IT Consulting for Food & Beverage Companies
Why F&B?
The food and beverage industry operates at the intersection of thin margins, complex supply chains, strict regulatory requirements, and rapidly evolving technology demands. For IT, operations, and finance leaders at F&B companies, the challenge is not simply choosing the right technology — it is implementing it in an environment where downtime has real production and revenue consequences.
Turning Point Advisory specializes in IT consulting for food and beverage companies across Massachusetts and Southwest Florida. Our founder has held senior IT leadership roles inside F&B organizations — which means our guidance reflects your operational reality, not a framework adapted from another industry.
We serve IT directors, operations directors, and finance executives at mid-market food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, and processors. Whether you are navigating a major ERP decision, facing a compliance deadline, managing a cybersecurity risk, or looking for experienced IT leadership without the cost of a full-time hire, we are built for your environment.
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Fractional CIO
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ERP & Supply Chain
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Cybersecurity
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Compliance
* Fractional CIO * ERP & Supply Chain * Cybersecurity * Compliance
Fractional CIO
Not every food and beverage company is at the scale to justify a full-time Chief Information Officer — but every growing F&B organization needs experienced IT leadership to drive strategy, manage risk, and align technology with business goals. Our Fractional CIO service for food and beverage companies delivers exactly that, on a flexible, part-time basis.
We bring executive-level IT leadership to the table without the overhead of a full-time C-suite hire. Whether you need short-term expertise for a critical project or an ongoing strategic partner, we provide the guidance your organization needs to make confident technology decisions.
For F&B companies specifically, this means:
Leading ERP evaluation and selection for food manufacturers — vendor-agnostic guidance across platforms including Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Sage X3, and Aptean
Developing IT roadmaps aligned with operational, supply chain, and financial priorities
Representing technology strategy in board and executive conversations
Managing IT teams and vendors through periods of growth or transition
Preparing your organization for acquisitions, compliance audits, or major system migrations
Our founder has sat in senior IT leadership roles inside food and beverage companies — so when we talk about the pressure of a production go-live or the stakes of a failed ERP rollout, we are speaking from experience, not theory.
Serving food & beverage companies in Massachusetts, New England, and Southwest Florida.
ERP & Supply Chain Technology
For food and beverage manufacturers and distributors, the ERP system is the operational backbone — touching production scheduling, inventory management, quality control, financial reporting, and supply chain visibility simultaneously. Getting it right is critical. Getting it wrong is costly, disruptive, and difficult to reverse.
We provide ERP consulting for food and beverage manufacturers at every stage of the process — from initial evaluation and vendor selection through implementation oversight and post-launch optimization. We are vendor-agnostic and outcome-focused, which means we recommend what is right for your business, not what benefits a software partner relationship.
What We Help F&B Companies Navigate
ERP evaluation and selection — requirements gathering, vendor shortlisting, demo facilitation, and final recommendation for platforms including Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, Sage X3, Aptean, and Plex
Implementation oversight and project management — keeping ERP projects on schedule, on budget, and aligned with production realities
Supply chain technology integration — connecting procurement, production, warehouse, and logistics systems for real-time visibility
Data and reporting infrastructure — ensuring finance and operations leaders have the accurate, timely data they need to make decisions
Legacy system modernization — migrating from aging on-premise systems to modern, cloud-first platforms without disrupting operations
For Operations Directors & COOs
We understand that a technology decision at your level is also a production decision, a labor decision, and a financial decision. We translate complex technology options into clear operational trade-offs — and we stay engaged through implementation to make sure what was promised actually gets delivered.
For Finance Directors & CFOs
ERP implementations are among the largest and riskiest capital investments a mid-market F&B company makes. We help CFOs establish governance frameworks, manage vendor contracts, track total cost of ownership, and measure ROI against the business case — so the investment delivers what was expected.
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Food and beverage companies face a cybersecurity and compliance landscape that is more complex — and more consequential — than many organizations realize. Ransomware attacks targeting production systems, vulnerabilities in aging OT infrastructure, FDA traceability mandates, and financial reporting requirements all converge on the IT, operations, and finance teams responsible for keeping the business running.
We provide cybersecurity and IT compliance consulting for food and beverage manufacturers with an approach built around operational realities, not generic security frameworks.
Cybersecurity for F&B Operations
Production environment security — protecting OT/IT convergence points where corporate networks intersect with manufacturing floor systems
Incident response planning — building the playbooks and team capabilities to respond swiftly when — not if — a security event occurs
Vulnerability assessment and management — identifying and prioritizing the risks in your environment before they are exploited
Multi-site network security — consistent security posture across manufacturing plants, distribution centers, and corporate offices
Security roadmap development — a phased plan that aligns your cybersecurity maturity with business growth and risk tolerance
Compliance for Food & Beverage Companies
FDA FSMA 204 traceability compliance — technology infrastructure, recordkeeping systems, and data governance frameworks that satisfy federal food traceability mandates
SOC 2 — security and availability controls for F&B companies managing sensitive customer, supplier, or partner data
SOX 404 — internal controls over financial reporting for publicly traded or acquisition-ready food and beverage companies
PCI DSS — payment data security for companies with direct-to-consumer or retail operations
Massachusetts and Florida state regulations — data privacy and security compliance across both of our primary markets
Our approach to compliance is practical: we help you build frameworks that satisfy regulators, protect the business, and do not create unnecessary operational burden. Compliance should be a foundation for trust, not a drag on growth.
Technology Platform Services
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Layered security controls to prevent attacks, detect threats, and respond quickly when issues arise.
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Conditional access and MFA that protect systems and data without slowing your team down.
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Centralized management, support, warehousing, and shipping for all endpoints, including Mac, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, and Android.
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Reliable backup and recovery across cloud services, servers, devices, and critical infrastructure.
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Proactive management of servers and networks to maximize uptime and protect mission-critical systems.
Who We Work With in Food & Beverage
Our F&B clients are typically mid-market companies — manufacturers, distributors, and processors generating between $20M and $500M in annual revenue — who need senior IT leadership and industry-specific expertise without the overhead of a full-time technology executive.
The leaders who reach out to us are usually:
IT Directors who need a senior partner to help evaluate major technology decisions, lead complex projects, or represent IT strategy at the executive level
Operations Directors and COOs who are wrestling with supply chain visibility, production system limitations, or the operational impact of a technology transition
Finance Directors and CFOs who want to understand what their technology investments are actually delivering — and where to invest next
If that sounds like you, we would welcome a conversation. No pressure, no sales pitch — just an honest discussion about where we might be able to help.
2025
New York
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