As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, spirits producers in the UK (and around the world) are facing increasing complexity in how they report, track, and evidence their operations.
Two of the most talked-about changes in recent months for our UK based customers :
- Alcohol Producers Process Account (APPA): With confusion still swirling over formats and submission methods, distillers are seeking clarity around what’s required and how to stay compliant.
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): More producers are being brought into scope ahead of the April 2025 deadline – with added reporting expectations around packaging and logistics with a dizzying number of acronyms and terminology to get your head around !
So why does that matter? What links them both?
The need for connected, reliable and flexible systems.
The Value of a Fully Integrated ERP – MasterDistiller x Odoo
Where spreadsheets and siloed softwares fall short, MasterDistiller x Odoo offers a joined-up data model that makes it easier to respond to change.
Built on Odoo’s global open-source ERP infrastructure – and tailored specifically for the distilling industry – MasterDistiller enables your team to:
- Generate compliance-ready reports from live operational data. No more cut-and-paste across departments with dozens of checks and balances.
- Set up “favourite” exports for repeat submissions, saving time on future filings
- Maintain a full audit trail from purchase order → mash → cask → manufacture → sale → delivery
- Track logistics and packaging data directly from your ERP to support submissions
- One source of Truth. Ensuring your monthly Board pack and regulatory reports are coming from the same place, with only one version of the truth, keeps the business streamlined and focused on what matters – building that brand and providing customers with the experience and products they have come to you for!
Whether you’re submitting production volumes to HMRC or reporting packaging weights to the environment agency, having your data in one place – and structured properly – is the first step toward confident compliance.
Flexible Systems for a Changing Industry
Obviously we didn’t build MasterDistiller for EPR or APPA specifically, we did build it to flexibly handle your distillery’s needs whenever regulators do move goalposts. By leveraging a configurable ERP, we’ve ensured the tools are already in place to handle whatever comes next. And we own and operate a start-up Distillery, so we know the headaches involved when trying to focus on the day to day and then being faced with shifting sands on reporting needs
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