For bakeries
You're elbow-deep in dough at 5am. Not logging into software.
TableAI runs your bakery's daily numbers over WhatsApp. Track sales, flour and butter stock, and what actually sold before it went stale.
The problem
Three things a bakery loses money on quietly
A bakery's money leaks in the oven and the bin. Over-proof and it's day-old by tomorrow. Under-proof and you're sold out by nine. Neither shows up anywhere until you've already lost it, which is why the fix is simply writing the numbers down somewhere you'll actually read them. The same idea drives cutting day-old waste without cutting quality.
Baking to guesswork
Bake too many croissants and they're day-old by tomorrow. Bake too few and you're sold out by 9am.
TableAI shows what sold yesterday by item, so you proof the right amount today.
Flour, butter, and eggs
Perishable, bulky, and gone fast. You find out you're short mid-bake, not at reorder time.
TableAI alerts you when a key ingredient hits your reorder point.
What ended up in the bin
Unsold loaves at close add up, but nobody writes down how much walks out as waste each day.
Log the day's leftovers in one text and watch the trend in your morning briefing.
How it works
One WhatsApp thread. From the first proof to close.
Nothing to install and nothing to learn. If you can send a WhatsApp message, you can run this from the bench.
Text it from the bench
"Sold 90 loaves, 12 left, flour running low." One line, flour on your hands, whenever there's a gap between batches.
It keeps the record
Daily sales, ingredient stock, waste, staff attendance, and supplier numbers, all logged and kept in order without a spreadsheet.
Wake up to the numbers
A 7am briefing tells you what sold, what's low, and what to proof today, before you light the first oven.
A morning at the bakery
From first proof to sold out
You start the ovens and glance at the briefing. Yesterday sold 90 loaves, sourdough went first, butter is low.
Rush is on. You text "sold out of croissants" so tomorrow's tray count isn't a guess.
A quick "down to 5kg flour" and it flags the reorder before the mill stops taking calls.
You close with "12 loaves left, gave 4 to staff." The waste trend builds itself, one message at a time.
Being honest
TableAI won't cost your recipes to the gram.
- It doesn't process payments — keep your Square/Stripe or card reader
- It doesn't do full recipe-costing across every SKU — a bakery ERP does that
- It doesn't manage custom-cake orders and deposits — use a dedicated order tool
- It doesn't run payroll — Gusto/QuickBooks handles that
It does one thing: keep your daily sales, stock, and waste in your pocket, so the numbers aren't living in your head between batches.
Why this matters
The margin behind every loaf
4-10%
Purchased food wasted by food businesses
$162B
Annual U.S. industry cost from food waste
42%
U.S. operators saying their business wasn't profitable in 2026
Sources: USDA · National Restaurant Association · NRA 2026 Restaurant Industry Report
The practical stuff
Bakery owners usually ask this
Does TableAI cost my recipes to the gram?
No. It is not a bakery ERP and does not do full recipe costing across every SKU. It keeps your daily sales, ingredient stock, and waste in one place so you can see the margin without the spreadsheet.
How do I log things with flour on my hands?
You send a short message whenever you get a second, usually between batches or at close. There is no app to open and no fields to fill in.
Can it track what I waste at the end of the day?
Yes. Log the day's leftovers in one line and the waste trend shows up in your morning briefing, so you can proof closer to real demand.
Do I need a POS or card reader?
No. TableAI does not process payments. Keep your Square, your card reader, or cash, and use TableAI for the numbers behind them.
What does TableAI cost?
Flat pricing of roughly $29 to $49 a month, and it is free during early access, with no per-transaction cut and nothing to install.
Curious what it costs? See our flat pricing, or learn to control your food cost on thin-margin bakes.
Keep learning
Guides for running a lean bakery
Ready to run your bakery from your apron pocket?
Free during early access · No card required · Nothing to install