Today’s feed industry constantly presents new challenges for nutritionists and formulators who must respond to changing raw material prices, rising expectations for customer service, and an unwavering requirement for product quality.  Whether your firm specializes in feed, pet food, aquafeed or premix, that goal is consistent: high quality recipes and cost-effective rates.

In this high-stakes environment, you need exceptional agility to manage precise nutritional values, control production parameters, monitor recipe specifications, and ensure regulatory compliance and proper labeling. That’s where the right formulation software platform can make all the difference.

If you’re evaluating the alternatives for formulation software you want to find ways to help nutritionists and formulators sidestep routine tasks and focus more on doing their jobs faster, without mistakes. Here’s what you should look for:

Ingredient management

An extensive, up-to-date ingredient database is crucial for precise formulation. Look for a platform that makes it easy to maintain the ingredient database and enables you to apply the latest science and innovation for ingredient evaluations and recipe equations. This ensures you have all the data you need for accurate and compliant formulations.

Recipe management

Formulate your recipes and diets with detailed quality constraints, to optimize the quality and minimize the cost.

Advanced analytical tools

From nutrient analysis to cost optimization, you need comprehensive insights into your formulations. With advanced analytical tools you can make data-driven decisions to optimize ingredient usage and ensure your products meet the highest standards.

Regulatory compliance

Formulation software can play a crucial role in navigating complex regulatory requirements and keep you compliant with local and international regulations. Built-in compliance checks and automatic updates to regulatory standards ensure your formulations meet all necessary guidelines.

Automated workflows

Reduce routine tasks and minimize the risk of human error with automated workflows. From ingredient sourcing to final product approval, your platform should offer automated workflows to streamline formulation and production while ensuring consistency and accuracy.

Blend optimizations

Formulation software can identify common ingredients or components across your products and efficiently design blends or premixes tailored to multiple products. This enhances manufacturing efficiency and reduces inventory management complexities and costs.

Compliant labeling

Look for a solution to simply and effectively create labels that meet regulatory requirements. Integrated labeling features ensure your products are compliant with regulations, reducing the risk of errors and ensuring consistency across all your products.

Quality control automation

When your quality control and sampling processes are automated (reducing or eliminating the manual entry of sample results), you can spend more time improving quality to maintain high standards and meet regulatory requirements.

Data security

Protecting your intellectual property and sensitive data is a must. Make sure your chosen platform includes robust security measures to ensure that your data is safe and secure.

‘I couldn’t do my job without BESTMIX Software’

BESTMIX Software has incorporated these and other important features into its formulation software, which translates into smarter decisions, faster manufacturing cycles, and the highest possible margins. That’s been the experience of Jim Dunn, an independent consultant with decades of experience in the supply chain for animal nutrition – and a longtime user of BESTMIX solutions. For several years, he held a series of senior roles at ADM where he led the company’s BESTMIX® Recipe Management implementation.

“This was a high-stakes decision for the company,” Dunn said. “We were very impressed with both the software and the technical team. They understood our business, our market, and our challenges. BESTMIX has the flexibility to handle rations in swine, dairy, beef – even poultry and rabbits – plus all of the ingredients that come along with every one of those databases.”

Dunn had special praise for BESTMIX’s Multiblend feature, which he has used in his consulting engagements following his ADM career. “Multiblend helps ensure we get the best ingredients in the bin at the best possible prices – that alone delivered the return on investment.”

In his present role, Dunn consults with numerous firms, building on his successes and experiences during his many years at ADM. “There’s no way I could do my job without BESTMIX.”

For more information about BESTMIX Software or to gain insights on how it can work in your specific case, please visit BESTMIX Software