Bakery Operations Platform & E-Commerce Backbone
How ApplauseLab helped Shokolino replace a growing low-code operations system with a purpose-built platform for bakery operations and online ordering.
Outgrowing low-code limitations
Shokolino had built its initial operations system with low-code tools, but the platform could not keep up as the bakery grew. The team needed bakery operations, production workflows, and online ordering to run from one data layer.
The work touched several connected systems:
- Product catalog management
- Order processing and tracking
- Production scheduling
- Recipe management
- Inventory control
- Daily expense tracking
- End-of-day closing procedures
- Website integration
The engagement raised these practical questions:
- How do we unify catalog, orders, and production?
- How can workshop staff use the system on tablets?
- How do we sync internal operations with the public website?
- How do we track daily expenses and closing?
Shokolino needed one platform for recipes, inventory, orders, production, and the public website.
A single-data-layer operations platform
ApplauseLab delivered a purpose-built bakery operations platform with a unified data layer that connects every part of the business.
The platform handles catalog management, order processing, production scheduling, recipe tracking, inventory control, expenses, and daily closing in one system. The same catalog also serves the public website through an API.
Key product surfaces
Unified catalog system
Single source of truth for products, recipes, and pricing across internal operations and public website.
Production management
Touch-friendly production UI designed for workshop terminals and tablets, with real-time order visibility.
Order processing
Streamlined order intake, tracking, and fulfillment workflows integrated with production scheduling.
Inventory tracking
Real-time inventory levels with alerts for low stock and automatic updates from production and sales.
Website API integration
RESTful API that powers the public website, keeping products, prices, and availability in sync.
Daily closing workflow
End-of-day procedures for expenses, reconciliation, and reporting built into the platform.
What was achieved
- Unified catalog, orders, production, inventory, and closing workflows
- Central catalog now feeds internal operations and the public website
- Touch-friendly production UI for workshop terminals and tablets
- Eliminated duplicate data entry across systems
- Streamlined daily closing and expense tracking
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