Build a daily bakery production planner with Claude
Candice Bannister and Oliver, owners of Candy's Cupcakes in Manchester, UK (This is Money)
Oliver used Claude to build a tool in three hours that automates the daily production calculations and other processes the former staff member did by hand.
From $17/mo (checked prices)
Medium · or we do it from $497
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The problem
Each morning they worked out production by hand (numbers, flavours, box sizes, jar quantities), and a staff member had left.
What happened
As reported by This is Money: they say AI saves about £20,000 a year in staff costs on a £20 monthly subscription, and they have no plans to cut jobs.
News report Source: This is Money (2026) · Added 2026-10-14. Results as reported by the source; we haven't independently verified them.
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How to set it up yourself
- Write down this morning's production calculation step by step.
- Ask Claude to turn it into a simple tool or spreadsheet.
- Check its output against your manual numbers for a week.
Tools used
Claude
AI assistant for writing, long documents, analysis and coding help.
From $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (checked 2026-10-13)
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Checked prices: Claude: from $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (verified 2026-10-13)
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