Point74, food product lifecycle management (PLM) specialist, has announced the launch of a new software, Point74 Pro, to support growing food manufacturers develop and launch products effectively.
A ready-to-use product development, finance and technical platform, Point74 Pro allows users to fully digitise product development, from recipe creation and technical data to costing, compliance, and retailer-ready outputs.
It’s launch comes as food manufacturers face increasing pressure to accelerate product development while meeting complex regulatory and commercial requirements from retailers.
The software provides a practical foundation for managing data consistently across the product lifecycle, without the overhead of heavy customisation or a long installation process.
Point74 Pro supports manufacturers to create and develop recipes faster with structured version control, oversight of costing and margin impacts, and generation of consistent technical and retailer-ready outputs from a single dataset.
The platform also enables them to strengthen compliance by reducing manual handling and data duplication, while improving cross-functional visibility between NPD, technical and commercial teams.
Available now to UK food manufacturers, Point74 is offering structured onboarding and support to help teams migrate and cleanse data, adopt best-practice workflows and accelerate time to value.
A leading software provider supporting those in the food and beverage sector, Point74 has been included in Gartner research on product lifecycle management (PLM) in the industry, standing out as the only UK-based provider referenced.
The research examines how manufacturers are turning to PLM solutions to streamline product development, improve data accuracy, and better manage regulatory compliance.
Mark Wood, Chief Commercial Officer at Point74, said: “Point74 Pro is for manufacturers who are growing fast, launching more products, or struggling with their development, and are feeling the strain of manual processes.
“When recipes, costs and technical data live in different places, it is too easy for errors to slip in and margins to leak out. Point74 Pro brings everything into one controlled platform so teams can move faster and launch products with confidence.”
Will Telford, Chief Technology Officer at Point74, added: “Food manufacturers do not need another generic system; they need a platform that understands the realities of recipe-driven production, change control and compliance.
“Point74 Pro is engineered around clean master data, structured specifications and practical integrations, so teams get immediate insight into what is changing, what it impacts and what it will cost, before it becomes a problem.”
Point74 Pro will complement the company’s Enterprise platform, which is already used by established food brands, including Krispy Kreme, Waitrose and Charlie Bigham’s.
Supporting complex product portfolios and large-scale operations, Point74 Pro brings the same core platform and discipline to small and mid-market manufacturers looking to scale product development with confidence.
