Record.
Track.
Stay compliant.
Batch records, lot codes, receiving logs, and your full compliance program — built for CFIA and FDA.From $19/month.
Real compliance infrastructure.
Sized for a small kitchen.
Most small producers run food safety on spreadsheets, binders, and Google Docs. Crown QMS gives you the structure to know exactly where you stand — built around how a small kitchen actually runs.
Log every shipment.
Inspect every lot.
Walk a delivery in and capture the supplier, lot code, quantity, and inspection result before the ingredient ever touches a batch. Every receipt is the start of a full traceability chain.
Every ingredient.
Every lot. Tracked.
Crown links every supplier lot to the batches that consumed it — so you always know exactly what went into every product, and when each lot will run out.
Batch records that follow your process.
Create batch records from your recipes. Work through each production stage — preparation, cook, fill, QC — and release when you're ready. Every record is dated, signed, and lot-linked.
Your prerequisite programs, organized.
Sanitation, pest control, allergen control, water safety, supplier verification — all your GMP programs in one place. Review dates tracked. Inspection-ready.
The same records.
Audit-ready.
Crown QMS doesn't ask you to do extra work for compliance. The records you create running your operation are the same records an inspector sees. Everything connected, nothing duplicated.
Trace any lot in seconds.
Run a mock recall from a single lot code. Crown traces every ingredient — supplier, lot number, receipt date, quantity consumed — and generates a CFIA-ready PDF report. In 0.15 seconds, not 4 hours.
Your PCP, built inside the system.
Crown's PCP authoring tool assembles your plan from the data already in the system — your products, processes, programs, and hazard analysis. Download a CFIA-compliant PDF whenever you need it.
Built by a CFIA-licensed,
FDA-registered manufacturer.
Used every day to ship product.
I'm Nick Nemeth, founder of Bark & Bitter — a small-batch non-alcoholic spirits company licensed by the CFIA and registered with the FDA. We sell across Canada and into the US, and we run on the same food safety rules as a co-packer ten times our size.
At our scale, traditional compliance systems were way out of the budget. For five years I tried to keep up with batch logs, lot codes, recall plans, and PCP documents on spreadsheets, binders, and Google Docs. It worked until it didn't, and the night before my first CFIA inspection call, I was up at 2 a.m. cross-referencing receipts and batches by hand.
Crown QMS is what I wished I'd had that night. It's the system I now use to run Bark & Bitter — every batch, every lot, every program. Inspectors see exactly what I see.
Start for free. Grow from there.
Compliance software shouldn't cost more than your ingredients. Two plans. No enterprise pricing. And a 30-day free trial to get you started.
Core
For a single operator getting organized. The full operational stack.
- ✓ 1 user · 1 facility
- ✓ Batch records + lot tracking
- ✓ Receiving + ingredient inventory
- ✓ GMP programs + deviation log
- ✓ Training log + complaints log
- ✓ Equipment calibration
- ✓ Recall plan
- — PCP authoring
- — AI generation
Pro
Most teamsFor small teams. Everything in Core, plus the compliance authoring layer.
- ✓ 3 users · 1 facility
- ✓ Everything in Core
- ✓ PCP authoring (13 sections)
- ✓ AI hazard analysis
- ✓ AI section drafting
- ✓ Mock recall PDF export
- ✓ Inspection-ready bundles
- ✓ Priority email support
- ✓ Multi-product PCP authoring
Common questions.
Do I need a Preventive Control Plan to use Crown?
No. Crown works from day one regardless of whether you have a PCP or need one. Core covers your operations — batch records, lot codes, receiving, GMP programs, deviation log, training log, and recall plan — without requiring a PCP. If you need to build one, Pro includes the authoring tools to do it inside the system.
My food business is under $100,000 in sales. Do I still need this?
The SFCR small-business PCP exception under sections 86–87 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations removes the PCP requirement for eligible operators — but it doesn't remove the need for prerequisite programs, lot traceability, and batch records. Crown's Core tier covers exactly those requirements at $19/month.
What's the difference between Core and Pro?
Core is operations: batch records, lot codes, receiving, GMP programs, deviation log, training log, complaints log, equipment calibration, and recall plan. Pro adds PCP authoring and AI generation. Most small operators start with Core and upgrade when they're ready to build their PCP.
Does Crown cover both CFIA and FDA requirements?
Yes. Crown is built for Canadian SFCR/CFIA and US FSMA/FDA compliance. If you sell across the border or hold both a Safe Food for Canadians licence and an FDA Food Facility Registration, Crown handles both jurisdictions in one system.
How long does it take to set up Crown QMS?
Most operators are running their first batch record within a day. You don't need to import your full history — start fresh and build forward. Crown is designed for the way small producers actually work, not enterprise implementation timelines.
Will Crown help me prepare for a CFIA or FDA inspection?
Crown gives you the records inspectors look for: lot traceability, batch records, GMP prerequisite programs, a deviation log, employee training records, a completed recall plan, and equipment calibration history — all documented, organized, and exportable as PDFs. What you do with those records is up to you.
What records does a CFIA inspector look for in a small food facility?
For a licensed facility under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, inspectors typically look for evidence of active prerequisite programs (sanitation, pest control, allergen control, water safety), incoming ingredient lot records, batch production records with lot codes, a written recall plan with a recent mock recall, and employee training documentation. Crown organizes and maintains all of these in one place.
Is the free trial really free?
30 days, full Pro access. Card required at signup — you won't be charged if you cancel before the trial ends. No automatic downgrade surprises.
What happens to my data if I cancel?
You can export all your records at any time. If you cancel, your data isn't deleted immediately — you have a 30-day window to download everything before the account closes.
Know exactly where
you stand.
Join food manufacturers who've replaced spreadsheets and binders with a system built for the way they actually work.
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