How Bakery Production Works

Bakery mode replaces simple restocking with a Production flow: you record what you make, check you have enough ingredients, and get an accurate cost per unit.

1. Click Start Production. If your business day hasn't been opened yet, you'll be asked to record today's opening electricity meter reading first — this only needs to happen once per day, and unlocks production for the rest of the day.
2. Pick the Recipe and Quantity. Choose what you're producing today and how many units.
3. Watch the availability check. The system checks every ingredient the recipe needs against what you currently have in stock, showing each one as Needed vs In Stock.
4. Restock anything that's short. Any ingredient marked "Not enough" gets an inline restock option right there, so you don't have to leave the page.
5. Confirm you're ready. Once everything shows enough stock, you'll see an "Everything is Clear" banner and can click Start Production.
6. Complete the production. When the batch is done, go to Complete Production to see the full cost breakdown — each ingredient's cost, summed to a grand total, divided by quantity to get your cost per unit.
7. End your day. At close of business, click End Day to record your closing electricity meter reading — the day's electricity cost is then split evenly across everything you produced that day.