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Food and Beverage

Food and Beverage

Transform your credit, collections, and accounts receivable operations to match the pace and scale of the food and beverage industry.

Manage More Transactions for Less

The food and beverage industry is a fast-paced red ocean, where every dollar spent on operational costs drains your ability to compete effectively. Food distributors track thousands or even tens of thousands of disparate invoices and orders simultaneously, being constantly engaged in credit and collections efforts that never cease. Manage these transactions effortlessly, so your team can focus on more strategic efforts.

61%

Of independently operated restaurants fail in their first three years of business.

Automate credit decisions, document collection, and send payment reminders.

Meeting Industry Challenges

The food and beverage industry operates on an immense scale, across great distances, and involves an expansive network of farmers, wholesalers, distributors, franchisees, institutions, and mom-and-pop shops.

Perishable Products

Organic materials shipped long distances make industry operators susceptible to frequent disputes.

Stiff Competition

The competitiveness of the industry creates thin margins for distributors.

Frequent Defaults

High rates of delinquency and late payments create an environment of heightened credit risk.

Transform Your Food and Beverage O2C Operations

Intuitively manage complex credit and collections operations. From a unified dashboard, our instant decision manager (IDM) system lessens the strain of manually reviewing large numbers of low-value accounts, allowing collections departments to focus their efforts on high-value accounts. 
Fraud Protection
  • Real-time, direct integrations with public filings for corporate status and bankruptcy notifications
  • Instant bank reference requests and integrated bank ownership verification capabilities
  • Automatic credit bureau reports upon application
Improved Cash Flow
  • Reduced application processing time from days to minutes
  • Automatic credit evaluation with recommended actions
  • Instant communication on credit decisions to customer, credit managers, and others  
Reporting and Analytics
  • Individual collector metrics for improved effectiveness reporting
  • Comprehensive risk reporting and real-time financial health monitoring
  • Organize customers into portfolios for easier comparisons and management

Key Features for Food and Beverage

Collections Task Automation
Automate and schedule dunning emails, SMS and phone calls with risk-based collection strategies.
Dispute Payment Portal
Digital self-service payment and dispute resolution portal. Quickly resolve billing and invoicing issues even at a granular, line-item level.
Consolidated Analytics
Monitor key data 24/7 with live DSO, CEI and collection officer performance tracking.
Instant Decision Manager
Automate certain credit decisions by setting risk and financial parameters.

Why Choose Bectran for Food and Beverage?

The food and beverage industry is too complex for out-of-the-box credit and accounts receivable solutions. Every distributor is unique in how they approach their operations, which is why we are committed to tailoring solutions that look and feel like your own. 
Market Adaptability
O2C Management
Customer Success
Scam Protection

Real-Time Alerts

With real-time AR reporting, market changes and their impact — such as rising commodity prices — can be quickly identified and assessed, so you can stay ahead with a timely response.
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End-to-End Automation

We have solutions for your entire O2C process, including credit, collections and accounts receivable operations. Whatever your needs are, there is a solution to advance your efficiency by automating repetitive, manual tasks.
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Industry Expertise

Bectran has over a decade of experience developing solutions for the credit and AR operations within the food & beverage industry.
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Fraud Detection and Prevention

Fraud is difficult to detect, especially when your department receives a large volume of credit applications. Bectran’s fraud detection capabilities — integrated SOS reports, bank references, bureau integrations and more — provide real-time alerts for suspicious information and activity.
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What our Clients say

"We collect money faster. Compared to last year, we're $10 million ahead, which is substantial in our business."

Frank van Straalen

Chief Financial Officer,

Monrovia Nursery Company

"It's been a very positive experience. Not only with implementation, but with custom modifications or changes down the road... we have a very good partner in Bectran that listens to and understands our needs."

Dan Harvick

Vice President of Credit,

Ben E. Keith

"Bectran uses advanced logic to connect with our customers and give them more information...[Bectran] has been quicker and easier for our customers."

Chris Arrington

Chief Credit Officer,

SRS Distribution

"The technical team met with us on multiple occasions. They made time available, even during our working hours, in order to implement the solution."

Tim Murphy

Senior Information Systems Project Manager,

Michelin

"We're not a cookie-cutter credit department... we were very impressed with how Bectran stuck with us, even with the curveballs we threw."

Shane Inglesby

Corporate Credit Manager,

Clyde Companies

Resources and Insights

Explore the forefront of O2C innovation

Automating Your Cash Application: What You Should Know
How to Turn Your AR Process into a Customer Retention Strategy
B2B Credit and Payment Fraud: Why You Should Be Prepared

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