The Future of Food & Beverage Finance: No Clerical Work. No Overpayments. Just Control.

Rob Place

Margins are shrinking. Labor is scarce. OpenEnvoy’s AI helps you automate for survival.

The hidden cost of manual AP

F&B manufacturers are losing millions annually due to:

Invoice errors on freight, ingredients, and packaging, leading to 5–10% in overpayments.
Disconnected systems causing AP cycle times to drag by weeks.
Inadequate audit trails risking FDA, USDA, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Missed early payment discounts and inefficient cash allocation.

Meet OpenEnvoy: autonomous AP built for high-volume, high-complexity operations

The future of finance isn’t faster tasks, it’s no tasks at all. OpenEnvoy replaces manual, error-prone AP processes with real-time, AI-powered execution.

OpenEnvoy combines intelligent invoice ingestion, 3-way matching (PO, invoice, receipt), and real-time discrepancy detection purpose-built for F&B complexity. It works natively with ERPs like SAP, Oracle, and Infor. No manual uploads. No system migrations.

There are no spreadsheets to reconcile. No paper to route. No humans matching freight line items to contracted rates.

Finance teams eliminate clerical work and gain instant control over working capital. Errors disappear. Compliance improves. CFOs win time and control.

How OpenEnvoy addresses the problem

Pain point	OpenEnvoy’s solution	Business impact
Invoice overpayments on freight, packaging, and raw materials	AI-powered invoice validation against PO and delivery data	Saves 5–10% of total invoice value monthly
High AP processing time	Fully automates data capture and 3-way match	Reduces invoice processing time by 85%
Lack of real-time cost visibility	Breaks down landed costs at invoice line-item level	Improves cost control and profit margin accuracy
Missed early payment discounts	Accelerates approvals with instant anomaly detection	Increases early pay capture and cash flow efficiency
Compliance risk with USDA/FDA/SOX	Auto-generates full digital audit trails	Reduces compliance effort by 90%, eliminates risk of fines

Real results in 90 days

OpenEnvoy delivers outcomes, not just productivity gains.

Recover cash leakage: Eliminate 5–10% in overpayments with autonomous invoice matching.
Zero manual matching: Automate 85% of AP work across ingredients, freight, and taxes.
Built for audits: Instantly generate traceable, compliant documentation across batches and vendors.
Rapid deployment: Go live in 90 days or less. No IT lift. Pre-built ERP integrations.

Ready to stop losing margin on every invoice?

Your AP team shouldn’t be decoding freight charges or hunting for batch-level invoice records. Let OpenEnvoy identify your biggest sources of loss and automate your way to control.

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