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Preorder software for bakeries

Preorders let a small bakery bake what is already sold. The setup that works posts the week's menu, takes orders until a cutoff, assigns pickup slots and turns the orders into a bake list.

Get a preorder planSee how it works

Built for bakeries. Set up for you, on the tools you already use.

The short answer

Post a weekly menu, take paid preorders until a cutoff, let customers pick a pickup day and time, and print a bake list and pickup labels from the orders. Then email the menu every week.

How it works

  1. A weekly menu

    This week's breads and pastries online, with limits per item.

  2. Cutoffs

    Orders close at a set time so you can plan the bake.

  3. Pickup slots

    Customers choose a day and window; you can cap orders per slot.

  4. A bake list

    Orders add up into quantities per item, plus labels for each pickup bag.

  5. Menu email

    The menu goes out on the same day each week, with a link to order.

Works with what you already run

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

  • Shopify
  • Square
  • Hotplate
  • Klaviyo
  • Mailchimp

See what this looks like for your business

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

Get a preorder 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

What is the best preorder system for a small bakery?

Square and Shopify both handle preorders with pickup scheduling; Hotplate is built around preorder drops. The right one depends on what you use at the counter.

Can I limit how many of each item?

Yes. Set a quantity per item each week.

Can customers choose a pickup time?

Yes, with pickup days and time windows you set.

Can Madeline's set this up?

Yes. Menu, cutoffs, pickup slots, bake list and the weekly email.

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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