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For bakeries and bread bakers

Software for small bakeries and bread bakers

Preorders that set tomorrow's bake, pickup and market days, and regulars who want to know what is coming out of the oven. We set up ordering, a register, email and scheduling for small bakeries.

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

Saturday bake list
4In view
2On track
1Needs you
ItemPreordersMarketBakeStatus
Country sourdough 48 40 88 Locked
Baguette 36 60 96 Locked
Morning bun 24 48 72 Preorders open
Rye loaf 12 20 32 Low preorders
Built around your bake days and the tools you run.

Where bakeries start

  • Online ordering

    Preorders that set the bake

    A store with pickup windows and a cutoff the night before, so the bake list adds up on its own and nothing goes to waste.

    • Pickup days and time windows
    • Order cutoff the night before
    • Bake list from preorders
    E-commerce store setup

  • Point of sale

    One register for the counter and the market

    The same items and prices at the counter, the market and online, with sales by day so you bake the right amount.

    • Works offline at the market
    • Sell-through by day and location
    • Gift cards at the counter
    Farmers market and POS

  • Email and SMS

    Tell regulars what is baking this week

    A short weekly email or text with the menu and a preorder link, sent to people who already buy from you.

    • Weekly menu email
    • Preorder link in every send
    • Sign-ups at the counter
    Email and SMS marketing

  • Scheduling and payroll

    Early shifts that staff themselves

    Bake and counter shifts on everyone's phone, swaps without a group text, and hours that flow into payroll.

    • Shift scheduling and swaps
    • Time clock at the bench
    • Payroll with tips
    Staff scheduling and payroll

Works with what you already run

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

  • Square
  • Shopify
  • Toast
  • Hotplate
  • Klaviyo
  • Mailchimp
  • Homebase
  • 7shifts
  • QuickBooks Online

See what this looks like for your business

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

Get a plan and a price

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.

A good fit if

  • You take preorders by Instagram DM
  • You bake too much or sell out by 10am
  • Your schedule lives in a group text

Questions

How do small bakeries take preorders online?

With a store that has pickup windows and a cutoff, so orders close the night before and the bake list adds up on its own. Square Online, Shopify and preorder tools such as Hotplate all do this; we set up the one that fits your pickup days.

Can I run a home bakery under cottage food law?

Most US states allow breads and many baked goods under cottage food laws, with limits on where you sell and how you label. The rules vary by state, so check yours.

What POS do small bakeries use?

Square and Toast are common at the counter. Square is simpler for markets and pop-ups; Toast suits bakeries that also run a cafe.

How do I cut waste at a bakery?

Use preorders to lock most of the bake, then set the rest from last month's sell-through by day and location.

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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