Lightspeed Produce is here to revolutionise your food & beverage production. If you haven’t seen what Produce can do for you, check out our Welcome to Produce guide.
Otherwise, let’s continue the tour! There are three main tabs on Produce:
Note – The functions you have access to depend on the Produce plan that you are subscribed to. During your trial phase, you’ll have access to scheduling and tracking 10 free batches, so make sure to give that a try.
The Recipes tab
The Recipes tab is the current home page of Produce.
From here, you can:
- Create new recipes
- View existing recipes
- See when a recipe was last updated
The Prep tab
The Prep tab is dedicated to the products that are made in batches. This is where you can:
- Start a batch – Easily begin a batch whenever you need to.
- Plan a batch – Plan ahead so anyone accessing Produce knows when the batch needs to start.
- Finish a batch – Stay on track and keep visibility of what is in progress.
Note – When we talk about batch recipes, these are products generally made in bulk during scheduled production time. These can be baked goods, like croissants, or ingredients made in-house, like pizza dough. The other type of recipe is called Made to order. These are products prepared as they are ordered, such as a Pepperoni Pizza or a glass of Mojito. You’ll learn more about these recipe types in our guide on creating recipes.
The Batch History tab
This is your pool of information on all previously completed batches. You can use the search bar and the time period filter to narrow down your search.
By selecting a completed batch, you’ll find the following:
- Planned date: (if assigned)
- Production date: the date the batch was completed
- Expected yield: how much of the product was expected to be made
- Actual yield: how much of the product was actually made
- Batch cost: cost to make the batch (based on ingredients used)
- Unit cost: cost of each product made in the batch
- Ingredients used: batch ingredients, their quantities, and individual costs
- Notes: any notes recorded for that batch
What’s my next step?
- Excited to start using Produce? Check out our guide on how to create your first recipe.
- Control the cost of your recipes. Check out our guide on managing your recipe cost & profit.