Ingredient Intake
Record incoming ingredient and raw-material batches with weight, supplier, and quality checks.
Ingredient Intake lets you book in raw materials and ingredients as they arrive, capturing weight, use-by date, supplier, and pass/fail quality checks. Find it at Production → Intakes → Ingredients. Available if the Ingredients module is on for your account. Ingredient intake does not include temperature or slaughter/pack dates — those fields are specific to the meat intake form.
Viewing existing bookings
The Ingredient Intake list shows bookings for the selected time window. Use the search bar to find by product name or barcode, the date dropdown (Last 7 days / Last 14 days / Last 30 days / Last 90 days), and the source filter (All sources / From supplier / Made in-house). The ⋯ menu lets you toggle Show archived records.
Booking in a new batch
Click Book in Ingredient in the page header. The form has four sections that unlock in sequence.
1. Product
Enter or scan the barcode.
- A recognised barcode shows a green Product Identified card.
- An unrecognised barcode offers Create new or Link existing options.
- If the barcode belongs to a different type (e.g. packaging), you are redirected to the correct form.
2. Supplier
Search for a supplier by name or plant ID. Add a new one inline with the + button or use Full Details for the full supplier form. Optionally enter an Invoice #.
3. Intake Details
| Field | Required |
|---|---|
| Weight + Weight Unit (g / kg / t) | Yes |
| Use by Date | Yes |
| Condition Type (Excellent / Very Good / Good / Poor) | No |
4. Quality Checks
Work through the pass/fail toggles. If any check fails, the submit button changes to Intake & Create Issue and a corrective-action issue is raised for you to follow up (when the Issues module is enabled).
Confirming and submitting
Toggle I confirm this information is correct, then click Complete Intake to save.
Viewing a booking’s detail
Click a card to open the detail page showing:
- Weight Information — Intake, Current, and Used weight
- Important Dates — Intake Date and Use By (colour-coded if near or past)
- Source & Quality — Supplier name, Supplier ID, Condition
- Reference & Metadata — Barcode, Invoice number, Intake By
The Mass Balance button is available on the detail page. See Mass Balance for more information.
Editing a booking
From the detail page or a card’s ⋯ menu, choose Edit to open the Edit Ingredient Booking form.
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