What you can do today
StockRoom today, used for food manufacturers
Count
Count ingredients, packaging and finished goods in the dry store, the chiller and the dispatch bay, one place at a time.
Receive
Take ingredient deliveries in and note what arrived.
Move
Move finished goods to the dispatch bay.
Buy
See what is under its minimum and what has not moved.
What is hard about stock for food manufacturers
A small food or drink maker supplying shops and markets.
- A recall would mean days of detective work
- Recipes scale badly in a spreadsheet
- Cost per unit hides packaging and labour
A week with it
A week of stock for food manufacturers
Start of the week
Count the dry store and see what is under its minimum.
Production days
Move ingredients and packaging to the line and finished goods to dispatch.
End of the week
See what is under its minimum and order it.
Not in StockRoom yet, for food manufacturers
- Production runs
- Lot trace report
- Label printing
What software for food manufacturers costs
Of the 3 we could price for food manufacturers: 2 in A$, from A$345 to A$412 a month; 1 with no currency named. StockRoom is free to 50 products.
| Company | Lowest paid plan | Per | Free or trial | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRPeasy | $49 a month (currency not named) | per user per month for Starter, billed monthly | 15 + 15 days free, no credit card | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Fishbowl | A$345 a month | per month, 2 users included, billed annually; inventory only, manufacturing starts at A$549 | 13 Oct 2026 | |
| Unleashed | A$412 a month | per month, 3 users included, billed annually ($4,939 AUD a year); $449 AUD if paid monthly | free trial | 13 Oct 2026 |
Each price is from the company's own pricing page on the date shown, in its own currency. Prices can differ by country. 1 of the 3 states a setup, hardware or licence cost on top of the monthly price; the full guide says which. StockRoom: Free to 50 products, then A$9, A$44 or A$89 a month. Prices in Australian dollars. Every plan includes the whole team.
The full guide, with what to know about each price: food manufacturing software cost.
Questions
About software for food manufacturers
How much does food manufacturing software cost?
Among the 3 we read: in A$ the lowest paid plan is A$345 a month (Fishbowl); 1 more names no currency. We do not convert currencies, so compare within a group. StockRoom is free to 50 products and then A$9 to A$89 a month.
Do I pay for each person?
Not with StockRoom: every plan includes the whole team. MRPeasy and Unleashed charge per user, or for extra users, on at least one plan.
Can it trace a lot back to its ingredients for a recall?
Not yet. Lot numbers and expiry dates are planned, and recall tracing is the reason they matter. Until then it does not replace your lot records.
Does it do recipes and yields?
No. StockRoom does not do recipes, yields or production runs.
Can I print labels?
You can print barcode labels. Full product labels are not built.
Can it count ingredients by weight?
Not yet. Counts are whole numbers: count sacks, tubs and cartons.