Food production software for food makers
You make in batches, ingredients have a shelf life, and when something goes wrong you need to know which batch went where. Ellibo Manufacturing keeps each recipe as a bill of materials, numbers every batch, and records each check on the way.
Start on the Free plan - shop floor operators are free. Works on any device.
What keeps a food maker up at night
Food is unforgiving: a wrong batch costs money, and a recall costs trust. These are the gaps we hear about most.
The recipe lives in one person's head
The head cook scales the recipe by memory, and the cost of a jar of chutney changes every time someone else makes it.
Each recipe is a BoM for one batch, with a scrap allowance for waste. Make a double batch and the quantities and cost follow.
A complaint, and no idea which batch
A customer finds something wrong, and you cannot tell which flour or oil went into that day's production.
Items followed by batch keep their numbers through the order. Follow a batch shows what it was made from and where it went.
Checks are ticks on a clipboard
Temperatures and weights are written down if someone remembers, and the sheet is lost by Friday.
Control points ask for a measure, a pass or fail, or a picture at the right step. Results stay on the order, and a failed check can raise an alert.
Waste and leftovers are invisible
Burnt trays, spilt sauce and useful trimmings never show up, so your margin is always a surprise.
Scrap records what was thrown away, why and what it cost. By-products enter stock with their share of the cost.
From ingredients to a labelled batch
- Plan the batch
Make an order from the recipe BoM; it reserves ingredients and shows what is short.
- Cook and check
Operators follow each step on a tablet, with checks for temperature, weight or a photo.
- Number and label
Batches can be numbered for you, and a label with product, batch and barcode is printed.
- Trace it later
Follow a batch back to its ingredients, or forward to where it went.
Made for kitchens, bakeries and food plants
Recipes as BoMs
One batch per BoM, with scrap %, steps and instructions for the cook.
Batch numbers throughout
Ingredient and product batches kept through each order, numbered by themselves if you like.
Quality checks
Measures with lowest and highest values, worksheets, pictures and printed labels.
By-products and scrap
Useful leftovers into stock with a share of cost, waste recorded with its reason.
Master schedule
Forecast seasonal demand and see what to make and buy in the months ahead.
Real cost per batch
Ingredients at stock cost, plus labour and overhead, so you know the cost of each jar.
Ready for tomorrow's first batch
- Enter your recipes as BoMs, each for one batch size.
- Mark ingredients and products followed by batch.
- Switch on numbering batches by themselves.
- Add control points for temperature, weight and labelling.
- Add your kitchen stations as work centres and your cooks as operators.
Add more Ellibo apps when you need them
One account, the same customers, items and team in every app.
InventoryIngredient stock, purchase orders and batch stock across stores. AccountingBatch cost flows into stock value, and sales carry VAT or sales tax. EcommerceSell your products online from the same stock.Manufacturing for food makers: FAQ
Can I trace a batch back to its ingredients?
Yes, from Standard. Items with batch numbers keep them through each order, and Follow a batch or serial number shows what it was made from and where it went.
Can recipes be scaled to different batch sizes?
Yes. A BoM says how many it makes. Order more and the ingredient quantities scale, and the BoM shows cost and availability for any quantity you type.
Can we record temperatures and weights?
Yes, on Professional and above. A measure check has expected, lowest and highest values. Readings are typed in by hand; probes and scales are not connected.
What about leftovers we sell or reuse?
Add them as by-products with a share of cost. They enter stock with that share, and the main product carries the rest.
Is this for restaurant kitchens?
It is for making products to stock and sell. Restaurant dishes and their recipes are handled in Ellibo POS for restaurants.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Free has 2 office users and 30 orders a month. Batches and real cost come with Standard, and quality checks with Professional.
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Every batch made the same way, and traceable
Start on the Free plan - shop floor operators are free. Add more apps whenever you are ready.