Client Overview

Nestled in the heart of Stellenbosch, Spier Wine Farm is one of South Africa’s most respected and sustainable wine estates. Among its many ventures is Farmer Angus, a division dedicated to regenerative farming and ethical food production. From grass-fed beef and pasture-raised chickens to natural collagen products, the team supplies premium produce to restaurants, retailers, and wholesale clients across the region.

With multiple production areas and product lines, keeping track of stock — from raw ingredients to finished goods — is vital for accuracy and profitability. But before myStock, this process was anything but simple.

The Challenge

Even with Sage Accounting in place, the Spier Farmer Angus team still relied heavily on Excel spreadsheets to track daily stock movements, recipes, and purchase orders.

This manual system presented several ongoing challenges:

Inaccurate or outdated data:- Manual updates led to errors and made it difficult to maintain consistency.

Poor visibility:- Bulk items and ingredients weren’t updated in real time, making it hard to monitor stock across multiple locations.

Cumbersome purchasing process:- Creating purchase orders, goods receipts, and supplier invoices required repetitive data entry between Excel and Sage.

Limited production tracking:-There was no automatic link between recipes and ingredient usage, making it difficult to calculate actual costs or monitor wastage.

The result was a time-consuming, error-prone process that left little room for accurate forecasting or efficient production planning.

The Solution

To streamline operations, Spier Farmer Angus adopted myStock, TallOrder’s cloud-based inventory system, fully integrated with Sage Accounting.

With myStock:

Sales invoices- from Sage sync automatically with myStock, updating stock levels in real time.

Production runs can be created on demand — ingredient quantities are deducted automatically based on recipes.

Bulk production, such as collagen, is tracked seamlessly with full visibility into materials, yields, and wastage.

Purchase orders and GRNs are created and managed directly in myStock, with data flowing into Sage for supplier payments and reporting.

Stock takes(full, partial, or random) are quick and efficient, keeping records consistently accurate.

This end-to-end automation replaced manual data entry and disconnected spreadsheets with one reliable, integrated workflow.

The Results

Since implementing myStock, Spier Farmer Angus has seen measurable improvements across their operations:

✅ Real-time visibility: Every product, supplier, and location is tracked with up-to-date accuracy.

✅ Streamlined production: Ingredient usage, bulk manufacturing, and wastage are managed automatically.

✅ Time saved: No more manual spreadsheets or duplicate data entry.

✅ Accurate accounting: All stock movements sync directly to Sage, ensuring financial data is always correct.

✅ Responsive local support: The TallOrder team provides dedicated, hands-on assistance whenever needed.

The result is a simpler, faster, and far more transparent way to manage stock — all without adding unnecessary complexity or cost.

Client Feedback

“myStock has made stock management easy. I no longer have to track stock on Excel sheets, and TallOrder’s support has been outstanding. The system is simple, functional, and perfectly suited to our operations.” — Wikus, Spier Farmer Angus

Conclusion

For a business built on sustainability and precision, Spier Farmer Angus needed a smarter way to connect production, inventory, and accounting. By integrating myStock with Sage Accounting, they now enjoy complete stock visibility, simplified workflows, and accurate financial reporting — all in one powerful yet affordable solution.