Starter
$199 per month
One facility handling a few listed foods
- Key data element capture from documents
- FDA sortable spreadsheet export
- Written traceability plan template
- Email support
Every lot traced, from the farm to the shelf.
Lotcrumb reads the invoices, bills of lading and case labels you already handle, captures the FSMA 204 key data elements, and builds the sortable spreadsheet FDA can ask for, whenever it asks.
Read FSMA 204 in plain EnglishThe rule was written for everyone. The software was written for the giants.
FSMA 204 asks anyone who grows, packs, makes, ships or receives foods on the Food Traceability List to keep lot-level records and hand FDA an electronic sortable spreadsheet within 24 hours of a request. Retailers are already asking for the same data on your shipments.
Most small teams keep it in paper, email and a spreadsheet only one person understands. That works right up until the day someone calls about a recall.
Knowing where your food came from should not take a binder and a lost weekend.
- Lot codes that stop at your loading dock
- Supplier data stuck in PDFs and paper BOLs
- Retailer demands for ASNs and case labels you cannot produce
- No idea how long a real trace-back would take
Traceability sized for a small team
You already run food safety, production and receiving with a handful of people. Adding a compliance system should not require an IT department. We are building Lotcrumb with a founding group of producers and distributors so it fits the paperwork you actually get.
323,000+
July 20, 2028
Get traceable in three steps
Tell us what you handle
Pick the foods you grow, pack, make or ship. Lotcrumb works out which critical tracking events apply to you and which data you need to keep.
Forward your paperwork
Email or scan invoices, bills of lading and labels. Lotcrumb extracts the lot codes and key data elements, and asks you only about what is missing.
Export on demand
Download the FDA sortable spreadsheet, your written traceability plan or retailer-ready shipment data whenever someone asks.
The day someone asks for a trace
Without Lotcrumb
- A 24-hour clock and a filing cabinet
- Wider recalls because you cannot narrow the lots
- Losing a retailer account over missing shipment data
With Lotcrumb
- One search from any lot to every shipment
- The FDA spreadsheet ready in minutes
- Retailers that get the data they ask for
Pricing that fits a small food business
Reserve your plan now. Nothing is charged until you decide to start.
Waitlist members get founding pricing: 30% off for the first year.
Most teams pick this
Growth
$399 per month
Up to three facilities and more suppliers
- Everything in Starter
- Supplier data requests
- Case label and lot code checks
- Retailer shipment data exports
- Mock recall reports
Distributor
$799 per month
Distributors and multi-site operations
- Everything in Growth
- Unlimited facilities
- EDI and ASN integrations
- Priority onboarding
Questions
Do I need FSMA 204 compliance if the deadline is 2028?
The FDA compliance date is July 20, 2028, but many retailers are already asking suppliers for the same data. Building the records now also makes a recall faster and narrower.
Does Lotcrumb replace my ERP or inventory system?
No. Lotcrumb sits beside what you use today and works from the documents you already exchange with suppliers and customers.
Is this legal or regulatory advice?
No. Lotcrumb helps you keep and export records. You remain responsible for compliance, and we recommend confirming your obligations with FDA guidance or a food safety consultant.
When can I start?
We are onboarding founding members in small groups. Waitlist members get access first and keep founding pricing.
Free guides
- FSMA 204 in plain English for small food companiesWhat the FDA Food Traceability Rule actually asks of growers, packers, manufacturers and distributors, who is covered, and what to do before July 2028.
- The FDA 24-hour sortable spreadsheet: how to be ready before anyone asksWhat the FSMA 204 electronic sortable spreadsheet contains, why it is hard to produce from paper records, and how to run a mock trace that proves you can.
- Why retailers want your traceability data before the 2028 deadlineThe FDA pushed FSMA 204 to July 2028, but retailer supplier programs did not wait. What buyers are asking for and how small suppliers can keep up.
Be ready before anyone asks
Join the waitlist and lock in founding pricing before we open to everyone.