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Connect Pod Foods to Katana

Map Pod Foods warehouses to Katana locations, import products by SKU, and track inbound shipments and stock.

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Written by Argo Ohvril

What the Katana–Pod Foods integration does

Pod Foods is a logistics-enabled wholesale distribution platform that connects emerging brands with retailers across the United States. With Pod Express, vendors consign inventory to Pod's regional distribution centers for Pod-managed fulfillment and delivery.

By connecting Katana with Pod Foods, you can:

  • Map Pod Foods warehouses to Katana locations: Each Pod Foods warehouse is linked to its own dedicated Katana location, and only mapped warehouses sync.

  • Import products by SKU: Existing Katana products are matched by SKU, unknown SKUs create new products, and SKU aliases bridge mismatched SKUs.

  • See read-only stock levels: Pod Foods stock numbers appear in Katana as External inventory at each warehouse's mapped location.

  • Track inbound shipments as stock transfers: Each Pod Foods inbound shipment becomes a Katana stock transfer that updates as stock is received.

sync diagram showing data flowing one way from Pod Foods into Katana: Pod Foods warehouses mapped to Katana locations, products imported by SKU, read-only on-hand inventory shown as External inventory, and inbound shipments becoming Katana stock transfers; no arrows from Katana back to Pod Foods

Before you start

  • An active Pod Foods account.

  • The credentials the Katana connection form asks for: AWS Access Key ID, AWS Secret Access Key, S3 Bucket, and S3 Prefix. Pod Foods support provides these.

  • A Katana account with permission to manage integrations.

Connect Pod Foods to Katana

  1. In Katana, open the Integrations page and find the Pod Foods tile.

  2. Click Connect.

  3. Enter your AWS Access Key ID, AWS Secret Access Key, S3 Bucket, and S3 Prefix, then confirm.

    the Katana Pod Foods connection form showing four input fields labeled AWS Access Key ID, AWS Secret Access Key, S3 Bucket, and S3 Prefix, with the confirm button below

  4. Once Pod Foods has approved the connection, the configuration screen opens on the Location tab. The integration status shows Connected with Sync inactive, and an Activate sync button appears in the header. Map each Pod Foods warehouse to its own Katana location. Use Add to Katana to create a new location automatically.

    the Pod Foods configuration screen open on the Location tab, listing Pod Foods warehouses each mapped to a dedicated Katana location, with Add to Katana and Remove actions per row, status showing Connected and Sync inactive, and the Activate sync button in the header

  5. Click Activate sync to start syncing data with Pod Foods. Nothing syncs until you do this.

How your daily workflow looks

  1. Pod Foods receives inbound stock at its warehouses.

  2. Each inbound shipment appears in Katana as a stock transfer into the mapped location.

  3. As Pod Foods receives the stock, the transfer's received quantities update until it is fully received.

  4. Pod Foods stock levels update in Katana as read-only External inventory at each mapped location.

  5. Reconciliation compares Katana's in-stock with Pod Foods' on hand and creates stock adjustments for any differences.

  6. You plan production and purchasing in Katana using the up-to-date stock picture.

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