Post by Robert Scott

Had a call this week with a rapidly growing gluten free bakery, and it's a great example of a recurring theme I see in food manufacturing/CPG where higher inventory consumption requires stronger AP process control. They're scaling fast, but their AP process didn't scale with them. ❌ Matching multiple POs to a single invoice by hand ❌ Custom fields and memo notes in QuickBooks Desktop that most tools flatten or ignore ❌ Discrepancies that turn into a siloed emails chains/slacks instead of a real process ❌ Inconsistent invoice formatting, especially with freight, fuel, and cost line items  ❌ Missed early pay discounts and duplicate payments slipping through unnoticed  ❌ No clear visibility into ingredient level margins Here's how MakersHub solves each one: ✅ Multi-PO to invoice matching, automatically, no more manual stitching  ✅ Custom fields and memo notes carry through, nothing gets lost in translation  ✅ Built in workflows for review instead of relying on tribal knowledge ✅ Reads invoices regardless of layout, so freight, fuel, and unattributed costs get captured  ✅ Payment terms and duplicate charges flagged automatically, so nothing gets missed or paid twice correctly every time  ✅ Line level cost data so you actually know what's eating your margin A loose grip on AP can bleed into inventory valuation, cost of goods sold, margins, and financial reporting. If any of this sounds familiar, feel free to shoot me a message on how AP can look for you. #FoodManufacturing #AccountsPayable #QuickBooks #APAutomation #FinOps #CPG