Production Planning - Schedule Efficient Production Runs

Efficient Production Planning for Multi-Location Restaurants

Track and manage production across stores, warehouses, and central kitchens with full visibility into prep recipes, ingredient usage, and food costs
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Why Production Planning Matters

Inefficient production can lead to:
  • Overproduction or shortages causing wasted ingredients
  • Inaccurate tracking of prep items needed before service
  • Increased food costs due to mismanaged ingredients
  • Difficulty maintaining consistency across multiple locations
Limerr helps by:
  • Centralizing production tracking for stores, warehouses, and central kitchens
  • Monitoring prep recipes, raw materials, and ingredient usage in real time
  • Connecting production data to inventory, recipes, and food cost reports
  • Recording wastage and COGS impact for every production run
Outcome: Reduced waste, optimized resource usage, and accurate cost control

Track Production Across All Levels

Keep production organized and fully visible:
  • Multi-Level Production: Track runs at store, warehouse, and central kitchen levels
  • Prep Recipe Integration: Record preparation of sauces, doughs, marinades, and other semi-prepped items
  • Ingredient Consumption: Monitor exactly how much of each ingredient is used in each production run
  • Real-Time Updates: Production activity automatically updates inventory and recipe costs
Benefit: Maintain accurate stock and recipe costs while ensuring kitchens are prepared for service

Batch & Prep Management

Manage both prep items and finished dishes efficiently:
  • Prep Recipes: Track and manage raw components needed before service begins
  • Batch Quantities: Record production quantities for each prep or final dish
  • Cost Tracking: Capture labor, production, and ingredient costs in real time
Outcome: Reduced errors, precise ingredient usage, and controlled food costs

Alerts & Notifications

Stay proactive and informed:
  • Low Stock Alerts: Notifications when ingredients or prep items are running low
  • Expired Product Alerts: Identify products that are past expiry to avoid usage and costs
  • Wastage Recording: Record intentional, accidental, or non-intentional wastage with cost impact
Outcome: Better decision-making, minimized losses, and accurate inventory

Task Management – Organize Your Kitchen Workflow

Keep production organized and accountable:
  • Assign Production Tasks: Allocate prep and production work to specific team members or stations
  • Track Completion: Monitor which tasks are done, in progress, or pending
  • Connect to Inventory: Ingredient usage and prep items automatically update inventory and recipe costs
  • Record Wastage & Exceptions: Capture accidental or intentional wastage directly linked to tasks
  • Full History: All task activity is logged for audit and performance tracking

Use Cases by Restaurant Type

Cloud Kitchens
Track production across multiple brands and kitchens in one platform
Multi-Location Restaurants
Standardize production recording while maintaining location-level visibility
Fine Dining & Casual Dining
Record prep for complex dishes without overstocking
QSRs
Easily log and track high-volume production runs and prep items
Frequently Asked Questions

Production Planning Software

Can Limerr manage prep recipes?
Yes, all semi-prepared items are included in production tracking.
Does it track ingredient usage in production?
Yes, every ingredient used in production is recorded and linked to inventory.
Can I monitor production across multiple locations?
Yes, centralized tracking provides visibility at store, warehouse, and central kitchen levels.
Does it update inventory and COGS?
Yes, ingredient usage from production is automatically reflected in inventory and recipe costs.
Can I track wastage during production?
Yes, intentional or accidental wastage is recorded along with its cost impact.