning and customer communication more efficiently.

Order Cockpit – Central overview of all open sales orders with status and priority management.
Sales Order Scheduler – Visual planning tool for sales order delivery dates.
Batch Invoicing – Invoice multiple orders in one action.
Price Lists & Fix Price/Discount – Extended price and discount management beyond standard BC.
Delivery Surcharges – Automatically add freight and delivery surcharges to orders.
Order Templates – Create recurring orders from predefined templates.
Favourite Items – Mark and filter favourite items per customer for faster order entry.
Customer Follow Up – Track and follow up on open actions with customers.
Customer Classification – Segment customers using custom classification codes.
Sample Management – Manage product sample requests and shipments.
Catalogue – Maintain customer-specific item catalogues.
Auto Sales Confirmation – Automatically send order confirmations upon booking.
Line Summary – Summarize order lines per item or group on documents.
Customer Portal – Provide customers with a self-service portal for orders and documents.

Purchase

StarFood 365 also extends the purchasing process with tools for planning, invoicing and supplier administration.

Purchase Order Scheduler – Visual overview of expected deliveries and open purchase orders.
Payment Schedule – Manage and track payment schedules on purchase invoices.
Vendor Classification – Classify vendors with custom category codes.
Standard Purchase Codes – Define and reuse standard purchase line sets.
Calculate Requisition – Extended requisition worksheet with food-specific planning parameters.
Combine Receipts – Combine multiple receipts into one invoice.

Logistics

The logistics module supports transport planning, shipping documents and carrier management.

Transport Orders – Plan and manage outbound transport orders.
Routes – Define delivery routes and link orders to routes.
CMR Documents – Generate CMR transport documents for international shipments.
Container Management – Track shipping containers across transport orders.
Logistic Units – Manage pallets and logistic units (SSCC).
Shipping Agent Cockpit – Overview of all shipments per carrier.
Carriers – Maintain carrier master data and service charges.

Finance

Financial extensions support validation, reporting and compliance for food companies.

Financial Journal – Extended general journal with additional validation and workflow support.
Account Statement – Customer and vendor account statements with custom layouts.
IBAN Checker – Validate IBAN numbers on bank accounts.
Block Customers – Automatically block customers based on credit or overdue criteria.
Ledger Entry Comments – Add free-text comments directly to customer and vendor ledger entries.
Intrastat Management – Extended Intrastat reporting aligned with food trade requirements.
Fixed Assets – Extended fixed asset management.
Reminders – Extended dunning and reminder management.
FostPlus – Belgian FostPlus packaging declaration support.
Excises – Manage excise duty declarations for applicable product categories.

CRM

Leads – Register and follow up on sales leads and prospects.

Projects

Project-related functionality is available for service, implementation or internal planning scenarios.

Job Task Templates – Define reusable task templates for project planning.
Work Registrations – Register time and material consumption on project tasks.
Job Quotes – Generate project quotes with detailed task and cost breakdowns.

General & Platform

In addition to functional modules, StarFood 365 includes a range of platform-wide tools to improve usability and integration.

Barcode Management – Scan and process barcodes across all modules (GS1 support).
Label Printing – Flexible label printing for items, lots, pallets and documents.
Pop-Ups & Notifications – Show contextual messages and alerts to users at key moments.
Document Status – Track document approval and processing status across all document types.
Extended Comments – Rich-text comments on any document or master record.
Picture Management – Attach and manage multiple photos per item, recipe or document.
PDF Management – Generate and attach PDFs to records.
Email Management – Send documents and notifications by email directly from BC.
Mobile Scanning – Dedicated mobile scanning interface for warehouse and production operations.
Role Centers – Food industry-specific role centers for key user profiles.
REST API – Open API endpoints for integration with external systems.

StarFood 365 Base Application BE

The StarFood 365 Base Application BE extends the base application with Belgium-specific financial and legal functionality.

Version: 27.0.0.0
Publisher: iFacto Food Solutions NV
Release date: March 2026
Platform: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 27 (2025 Wave 2)
Dependency: StarFood 365 Core, StarFood 365 Base Application

Belgian Finance & Payments

EB Payment File (SEPA) – Generate SEPA payment files for electronic banking (Isabel / Ponto compatible).
CODA Import – Import and process CODA bank statement files directly into BC.
Coded Bank Statement – Post coded bank statement lines with automatic matching.
Payment Management – Extended payment processing with Belgian banking standards.
Non-Deductible VAT – Handle non-deductible VAT posting according to Belgian tax rules.
Structured Message (OGM/VCS) – Generate and validate Belgian structured payment references.

Belgian Reporting

Sales Ledger – Belgian sales ledger report for accounting purposes.
Purchase Ledger – Belgian purchase ledger report for accounting purposes.
General Ledger Report – Detailed general ledger listing per period.
Detail Trial Balance – Detailed trial balance report with opening and closing balances.
Standard Account Statement – Customer/vendor account statement in Belgian layout.
VAT Return Period – Generate Belgian VAT return (periodic VAT declaration) in PDF and XML format for online submission.
Document Ledger Entries – Report on posted entries per document.

Belgian VAT & Compliance

VAT Management – Belgian VAT posting rules and corrections.
VAT Validation (VIES) – Validate customer and vendor VAT numbers via the EU VIES service.
Intervat – Prepare and submit Belgian Intervat VAT declarations.