Food and beverage · Beverages
Fast-growing lines need a forecast that keeps up.
Daisy gives beverage makers the demand and supply forecast to plan against, so you hold less working capital and protect your margin.
Beverages
Before and after Daisy
Why beverage makers are harder to plan
- Retail expansion changes the baselineEvery new set of stores resets what normal looks like, and history stops being a guide.
- More flavors and formats multiply SKUsEach new variant needs its own number, and limited runs have no history at all.
- Ingredient supply follows the climateA bad season for a key ingredient changes what you can make long before it changes what customers want.
- Promotions and seasons set the peaksSummer and promotional windows create spikes that a flat average will not see.
What Daisy does for beverage makers
- Demand planningWe predict sales at the SKU and account level, so your team can plan against one number per customer and product.
- Inventory & working capitalStock levels are set from the demand forecast, balancing service level against inventory and the working capital it ties up.
- ProcurementAnticipate how much supply you will receive and identify exact purchasing gaps based on real-time data.
- S&OPWe compile the data, structure the breakdowns and do the grunt work, so your team can run its regular S&OP process on one set of numbers.
Questions from beverage makers
How is Daisy different from a planning tool like SAP IBP?
Other platforms give you a tool to run: your team configures, maintains and runs it. Daisy delivers the demand and supply forecast you plan against, and keeps it maintained.
What data do you need to start?
Your sales history by SKU and account from your ERP or a file export. Daisy adds outside signals such as weather and markets, so there is nothing extra for your team to collect.
How does the 12-week pilot work?
We run it on one brand, site or channel, alongside your own forecast.
Does this replace our planners?
No. Every forecast shows what is driving it, so planners can see why the number moved and apply their own judgment before they act.
See Daisy in action.
Start with a 12-week pilot, run alongside your forecast
Want to try Daisy?
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