https://community.squareup.com/t5/Food-Beverage/How-do-you-plan-your-daily-prep-and-ingredient-orders/m-p/793734#M3587 <P>Hey everyone! I’m curious to learn how others are handling their daily prep planning and ingredient ordering.</P><P><BR />1) How do you currently plan how much to make each day?<BR />For example, how many cookies should I bake for tomorrow and how much flour should I order for next week. I imagine this is mainly an issue for bakeries or catering, but I’m curious if anyone else in the food &amp; beverage space has a similar daily prep challenge.<BR /><BR /></P><P>2) What data or metrics do you rely on the most when deciding?&nbsp;(sales trends, weather, local events)<BR /><BR /></P><P>3) In an ideal world, what would make your prep process easier or more accurate?</P><P><BR /><BR /><STRONG>Why I’m Asking:</STRONG><BR />I’m a developer working on <A href="https://cafekit.io" target="_self">CafeKit.io</A>, a tool designed to help Square bakeries and coffee shops simplify their daily prep. Right now, it automatically pulls Square order data and generates a print-ready prep list. <STRONG>I’m looking for early access users to try it out for free</STRONG> and give feedback.</P><P><BR />I’m also planning to add things like</P><UL><LI>COGS tracking over time: Syncing sales with ingredients on hand so you know when to reorder and if you need to adjust product pricing.</LI><LI>Sales forecasting: Helping order ingredients and prep accurately.</LI><LI>Sales insights: Comparing past performance by day, week, or month, factoring in weather and events.</LI><LI>Event planning: Anticipating surges or slow days</LI></UL><P>I’d love to know if any of these would be useful, or if there’s something else you’d like to see! Your feedback would be invaluable. Thanks in advance!</P> Tue, 13 May 2025 23:35:18 GMT zechcamp 2025-05-13T23:35:18Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Food-Beverage/How-do-you-plan-your-daily-prep-and-ingredient-orders/m-p/793734#M3587 <P>Hey everyone! I’m curious to learn how others are handling their daily prep planning and ingredient ordering.</P><P><BR />1) How do you currently plan how much to make each day?<BR />For example, how many cookies should I bake for tomorrow and how much flour should I order for next week. I imagine this is mainly an issue for bakeries or catering, but I’m curious if anyone else in the food &amp; beverage space has a similar daily prep challenge.<BR /><BR /></P><P>2) What data or metrics do you rely on the most when deciding?&nbsp;(sales trends, weather, local events)<BR /><BR /></P><P>3) In an ideal world, what would make your prep process easier or more accurate?</P><P><BR /><BR /><STRONG>Why I’m Asking:</STRONG><BR />I’m a developer working on <A href="https://cafekit.io" target="_self">CafeKit.io</A>, a tool designed to help Square bakeries and coffee shops simplify their daily prep. Right now, it automatically pulls Square order data and generates a print-ready prep list. <STRONG>I’m looking for early access users to try it out for free</STRONG> and give feedback.</P><P><BR />I’m also planning to add things like</P><UL><LI>COGS tracking over time: Syncing sales with ingredients on hand so you know when to reorder and if you need to adjust product pricing.</LI><LI>Sales forecasting: Helping order ingredients and prep accurately.</LI><LI>Sales insights: Comparing past performance by day, week, or month, factoring in weather and events.</LI><LI>Event planning: Anticipating surges or slow days</LI></UL><P>I’d love to know if any of these would be useful, or if there’s something else you’d like to see! Your feedback would be invaluable. Thanks in advance!</P> Tue, 13 May 2025 23:35:18 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Food-Beverage/How-do-you-plan-your-daily-prep-and-ingredient-orders/m-p/793734#M3587 zechcamp 2025-05-13T23:35:18Z