Overview
Knead is an order management and capacity planning platform built for home bakers, caterers, and food businesses. Whether you’re selling custom cakes from your kitchen, running a catering operation, or growing a small bakery, Knead gives you the tools to manage it all without the spreadsheet chaos. One place to take orders, plan your week, track ingredients, send invoices, and get paid.What Knead Does
Running a food business means juggling orders across texts, DMs, and emails. Knead replaces that chaos with five core tools designed around the way you already work.The Board — Your Order Form
The Board is your public-facing order form. Share the link with customers and they can browse your products, pick a date, and submit an order request. No more back-and-forth messages about what you offer or when you are available.The Counter — Your Dashboard
The Counter is the first thing you see when you open Knead. It shows upcoming orders, recent activity, revenue at a glance, and anything that needs your attention. Think of it as your bakery’s command center.
The Sweet Spot — Your Calendar and Capacity Planner
The Sweet Spot is a calendar view that shows what you have committed to and how much room you have left. It helps you answer the most important question in your business: “Can I take this order?”
The Pantry — Your Ingredients and Inventory
The Pantry tracks your ingredients, costs, and stock levels. When you build a recipe inside a product, the ingredients come from The Pantry. This is how Knead calculates your true cost per item.The Pass — Your Production Checklists
The Pass turns accepted orders into step-by-step production checklists. On bake day, open The Pass and work through each item. No more sticky notes or forgotten orders.Inbox — Your Customer Messages
All customer messages in one place. When someone emails you about an order, Knead reads the message and automatically detects what they want, when they need it, and whether you have capacity. Learn more about Order Intelligence →
Who Knead Is For
Knead is purpose-built for home bakers, caterers, and food businesses of all sizes. Whether you sell decorated cookies, custom cakes, sourdough loaves, catering platters, or weekly bread subscriptions, Knead fits your workflow. If you run a food business and want to spend less time on admin and more time doing what you love, you are in the right place.Built by a Baker
Knead was co-founded by Beth, a home baker who grew her business from a home kitchen. Every feature — from sell-unit pricing to capacity planning — comes from real experience, not hypothetical user stories. When you use Knead, you’re using a tool shaped by someone who knows what it’s like to decorate 4 dozen cookies at midnight. Ready to get started? Jump to the Quickstart →Related Articles
- Quickstart
- Setting Up Your Bakery Profile
- Creating Your First Product
- Your First Order — End to End
- Understanding The Counter
- Why Home Bakers Choose Knead
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