Raw materials are the foundation of your production process in FlexiBake. Once entered into the system, they can be used to build recipes, track nutritional information, and calculate costs all the way through to finished products.
Steps to Create a New Raw Material
Step 1:
Navigate to the Inventory Centre and click New Raw Material.
Step 2:
Enter the Name of the raw material.
Step 3:
Select the Type of the raw material.-
- Ingredients are food items used to make your recipes and products.
- Packaging are the items or materials used to package your products.
- Supplies are items used during production (e.g. gloves, hairnets, baking paper).
Step 4:
Enter the Default Units of the material. For instructions on setting up a new unit, check out our other article: Create Custom Units of Measure.
Step 5:
Click OK in the top right corner to save the record.Next Steps for Raw Material Set Up:
- Set Default Raw Material Shelf Life: Establishes the standard expiration period for inventory control and quality assurance.
- Link a Supplier to a Raw Material: Creates a direct sourcing connection for streamlined purchasing and traceability.
- Record Allergens of a Raw Material: Flags potential allergens for compliance, labeling, and safety protocols.
- Set Ingredient Nutritional Information: Defines nutritional values for accurate product labeling.
Video Tutorial
A video tutorial on creating a new raw material is available below.
Questions this article might be helpful for answering:
- How to set up a new raw material for use in recipes.
- How to make sure raw materials have all compliance information for labeling?