What You'll Learn

What BakeOnyx does and who it's for
The main areas of the platform
Where to start as a new user

What Is BakeOnyx?

BakeOnyx replaces the spreadsheets, notebooks, and guesswork that most bakeries run on. It's one system that tracks everything — your recipes and what they cost to make, your orders and who they're for, your ingredients and when you'll run out, your production schedule and who's baking what.

Think of it as your bakery's brain. You enter your recipes and ingredient costs once, then BakeOnyx automatically calculates what each product costs, tracks your inventory when you produce orders, and shows you whether you're actually profitable.

The Main Areas

Orders — take and track customer orders, send invoices, record payments
Recipes — store recipes with automatic cost calculation from ingredients
Ingredients & Inventory — track stock levels, costs, and get low-stock alerts
Customers — CRM with order history, lifetime value, and loyalty programs
Production — AI-generated daily baking schedules for your team
Online Store — let customers browse and order from your website
Reports — see your profit, food costs, and business trends
AI Features — Bake Buddy assistant, demand forecasting, inventory predictions

Where to Start

Your Dashboard is home base — it shows this week's orders, upcoming payments, and key stats at a glance. From here:

Complete the onboarding wizard (5 quick steps)
Add your top ingredients with costs
Create a few recipes
Take your first test order

Everything else builds on that foundation. You don't need to set up every feature on day one — start simple and add more as you go.

Tip: Use the Quick Start guides for your bakery type — "Home Baker", "Bakery Shop", or "Multi-Location" — they tell you exactly what to set up first and what to skip.

Next Steps

Onboarding Walkthrough — complete the 5-step setup
Your First Order — create your first order step by step
Your First 30 Days — week-by-week plan