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đŸ„ Bakeries & Cloud Kitchens

Bake to demand, not to habit

Production planning against real sales history, recipe costing to the gram, and several delivery brands running off one prep list.

“We were baking the same amount every day out of habit. Six weeks of demand-based planning cut our end-of-day waste by a third and we still sell out of the good stuff.”
Sofia AlmeidaHead baker and co-owner · Lisbon

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end-of-day waste

What usually goes wrong

The four things that quietly cost you money

Every industry has its own leaks. These are the ones we hear about most in this one.

Overproduction and end-of-day waste

Bake too much and you bin it. Bake too little and you turn customers away by 4pm.

Ingredient prices that move weekly

Butter and flour move, and menu prices do not - until someone finally does the maths.

Multiple brands, one kitchen

Three delivery brands sharing a prep area is impossible to cost without a system that keeps them separate.

Shelf life and rotation

Yesterday's product needs to move first, and nobody has time to check labels during service.

A day in the business

How it runs on SumPOS

Four steps, in the order they actually happen on your floor.

01

Plan the run

SumPOS proposes tomorrow's production from the last four weeks of sales, weekday patterns and upcoming orders.

02

Prep and produce

Issue ingredients against the run, record actual output, and see yield variance the same day.

03

Sell across brands

Counter sales, QR orders and each delivery brand draw from the same stock with their own menus and pricing.

04

Close and learn

Record wastage with reasons, compare theoretical to actual usage, and adjust tomorrow's plan.

Non-negotiables

What bakeries & cloud kitchens genuinely need

The features that are not optional in this industry, however good the rest of a system looks.

Production planning

Demand-based suggestions by day of week, with manual override and standing orders.

Recipe costing to the gram

Sub-recipes, yields and losses so a croissant carries a cost you would defend to an accountant.

Multi-brand menus

Separate storefronts and price points sharing one kitchen, one stock pool and one back office.

Shelf life & wastage

Production dates, best-before tracking and reason-coded wastage that feeds the next plan.

FAQ

Bakeries & Cloud Kitchens - common questions

Still unsure about something? Ask us directly - a person answers, usually the same day.

Yes. Each brand gets its own menu, pricing, storefront and reporting, while sharing your stock, kitchen queue and accounts.

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