Crust & Crumb: Artisan Bakery Production Control

Overview

Artisan Bakery | 1 Outlet | 3,500 sq. ft. | 120 Daily SKUs

Crust & Crumb is a neighborhood artisan bakery in Chandigarh known for fresh, handcrafted breads and pastries. Managing daily production, ingredient inventory, and freshness control required precise systems.

The challenges they faced before RanceLab

• Daily production planning was manual • Ingredient wastage was significant • Batch tracking was inadequate • Expiry management was reactive • No recipe costing visibility

The solution provided by RanceLab

• Daily production planning system • Recipe management with ingredient tracking • Batch and expiry management • Ingredient inventory optimization • Recipe costing and profitability analysis

The outcome the customer got

• Ingredient wastage reduced by 32% • Production efficiency improved by 28% • Expiry losses reduced to near zero • Recipe profitability visibility improved margins by 4.2% • Daily production planning time reduced by 60%

Key Learnings

Artisan bakeries benefit significantly from recipe management and batch tracking systems. Precise ingredient tracking and expiry management directly improve profitability and product quality.