The Ultimate Food and Beverage Supply Chain Guide

Comprehensive F&B supply chain course covering procurement, cost control, inventory, forecasting, AI, blockchain, and best practices to improve efficiency and profitability.

Marsel KhananeSCMDOJO Expert

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1 hour 30 minutes
8 Lessons
8 Quizzes
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11 Students Enrolled

About Course

This course provides a complete understanding of the Food & Beverage supply chain, starting with the industry’s unique features and major operational challenges. You’ll learn effective procurement strategies, cost control methods, and inventory management techniques. The program explores the impact of AI, SaaS, and blockchain, along with advanced forecasting and planning tools. It also focuses on developing supply chain competencies for professionals and consultants. Finally, you’ll master best practices for tracking commodities and managing price risks to optimize efficiency and profitability.

Why Learn with Marsel Khanane:

Marsel Khanane specializes in optimizing the cost and efficiency of supply chains for large-scale F&B operations, hotels, restaurants, catering services, and quick-service food chains. Over his career, he has driven significant transformations for multiple restaurant businesses through comprehensive supply chain optimization and digital transformation initiatives. Recognized for his expertise, Marsel has received prestigious awards such as Talent of the Year from CIPS and the Talent Development Award from PSA. He has shared his knowledge as a guest lecturer at numerous universities and as a panel speaker at global industry events.

Who Is This Ultimate Food & Beverage Supply Chain Guide Course For?

This “Ultimate F&B Supply Chain Mastery” course is designed for professionals seeking to enhance their expertise in managing Food & Beverage supply chains strategically, improving cost efficiency, and driving operational excellence. It is especially valuable for individuals responsible for procurement, inventory control, forecasting, menu engineering, supplier management, cost optimization, technology adoption, and mitigating risks across multi-location F&B operations. Beyond core supply chain and procurement roles, professionals in finance, operations, culinary management, restaurant management, and consulting—who engage in sourcing, vendor negotiations, or F&B performance improvement—will benefit from the practical frameworks and industry insights shared throughout this course.

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What you'll learn

Lesson 1: Unique Supply Chain Features of F&B Industry
Lesson 2: Supply Chain Challenges in the F&B Industry
Lesson 3: Procurement Strategies for the F&B Industry
Lesson 4: Cost Control & Inventory Management in the F&B Industry
Lesson 5: SaaS, AI, Blockchain Implementation in F&B Industry
Lesson 6: Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting in F&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;B Industry</li><li>Lesson 7: Supply Chain Competency Development in F&B Industry
Lesson 8: Best practices and methods to track F&B Commodities

Instructor

Marsel Khanane

Course Content

What's Included

Immediate unlimited access to course materials
30-day money-back guarantee
Exercises and quizzes to help you put theory into practice
English Closed Captions
Full transcripts in PDF for each lesson
Suitable for mobile or desktop
You receive the SCMDOJO Certification after passing the course quiz, which is available in the Learning Center after signing in.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/li></li></ul>

Requirements

● Access to Internet

● Computer / Laptop / Mobile Device

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Effective F&B supply chain management ensures precise forecasting, optimized procurement, reduced waste, and consistent cost control. By aligning supply chain decisions with business goals, restaurants and F&B businesses gain better margins, improved menu performance, and operational stability.

Procurement strategy helps businesses centralize sourcing, negotiate stronger supplier contracts, standardize items, and maintain quality. Strategic procurement reduces waste, stabilizes costs, and ensures reliable product availability across single or multi-location operations.

Accurate inventory management helps reduce overstocking, minimize spoilage, avoid recipe inconsistencies, and control food cost variance. By using structured processes and technology, operators maintain an ideal balance between stock availability and cost efficiency.

Forecasting helps restaurants predict sales trends, plan purchasing, reduce stockouts, and optimize labor and production. Data-driven forecasting supports menu engineering, seasonal planning, and profitability analysis, ensuring smoother operations and higher customer satisfaction.

These technologies automate purchasing, improve traceability, provide real-time data, and strengthen quality and compliance. AI assists in demand prediction, SaaS platforms streamline inventory and procurement, and blockchain improves transparency from farm to fork.

F&B businesses frequently encounter issues like price volatility, labor shortages, supply disruptions, inconsistent recipes, poor storage practices, and fluctuating demand. Understanding these challenges allows operators to mitigate risks and build resilient supply chain systems.

Menu engineering identifies high-profit and high-demand dishes, enabling businesses to optimize pricing, update recipes, reduce waste, and focus on items that maximize revenue. In addition, it supports accurate forecasting and facilitates strategic purchasing, thus enabling operators to plan more effectively while reducing financial uncertainty.

Monitoring commodity markets helps businesses anticipate cost changes, adjust procurement plans, negotiate contracts, and hedge against price volatility. It allows operators to manage risk and maintain stable food costs despite external market fluctuations.

This course is ideal for procurement professionals, supply chain managers, restaurant operators, cost controllers, menu engineers, consultants, inventory managers, and executives seeking to improve F&B sourcing, cost control, forecasting, technology adoption, and operational performance.

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