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Lot tracking for cheesemakers

Every make gets a lot code that follows the cheese from vat to aging room to the orders it ships in. When a buyer or inspector asks, you can answer in minutes.

Get a lot tracking planSee how it works

Built for cheesemakers and creameries. Set up for you, on the tools you already use.

The short answer

Give each make a lot code, record the milk, cultures and make sheet against it, track wheels by aging room and date, and tie the lot to every order it ships in. Then one search gives you a recall list.

How it works

  1. A lot code per make

    One code per vat or make day, printed on the label and in the records.

  2. Make sheets against the lot

    Milk source, cultures, rennet, times and temperatures recorded with the lot instead of in a notebook.

  3. Aging by wheel and room

    Each wheel or batch tracked by aging room and date, so you know what is ready to sell and when.

  4. Lots on every order

    Online, wholesale and market sales record which lot went out, so a recall list is one search.

  5. Records for inspections

    Make sheets, cleaning logs and temperatures exported in one report.

Works with what you already run

Already on one of these? We work with what you have before suggesting a switch.

  • Craftybase
  • Katana
  • Shopify
  • Square
  • QuickBooks
  • Google Sheets

See what this looks like for your business

Tell us what you make. We send back a short plan and a price.

Get a lot tracking plan

How it works

  1. Tell us what you make

    What you make and what you use now. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer.

  2. Get a short plan

    Keep this, replace that, connect these, and the cost.

  3. We set it up

    Setup and migration done for you. You approve before anything goes live.

  4. Run it or hand it off

    Take it from there yourself or keep us on for the upkeep.

Questions

Why do cheesemakers need lot tracking?

To trace a batch to the milk that went in and the customers who bought it, for recalls, buyer requirements and inspections.

What software tracks cheese lots?

Inventory tools like Craftybase or Katana track batches and lots, tied to your store and wholesale orders.

Can you track aging?

Yes. Each wheel or batch is tracked by aging room and date, so you know what is ready.

Can Madeline's set this up?

Yes. We set up lot codes, make sheets, aging records and the links to every sales channel, then train you on it.

Get a plan and a price

Tell us what you make and what you use today. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer. We reply by email with what we would keep, what we would change and what it costs.

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