Traceability for food manufacturers

More compliance.
Less effort.

Tracena digitises your floor.

Every reception, every batch, every shipment: captured the moment it happens. The audit trail builds itself.

3 min
Full lot trace, end to end
0
Paper logs in the loop
100%
Of actions captured, signed and timestamped
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Production · Tue 22 Apr
Acme Foods · Line 2
14
Batches today
3.2t
Output
98.4%
Yield
Batch
Recipe
Qty
Status
B-2048
Organic bread mix
240 kg
In progress
B-2049
Sunflower oil
1,120 L
In progress
B-2047
Cane sugar pack
500 kg
Finished
B-2050
Rock salt blend
120 kg
Scheduled
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Today

Traceability shouldn't be a binder.

Most factories can trace a lot. In theory. In practice, it takes hours of paper, Excel and phone calls. And the day a recall or auditor lands, the bill shows up.

Paper logs lag the floor

Receptions, batches and consumptions only become data at the end of the day, on a coffee-stained sheet. By then, it's too late.

Recipes drift

What's printed in the binder and what's actually run on the line eventually diverge. Nobody quite remembers when, or why.

Recalls cost a day

A single trace request pulls three people off the floor for half a day of binder-flipping. And the answer still arrives late.

Why now

The pressure on traceability only goes one way.

Regulators tighten the rules. Retailers ask for more. So do consumers. And in 2027, the barcode at checkout changes worldwide.

Regulators

IFS, BRCGS, FSSC and EU 178/2002 keep raising the bar. Audit findings and fines are real costs.

Retailers

Supermarkets and wholesalers demand documented traceability on every batch. No proof, no shelf space.

Customers and consumers

B2B customers expect batch documentation. Consumers scan a QR code and expect origin, allergens and lot info.

GS1 Sunrise 2027

From end-2027, 2D barcodes at the checkout carry batch and expiry data. Without digital traceability, you're not Sunrise-ready.

What you get

What a digital floor delivers.

Capture each action at source and you also capture the data you need for compliance, costing and reporting. Captured once. Used everywhere.

Versioned recipes

Signed, dated and visible on every screen. Publish a change once and it lands on the floor instantly. No more printed binders going stale.

Scan, don't write

Every reception, every batch, every consumption: captured the moment it happens. Not at the end of the day, on a coffee-stained sheet.

One tool, not five

Replaces production Excel, the planning whiteboard, the supplier folder, the labels database, and the trace binder. One login. One trail.

Labels from the recipe

Pallet, box and consumer labels generated straight from the recipe. Stop maintaining a second product database just for the label printer.

The shopfloor

Operators see what to do. Nothing else.

Operators scan and tap. Every reception, every batch, every consumption: captured the moment it happens. No clipboards, no end-of-day catch-up.

  • The current task and what's next, in order
  • Scan instead of type. Works with gloves on
  • AI-powered, for minimal overhead on the floor
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The backoffice

See, steer and prove. From one screen.

Recipes, planning, suppliers, costing and the full audit trail. What used to live across five tools and three filing cabinets now sits in one place.

  • Versioned recipes, suppliers and costing in one place
  • Lot trace end to end in three minutes. EU 178/2002 ready
  • Every change signed and timestamped
  • Audit exports in one click
  • Know what's happening live on the shopfloor
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Recipes
24 active
Code
Name
Version
Status
RC-BRD1
Organic bread mix
v3
Published
RC-BRD2
Organic bread mix
v1
Draft
RC-OIL1
Sunflower oil
v2
Published
RC-SUG1
Cane sugar pack
v1
Published
RC-SLT1
Rock salt blend
v2
Draft
RC-OLI1
Olive oil EV
v4
Published
3 min
Full lot trace, end to end. Down from hours of binder-flipping
0
Paper logs, clipboards or end-of-day data entry
1-click
Audit exports, ready for the inspector
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Ready to see it live?

Book a 30-minute meeting with one of the founders.

  • No sales pitch, just an honest conversation
  • Choose a time that works for you
  • Free and without obligation

Or send an email to demo@tracena.be for a specific question about your production.

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Common questions

What plant managers ask us first.

Will QA have less work, or just different work?
Less. Because every action is captured the moment it happens, the trace builds itself. QA stops rebuilding the timeline after the fact and spends the time on improvement instead.
We don't have a QA team.
Perfect. That means recalls, audit prep and traceability requests land on you, on top of running production. Tracena turns that into work that's already done. Every action captured, every batch traceable, every export one click away. QA-grade traceability without the QA-grade headcount.
How quickly can we go live?
Most manufacturers are operational on Tracena within two weeks, from receiving to production. Existing material and recipe data is imported, key operators are trained on-site, and the rest of the floor learns by doing. The app is intentionally that simple.
Do we still need our ERP?
Yes, most likely. Tracena handles the production floor; your ERP keeps handling accounting and orders. The two run fine side by side, and we can integrate them at your pace whenever your team is ready. No ERP yet? No problem. Tracena runs perfectly on its own.
Do we need to integrate with our ERP right away?
No. Tracena is an independent platform for managing your data. Only when you want to synchronize certain elements with your ERP do we connect it. And only when your team is ready for that step.
What does onboarding and training look like?
We start with a short analysis of your processes and data. Then we go over the platform together with your team and remain available for questions.
What hardware do we need on the shop floor?
Tracena runs in the browser. In most cases, rugged tablets or PCs with an internet connection are enough. For scanning and printing, we integrate with most scanners and label printers on the market. Together we review what you already have and what might need to be added.
Where is data stored?
All your data is stored in Europe.