Stop Juggling CPG Operations Across Disconnected Tools.
Unify inventory, costing, and compliance on one platform, built for growing CPG brands.
Apply as Design Partner →The operational challenges CPG Brands with Disconnected Tools face:
Inaccurate inventory across multiple systems.
Real-time COGS calculations are impossible.
Struggling with FSMA 204 traceability and compliance.
How Guidance solves this
One platform connecting every operational workflow your brand needs.
Unified Inventory Management
Track raw materials, finished goods, and co-packer inventory in one central, real-time system, eliminating data silos.
Real-time COGS Calculation
Automatically calculate Cost of Goods Sold with every transaction, ensuring accurate profitability insights and pricing decisions.
Complete Lot Traceability
Achieve granular lot traceability from farm to shelf, crucial for recalls and FSMA 204 compliance requirements.
Streamlined Co-Packer Management
Manage co-packer inventory, production, and material transfers effortlessly, integrating them into your core operations.
“Guidance was built by the CEO of Claros Farm, an organic CPG brand, who personally experienced and solved the chaos of disconnected operational tools.”
Common questions from CPG Brands with Disconnected Tools
How does Guidance integrate with my existing systems?
Guidance is designed to be a central hub, often replacing multiple disconnected tools. We offer data import assistance to get you started smoothly.
Is Guidance suitable for organic and specialty CPG brands?
Absolutely. Guidance includes specific features like organic mass balance tracking and robust lot traceability, essential for specialty brands.
How does Guidance help with FSMA 204 compliance?
Guidance provides comprehensive lot traceability and record-keeping capabilities required by FSMA 204. It simplifies data retrieval for audits.
Ready to Unify Your CPG Operations and Drive Growth?
Apply as a design partner to help validate the commercial rebuild and shape the release for brands like yours.
Apply as Design Partner →The Hidden Cost of the "Franken-Stack"
Many growing food brands try to solve operational problems by buying specialized apps for every function. They use Shopify for DTC, QuickBooks for accounting, a standalone app for lot tracking, a massive spreadsheet for MRP, and another spreadsheet for COGS. This disconnected "Franken-stack" creates more problems than it solves.
The Double-Entry Tax
When your systems don't talk to each other, your team becomes the integration layer. You receive a PO in your inventory app, then manually enter the bill into QuickBooks, then manually update the COGS spreadsheet. This double-entry wastes hours of administrative time and inevitably leads to costly data entry errors.
The Single Source of Truth
Guidance replaces the Franken-stack by unifying inventory, production, traceability, and COGS into one platform, while pushing clean financial data to QuickBooks and pulling clean sales data from Shopify. Your team stops doing data entry and starts making strategic decisions.
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A working prototype validated Guidance's core operating model. The commercial rebuild is translating that proof into production-ready workflows with CPG design partners.
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