Convenience consultancy, C-Store Collective has partnered with in-store food production and bakery management software provider Cybake to help convenience retailers up their freshly prepared food game.
Cybake has built an international reputation for helping food retailers and bakery businesses improve production planning, forecasting, ordering, reporting and operational efficiency. Its Cybake ISB cloud-based software enables businesses to make data-driven decisions that reduce waste, improve product availability and deliver a consistently high standard of fresh food items throughout the trading day.
The partnership will enable retailers working with C-Store Collective to access specialist expertise that supports every stage of developing a successful fresh food proposition – from strategy and operational design through to production planning, implementation and continuous improvement.
Jonathan Rons, Co Founder of C-Store Collective, believes the industry has reached an important turning point. “Freshly prepared food is no longer an optional extra within convenience retail. It has become one of the key reasons customers choose one store over another. Retailers that consistently deliver fresh food products will attract more shoppers, increase basket spend and build greater customer loyalty.
“The challenge is that making food instore is operationally demanding. Retailers have to forecast demand accurately, produce the right quantities, maintain availability throughout the day and control waste – all while managing labour costs and protecting margins.
“That’s why I’m delighted to be partnering with Cybake. Their technology gives retailers the tools to make smarter operational decisions, while C-Store Collective helps businesses develop the strategy, processes and commercial focus needed to maximise the opportunity. Together, we’re helping retailers build freshly prepared food operations that customers trust and return to.”
