Food fulfilment
Logistics designed for perishable and time-critical products
In food, logistics does not allow for delays or improvisations, FEFO/FIFO control, full traceability and compliance with preservation conditions at each stage. Bolian structures the operations so that stock, orders and dispatches work in a precise and controlled manner, even during peaks in demand or seasonal campaigns.
Food logistics
What changes when food logistics are under control
Correct prioritisation of products
FEFO/FIFO management ensures that each order leaves with the right product, reducing wastage and rework.
Reliable and traceable stock
Visible inventory at all times to avoid breakages, overstocking and blind decisions.
Stable deliveries, even in peaks
The operation keeps pace during seasonal campaigns without compromising deadlines or quality.
Industry challenges
Logistics challenges for an online food brand
In food, every mistake has a direct cost: an expired batch is lost product and a poorly protected parcel is a customer who does not come back. These are the usual challenges when a food brand sells online.
Use-by and best-before dates
Stock has a date. Without real FEFO rotation, old batches stay in the warehouse and end up as waste.
Batch-by-batch traceability
In the event of a quality incident, you need to know which batch each customer received and be able to block it immediately.
Fragile or sensitive products
Glass jars, bottles, containers that must not be crushed and products sensitive to temperature and knocks. Packaging makes the difference between a repeat customer and a complaint.
Seasonal campaigns
Christmas, gift packs and promotions concentrate demand and often require hampers and bundles to be assembled before the peak.
How we solve it
How Bolian handles logistics for your food brand
Bolian applies to food the same system it uses in cosmetics and parapharmacy, with the operational backing of Grupo Akoma (since 1991, 73,000 m² in the Barcelona area):
- Automatic FEFO/FIFO rotation so every order goes out with the right batch.
- Batch traceability in goods-in, orders and returns, with immediate blocking of a batch if necessary.
- Protective packaging for fragile or knock-sensitive products.
- Assembly of packs, bundles and gift boxes for seasonal campaigns.
- Stock visible in real time to avoid stock-outs and overstocking.
- Shipments in 24-48 h on the Spanish mainland and to Europe with predictable lead times.
- Before starting, we review the storage conditions of each reference with you to confirm the fit with our operation.
How we start: we review each reference (format, fragility, storage conditions and shelf life), connect your online store and define protective packaging and batch rotation rules. At goods-in we record the batch and date of every receipt, so from the first order the system knows which units must go out first. Before each seasonal campaign we plan pack assembly and stock replenishment with you, so you reach the peak with the product ready and without building up short-dated batches.
Typical products
What kind of food products we handle
Dry and non-perishable food
Tinned food, pasta, oils, sauces, coffee, infusions or snacks: products with a best-before date that need FEFO rotation and packaging that prevents breakages.
Gourmet and gift packs
High-value products that sell strongly during campaigns. We assemble bundles and gift boxes, add cards or inserts and take care of the presentation of every shipment.
Sales to stores and distributors
If, in addition to ecommerce, you sell to stores or distributors, we prepare carton or pallet orders with delivery notes from the same stock. We explain it in B2B logistics for distributors.
Latest success stories
Optimise your logistics together with Bolian
+350.000
units
20
robots
20.000
bins
Worldwide subscriptions
+100
direct shipments to pharmacies on a weekly basis
Logistics partners
direct connection
Incidents and returns
day-to-day management
More than 100 direct shipments to pharmacies
10.000
different skus
10
courier partners
2.000
daily orders
+10.000
Black Friday orders
More than 2,000 orders per day
Canary Islands → mainland Spain
stock in Barcelona for mainland customers
Summer season
orders picked and checked one by one
3PL fulfillment
storage, picking and shipping
Swimwear from the Canary Islands to all of mainland Spain
They already trust
Accelerate your logistics and growth with Bolian
Do you food logistics is it prepared for critical deadlines?
We analyse your operations, understand the sensitivity of your products and show you how to ensure stock, rotation and dispatches with control and traceability.
Connect your shop and you're done.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The system applies FEFO rotation automatically: for every order it proposes the batch with the nearest date, without relying on the picker’s judgement.
Yes. Every receipt, order and return is linked to its batch, so we can tell which customers received a specific batch and block it if necessary.
Before starting, we review the storage conditions of each reference with you (temperature, humidity and light) to confirm how they fit our operation. We never launch a reference without validating this.
Yes. We assemble bundles, packs and gift boxes in the warehouse before the peak and add cards or inserts according to the campaign.
On the Spanish mainland, 24-48 h. To France and Portugal, 24-48 h; to Italy and Germany, 48-72 h; to the rest of the EU, between 3 and 5 working days.
Yes. From the Bolian One dashboard you can see inventory, orders and returns in real time, with the details of each batch and its date.
Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop and marketplaces natively, and ERPs such as Odoo or Sage through integration. Orders and stock are synchronised in real time.
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Operation designed to manage thousands of daily orders, keep your stock in order and stabilise your shipments even during peaks such as Black Friday.
- Precise logistics, fully under control
- Real-time visibility of orders and stock
- Stable performance during peaks and launches
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