Smarter Decisions for Food & Beverage Manufacturers with NetSuite Analytics Warehouse

AI-Driven Insights to Thrive in a Changing Market

In today’s changing business landscape for Food & Beverage (F&B) manufacturers, where supply chain volatility, shifting consumer preferences, and tight margins are everyday challenges, manufacturers can’t afford to rely on guesswork. That’s why NetSuite 2025 Release 2 introduces powerful new capabilities in NetSuite Analytics Warehouse (NSAW), delivering AI-driven insights that help F&B businesses stay agile, resilient, and growth-focused.

Cut Through Data Noise with AI-Powered Contextual Insights

F&B manufacturers generate data at every stage—from procurement and production to sales and distribution. But finding the right insights can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.

The new Contextual Insights feature in NSAW applies AI to automatically surface meaningful trends, comparisons, and outliers. Instead of sifting through complex dashboards, users are alerted to high-impact data patterns, like:

• Which sales channels—retail, website, or third-party marketplaces like Amazon—are driving the highest margins for a specific product line?

• How ingredient costs correlate with seasonal demand and gross profit.

• Which customer segments or regions are contributing to order volatility?

By automatically comparing user-selected data against broader trends, Contextual Insights highlights areas where action or investigation is needed—empowering F&B businesses to make timely, profitable decisions.

Custom Reporting Made Easier for Complex Manufacturing Environments

F&B manufacturers often deal with a mix of structured ERP data and external data sources—whether it’s supplier delivery performance, consumer feedback, or production yields.

NetSuite 2025.2 makes it easier than ever to build custom reports that reflect real-world business challenges:

• Customization User Interface: Seamlessly move custom and supplemental NetSuite objects into NSAW, tailoring analytics to your specific manufacturing workflows.

• Reload Scheduler: Automate data refreshes from third-party sources like Google Analytics or Salesforce. For example, reload your marketing campaign data every Sunday night to align with Monday production planning.

• Content Explorer Workbook: Instantly access thousands of prebuilt metrics and dashboards—perfect for tracking batch costs, order fill rates, or spoilage trends across facilities.

Share Insights the Way Your Team Works

Food & Beverage operations involve cross-functional teams—from supply chain to finance to sales. NSAW now offers expanded sharing options, so insights are available where and how they’re needed:

• Export visualizations not just in CSV, PDF, and PowerPoint—but now in XLS format.

• Schedule email reports and ensure stakeholders—from plant managers to CFOs—receive insights in the format they prefer, right on time.

Turn Insights into Action with NetSuite 2025.2

Whether you’re trying to forecast demand for seasonal products, reduce ingredient waste, or improve fill rates, NetSuite Analytics Warehouse now makes it easier to ask better questions—and get faster answers.

Want to see how these updates can support your Food & Beverage operations?

Contact Zastro today to explore how NetSuite 2025 Release 2 can help your team turn insights into action.

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