Magazine
Book a Demo
Food & Beverage · B2B Portal Overview

F&B B2B Portal Overview.

The FIRE B2B Portal is not a webshop with a login. It is a buyer-facing intelligence layer that handles the full complexity of food and beverage wholesale: 800 variants, allergen filtering, shelf-life visibility, channel-specific assortments, pack-size ordering, and continuous replenishment — while capturing every interaction as data that compounds.

F&B Is Different

Why a Generic B2B Portal Fails for Food & Beverage

Variant Depth Is Non-Negotiable

One base product in 4 flavours, 3 pack sizes, 2 temperature classes. That is 24 orderable lines. Generic portals show a flat product list. An F&B portal needs structured variant hierarchies with filtering at every level.

Shelf Life Is a Dealbreaker

A retailer will reject a delivery if remaining shelf life is below their threshold. Generic portals do not show batch-level shelf life. FIRE does — with minimum thresholds enforced per channel before the order is placed.

Allergen Filtering Is Mandatory

Health-food chains filter for gluten-free, vegan, organic. HoReCa buyers need menu-compliance data. Generic portals bury this in PDF spec sheets. FIRE makes allergens first-class filter attributes.

Channels Need Different Views

Retail sees cases and pallets. HoReCa sees singles and small packs. Convenience sees display trays. Each with different MOQs, pricing, and promotional windows. One portal, four experiences.

Reorder Is Continuous, Not Seasonal

Fashion has seasons. F&B has weekly demand. The portal must support rapid reordering — one-tap repeat, smart suggestions, stock alerts. Not a pre-order catalogue refreshed twice a year.

Certification Badges Matter

Organic, halal, kosher, vegan, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance. Buyers need visual confirmation at a glance. Generic portals show text fields. FIRE shows structured, filterable badges.

Portal Anatomy

What a Buyer Sees When They Log In

Every element personalised. Every interaction captured.

Welcome back
Bio-Markt Sonnenschein
Retail
Tier 2 Pricing
3 items in cart
Quick Reorder
Lime Kombucha 330mlCase × 12Reorder
Grapefruit KombuchaCase × 8Reorder
Ginger Shot 60mlDisplay × 2Reorder
Data: reorder frequency tracked per variant
Browse & Filter
✓ Organic ✓ Vegan Gluten-free Halal Ambient
34 of 206 products match your filters
Data: filter combinations stored in buyer profile
Shelf Life
Batch #L2026-03
78%
Batch #L2026-02
52%
Data: shelf-life sensitivity per buyer tracked
Co-Pilot Suggestions
Based on your profile: try Turmeric Kombucha (organic, vegan) — 82% match with your order history. Popular with similar health-food retailers.
AI: suggestions improve with every order
The Intelligence Layer

From Buyer Interaction to Business Decision

Every portal session follows this path. The intelligence compounds.

1

Interact

Buyer browses, filters, compares, orders. Every click structured.

Filtered: organic + vegan
Compared: Lime vs Grapefruit
Ordered: 40 cases
2

Capture

18 data points written to buyer profile. Filter prefs, dwell time, format choice.

Allergen: organic+vegan
Preference: Grapefruit > Lime
Format: case-level buyer
3

Connect

Portal data joins Sales App, Showroom, and Remote data. One buyer, full context.

Trade fair: tasted ginger shot
Showroom: watched origin film
Portal: reorders weekly
4

Decide

Co-Pilot recommends. Dashboards visualise. AI predicts demand shifts.

Suggest Turmeric Kombucha
Flag declining reorder freq.
Forecast Q3 Grapefruit +18%
The Strategic Value

The Portal Is the Highest-Volume Data Source in Your F&B Stack

Your sales team visits 200 accounts per quarter. The portal serves 3,000 — at midnight, on weekends, across time zones. Each session generates structured data: allergen preferences, variant comparisons, reorder timing, shelf-life sensitivity, format choices. No other channel produces this volume of buyer intelligence.

The portal is also where the data flywheel accelerates fastest. Because reordering is continuous in F&B, the portal accumulates interaction data every week — not every season. After one quarter, the Co-Pilot has enough data to suggest reorder quantities. After two, it predicts which buyers will need restocking before they log in. After four, it recommends assortments that outperform human judgment.

For F&B brands, the portal is not optional. It is the always-on channel that captures the intelligence your sales team cannot — because they are not there at 11 PM on Friday when the retailer decides whether to restock your Kombucha or fill the shelf with a competitor.

3,000 Buyers Served. Zero Phone Calls. Full Intelligence.

The portal works when your office does not. And every session makes the next one smarter.

See the Portal Live

Own Your Data. Learn From It. Use It With AI.

Trusted by Hugo Boss, Drykorn, LVMH, Bugatti Shoes, Micro Mobility, Mercedes, Binelli Group and 100+ leading brands worldwide.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

FIRE captures every expiry management interaction as structured data. When a buyer explores expiry management options on the B2B Portal or Sales App, each selection is logged, analysed, and fed into the AI layer. Over three sales cycles, FIRE predicts expiry management demand patterns with increasing accuracy — helping food & beverage brands optimise production allocation and reduce dead stock by 15-25%. See FIRE Analytics.
Yes. FIRE Connect integrates with 250+ systems including SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, and industry-specific solutions for cold chain compliance. Most food & beverage brands are fully integrated within 20-40 days. The integration is bidirectional — orders, stock levels, and cold chain compliance data flow seamlessly between FIRE and your existing infrastructure. Learn about FIRE Connect.
Most B2B platforms digitise transactions. FIRE captures intelligence. Every buyer interaction across Portal, Sales App, Digital Showroom, and Remote feeds one unified data layer. After three cycles, the AI predicts buyer behaviour, flags churn risk, and recommends assortment adjustments specific to food & beverage — including minimum order quantities. This compounding intelligence is what sets FIRE apart.
Typically 20 to 40 days from kickoff to live operation. FIRE has pre-built templates for food & beverage including expiry management, cold chain compliance, and minimum order quantities workflows. The implementation team, based at our headquarters in Wollerau near Zurich, handles ERP integration, data migration, and buyer onboarding. First structured data flows within the first week.
Absolutely. FIRE supports multi-language, multi-currency, and region-specific pricing — essential for food & beverage brands operating across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and wider European markets. Data is hosted on AWS — with optional Swiss or European hosting available — fully GDPR and Swiss data protection compliant. Our Zurich team supports brands in German, English, and French. Contact us.
FIRE captures six categories of structured data per buyer session: product views, search behaviour, comparison patterns, expiry management interactions, order composition, and session timing. For food & beverage specifically, this includes cold chain compliance preferences and minimum order quantities patterns. This intelligence compounds — each cycle makes predictions sharper and recommendations more actionable. Explore FIRE AI.
Also available for
Beauty & Cosmetics Fashion & Apparel Sports & Outdoor Footwear
All Industries →
Get Started

Talk to Our Team

Tell us about your brand, your current B2B setup, and what you are looking to improve. We will show you exactly how FIRE works for your specific situation.

No generic demos. No slide decks. A real walkthrough with your products and your industry configuration.

What Happens Next

1
Discovery Call
Your products, channels, and systems.
2
Custom Demo
Platform configured for your industry.
3
Go Live
Connected to your ERP in 20–40 days.
Global Distribution

Intelligence Compounding Across Every Market. Right Now.

Allocation confirmed
Tokyo
😉 Book Your Demo
🔥