Products & Recipes

Products are the items you sell to customers. Recipes tell Butter which inventory items are used to make each product.

Understanding Products

Products are your finished items:

• Pepperoni Pizza
• Box of 2 Cinnamon Rolls
• Crunchy Chicken Taco
• Large Coffee

Each product has:

• A name and description
• A price
• A recipe (what goes into it)

Understanding Recipes

A recipe lists the ingredients and quantities needed to make a product.

Example: Cheese Pizza Recipe

Ingredient	Quantity
Pizza doughball	1 piece
Tomato sauce	100g
Mozzarella cheese	150g

When a customer orders a Cheese Pizza, Butter automatically deducts these amounts from your inventory.

Why Recipes Matter

Without accurate recipes:

• ❌ Inventory won't be tracked correctly
• ❌ Stock levels will be wrong
• ❌ You won't know what to order

With accurate recipes:

• ✅ Automatic inventory deduction
• ✅ Accurate stock levels
• ✅ Better forecasting and ordering

Recipe Concepts

Sub-Recipes

Some recipes include other recipes. For example:

• "Pizza Base" might be a sub-recipe used in all pizza products
• This keeps things organized and consistent

Produced Item Recipes

Items you make at your outlet (like doughballs) also have recipes. When you log production, Butter knows what raw materials were used.

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