Harvest Food Solutions

What Harvest Food Solutions does

Harvest Food Solutions LLC is a privately held, Vancouver, Washington-based software company that builds food and beverage manufacturing software on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platform. Its core product, Harvest ERP, adds pre-configured food-industry extensions (lot and batch traceability, recipe/formulation management, ingredient-level costing, production scheduling, FSMA-aligned quality and recall workflows) to Business Central, while Harvest DSD provides route, inventory, sales, and returns management for direct store delivery. The portfolio is rounded out by vertical and functional modules including Harvest Advanced Manufacturing for Bakeries, demand forecasting and planning built on Microsoft Copilot AI, a Honeywell-integrated warehouse management solution, trade promotions management, and a jointly marketed Harvest ERP + CIS Companion integrated DSD offering.

The company monetizes through a combination of per-user Dynamics 365 licensing starting at $70 per user per month, fixed-fee Quick Start implementation packages (Financial Management at $7,400, Inventory & Warehouse at $7,800, and Manufacturing at $24,375), and ongoing Customer Care subscriptions starting at $250 per month, with Microsoft AppSource distribution for some offerings. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales to mid-market food and beverage manufacturers migrating from QuickBooks, with channel partnerships (notably CIS Group for DSD in the US, plus Honeywell, ACSIS, SOTI, and SPS Commerce for adjacent technologies) and demand generation through an active blog, on-demand webinars, and participation in the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), where Harvest has twice won the Innovation Showcase Award (2019 for Harvest DSD, 2022 for the bakery manufacturing module). The company operates with a small team of 11–50 employees and serves customers across North America, with no disclosed external institutional investment or parent company.

Name

Harvest Food Solutions

Legal name

Harvest Food Solutions LLC

Website

https://harvestfoodsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harvest Food Solutions builds food and beverage manufacturing software on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, offering ERP, Direct Store Delivery, and bakery-specific manufacturing modules with lot traceability and AI-powered demand forecasting for mid-market North American food producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. ERP Software Licensing and Subscription: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central licensing with Harvest food-specific extensions. User licenses starting at $70/month per user. Software typically sold as subscription (SaaS) model with annual billing.
2. Implementation and Professional Services: Quick Start Implementation packages for Financial Management ($7,400), Inventory & Warehouse ($7,800), and Manufacturing ($24,375). Custom implementation services based on customer requirements. Customer Care starting at $250/month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Harvest Food Solutions develops and sells food-industry-specific ERP and Direct Store Delivery (DSD) software built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The company's products provide integrated accounting, inventory, lot/batch traceability, recipe/formulation management, production scheduling, quality compliance, and route delivery management for mid-to-large food and beverage manufacturers in North America.

Product overview

Harvest Food Solutions offers a platform-plus-modules product portfolio built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The core offering consists of Harvest ERP — a food-industry-specific ERP providing integrated accounting, inventory, lot/batch traceability, recipe management, production scheduling, and quality compliance — paired with Harvest DSD (Direct Store Delivery) for route and distribution management. Key modules include Harvest Advanced Manufacturing for Bakeries (batch scheduling, changeover management, and cost tracking for multi-line bakery production), Demand Forecasting and Planning (AI-powered demand prediction using Microsoft Copilot), Lot and Batch Tracking, Food Safety and Quality Management, Production Costing, Warehouse Management (integrated with Honeywell scanners), Trade Promotions Management, and the Harvest ERP + CIS Companion integrated solution for unified manufacturing-to-last-mile delivery. Pricing is structured through modular Quick Start Implementation packages (Financial Management at $7,400, Inventory & Warehouse at $7,800, and Manufacturing at $24,375) plus user licenses from $70/month, with no restrictions on records, employees, or transactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Harvest ERP: Accounting & Operations software powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, designed for food and beverage manufacturers.
• Harvest DSD
• Harvest Advanced Manufacturing for Bakeries

Products and services

• Harvest ERP Food-industry-specific ERP system powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central providing integrated accounting, inventory, lot/batch traceability, recipe/formulation management, production scheduling, quality checks, and compliance workflows for mid-to-large food and beverage manufacturers.
• Harvest DSD (Direct Store Delivery) Direct Store Delivery software that manages inventory, routes, sales, and returns from one platform for food manufacturers and distributors using DSD distribution channels, integrating route management capabilities with inventory and sales tracking.
• Harvest Advanced Manufacturing for Bakeries Specialized manufacturing software for bakeries built on top of Harvest ERP that simplifies complex bakery requirements including batch scheduling, dynamic rescheduling, automatic changeover calculations, product sequencing, mixer/divider scheduling, and granular cost tracking throughout multi-site/multi-line manufacturing and wrapping processes.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability14 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CIS GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2022Strategic alliance to provide comprehensive supply chain solution combining Harvest ERP (Microsoft Business Central) with CIS DSD software (CIS Companion suite) in the American market. Harvest Food Solutions will jointly market both solutions, with CIS preparing significant investment in enhancing interface fluidity with Microsoft Business Central and adding new features to their DSD solution.
• HoneywellmajorTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Retail and Productivity Mobility Solutions. Honeywell provides mobile scanning technology integrated with Harvest ERP for real-time inventory management, traceability, and lot tracking in warehouses. Honeywell helped pioneer barcode scanning and provides hardware for warehouse productivity solutions.
• ACSISmajorTechnology or IntegrationVisibility Solutions for the Extended Supply Chain partner. ACSIS provides RFID and supply chain visibility solutions demonstrated at IBIE. Enables enhanced traceability and visibility solutions for Harvest customers.
• SOTImajorTechnology or IntegrationMobile Device Management (MDM) partner providing SOTI MobiControl and SOTI XSight solutions. Enables management and security of mobile operations for food business-critical mobile devices in warehouse and route operations.
• SPS CommercemajorTechnology or IntegrationElectronic Data Interchange (EDI) partner through SPS Retail Network. SPS powers the retail supply chain connecting trading partners, accelerating products-to-shelf, and enabling collaboration for sales growth with data insights.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aptean (JustFood ERP): Aptean's JustFood ERP is a direct food-industry ERP competitor serving food processors and manufacturers with recipe management, lot traceability, and FSMA compliance — overlapping head-to-head with Harvest ERP in the same mid-market food manufacturer segment.
• Syspro: Syspro is an established ERP vendor with deep food and beverage manufacturing functionality (recipe, lot traceability, regulatory compliance) — a like-for-like vertical ERP competitor to Harvest, particularly among mid-market food manufacturers.
• Datacor: Datacor (formerly Datacor ERP/Chempax) provides ERP and CRM software purpose-built for food and chemical manufacturers, including batch process manufacturing, lot tracking, and regulatory features — a closely comparable vertical SaaS peer.
• ProcessPro: ProcessPro offers ERP software designed for process manufacturers including food and beverage, with recipe/formulation, lot tracking, and quality management — a direct vertical SaaS peer to Harvest in the same mid-market segment.
• Deacom (ECI Software Solutions): Deacom (now part of ECI Software) is an ERP platform built for process manufacturers including food and beverage, with single-database architecture for inventory, lot tracking, and production — overlapping with Harvest's functional footprint for mid-market food manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: The underlying platform on which Harvest is built; Microsoft's broader Business Central offering (including its own food industry templates and Copilot AI features) is both an enabler and a competitive threat — a broad incumbent that could subsume Harvest's differentiation.
• SAP S/4HANA for Food and Beverage: SAP's flagship ERP with dedicated food and beverage industry capabilities (batch traceability, recipe management, FSMA compliance) competes for the same large food manufacturer deals — a broad incumbent against which Harvest must position on agility and vertical depth vs. scale.
• Oracle NetSuite for Food and Beverage: NetSuite's cloud ERP with food and beverage extensions competes for the same mid-market and emerging-enterprise food manufacturer customers as Harvest — a broad incumbent with similar SaaS economics but a much larger sales footprint.

Emerging players

• CIS Group (CIS Companion / DSD Solutions): CIS Group provides the CIS Companion DSD software suite that Harvest has partnered with for the American market — both ally and adjacent competitor in DSD software for food manufacturers and distributors, with partial overlap in route and inventory management.
• Baking Software / Recipe Costing Specialists (e.g., SweetWARE, BakePlan): Specialty bakery-focused software vendors (such as SweetWARE and similar bakery ERP/costing tools) compete in Harvest's specific bakery vertical — overlapping with Harvest Advanced Manufacturing for Bakeries on batch scheduling, recipe costing, and changeover management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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