Craft Bakery at a Crossroads

A few industrially operating businesses already account for half of all outlets and three quarters of the sector's turnover. Mid-sized craft bakeries must grow to stay competitive, but with every additional store the complexity rises.

At the same time, manual bake planning is reaching its limits: order quantities are based on gut feeling and rough estimates. The result is high waste or empty shelves, both of which cost revenue.

For this whitepaper, we analysed the German bakery landscape and our client portfolio. The findings show how AI-driven planning optimally balances availability and waste per store and product, and increases the contribution margin.