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[ Industry advisory · Hospitality ]
Strategic advisory for production-led bakery businesses.
Bakeries are part hospitality, part production line. Wholesale, retail, online — different margin profiles, all running through the same kitchen. We help bakery operators see clearly where they actually make money.
[ What we hear, again and again ]
The pressures inside bakeries.
None of these are signs of a poorly-run business. They're signs that the financial relationship around the business hasn't kept up.
- 01Wholesale margin pressure from larger customers and supermarkets
- 02Retail wages and overhead absorbing a disproportionate share of profit
- 03Production waste and inefficiency hard to see without the right reporting
- 04Capex on equipment made without real payback modelling
- 05Owner-operators carrying production, sales and admin themselves
[ How we work ]
What strategic support actually looks like.
- 01
Channel-level margin — wholesale, retail, online, events
- 02
Production cost and yield tracked monthly
- 03
Pricing reviews tied to real cost, not last year's sheet
- 04
Cash and tax discipline built around production seasonality
- 05
Structure designed for growth, expansion and eventual exit
[ The numbers that matter ]
What good operators in this industry actually watch.
Not a long list — the handful of numbers that, watched consistently, change how the business is run.
01
Channel gross margin
Wholesale vs retail vs online — clearly separated
02
Production yield
What's produced vs what's sold vs what's wasted
03
Labour per unit
Real labour cost behind each product line
04
Wholesale debtor days
How long wholesale customers actually take to pay
- 01
Weekly numbers that actually drive a venue — wages, food cost, sales mix
- 02
Monthly profitability review, by venue and by daypart where it matters
- 03
Quarterly cash, tax and operational pressure points
- 04
Annual planning — capex, expansion, structure and exit thinking
[ The honest line ]
Bakeries that know their production economics make better decisions about pricing, capex and growth. We help build that visibility.
[ The next conversation ]
Make bakery economics visible.
Bring the messy stuff. The numbers, the pressures, the decisions you've been putting off. The first conversation is structured, candid and obligation-free.
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