Exploring Product Types in BakeSmart

Product Types in BakeSmart define how your products are created, organized, and sold across the App, POS, and eCommerce. Some products are straightforward, like a loaf of bread, while others require customization, like a wedding cake. Understanding how each Product Type works will help you build a menu that’s clear for customers, easy for staff, and accurate for reporting.

Standard Products

Included in every BakeSmart package

What they are: Standalone, baked-off products that are sold “as-is,” requiring no other foundational building blocks.

Examples: Bread, Muffins, Danish, Homestyle Cookies (Chocolate Chip).

Options allowed: Simple modifiers such as sliced/unsliced, small/large, or similar.

Why they matter: Standard Products form the backbone of your menu. Categories and subcategories here control how items display in the App, POS, and eCommerce.

Custom Products (part of Cake Matrix add-on)

What they are: Products built from Collections (templates) that allow for full customization.

Examples: Custom Cakes, Custom Cookies, Custom Cupcakes, Cake Pops, Petit Fours.

Options allowed: All selections defined by the Collection: Size, Shape, Layers, Flavor, Filling, Frosting, Decorations.

How they work:

Create a Custom Collection (e.g., Custom Cake Collection with 8”, 10”, and ¼ sheet sizes).
Build Custom Items from that collection with every option available.

POS/App Behavior: Custom product orders are always created in the App. POS links staff into the App workflow when needed.

Why they matter: Essential for bakeries that offer fully customizable cakes or specialty products.

Signature Products (part of Cake Matrix add-on)

What they are: Products based on Custom Items, but with limited choices locked down by the bakery.

Examples:

Birthday Cake – only Chocolate or Vanilla cake, 1–2 frosting options, and limited decorations (e.g., Balloons or Flowers).
Signature Jumbo Cupcake – a fixed set of flavor/frosting combos.

Options allowed: Some choices remain open, but fewer than Custom Products.

How they’re created:

Start with a Custom Product as the building block.
Assign specific flavor/frosting/decorations to create a simplified product.

Why they matter: They speed up ordering, provide consistency, and still allow limited flexibility for customers.

Bundles

Available to all BakeSmart users

What they are: Products of products — groups of items packaged together and sold as one. Bundles can include Standard, Custom, or Signature Products.

Examples:

Cookie Platter – a tray made up of Standard Cookies (pre-selected by the bakery or chosen by the customer), plus a tray fee.
Party Pack – 1 cake + 1 dozen cookies + 1 dozen cupcakes.
Holiday Bundle – 3 pies sold together at a set price.

Options allowed: Depends on the products included. Bakery can lock down the selection or allow customer choice.

Why they matter: Simplifies seasonal promotions, catering, and wholesale orders. Bundles also make it easy to apply group pricing or packaging fees (like trays or boxes).

Best Practices for Product Types

Use Standard Products for everyday, “as-is” items.
Use Custom Products when customers need full flexibility.
Use Signature Products when you want to offer limited choices without full customization.
Use Bundles to combine multiple products (Standard, Custom, or Signature) into a single, easy-to-order package.

Keep categories and naming conventions consistent across all Product Types for clean reports and staff training.

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Exploring the Product Types View in BakeSmart

How to Create a Custom Collection

How to Create Signature Products in BakeSmart

How to Create Bundles

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