E commerce Site Helps Bakeries In Getting Sales
E commerce has contributed to economies of countries , with spread of internet and mobile technology which have brought bakery stores on finger tips of consumer .Also availability of internet banking , visa mastercard online and paypal payments made these kind transactions popular among tech savvy consumers .
Large ecommerce stores like Amazon.com Ebay.com are promoting sellers product on their site with nation presence with taking care of entire logistics of delivering products to buyer .Western countries have numerous ecommerce sites for baked goods but here in India its in the nascent stage with few sites which caters for exclusive bakery products on pan India reach .
Most e commerce sites place baked items with other gift or food products hence range of products are very much restricted .Specail precautions are required for bakery product transportation such as packaging and shelf life .Online stores have tough competition from live bakeries and neighborhood bakeries for fresh baked products .
Here are few e commerce sites for bakery products
http://mithaimate.com
http://monginis.net
http://Fernsnpetals.com
http://Indiangiftsportal.com
Putting products on ecommerce sites
Simplest and easiest way is to put your products on these merchant sites which would create online stores for you which can be branded and marketed for sales . This options in best start up bakeries and small bakeries as they need not to pay for the up keep of this kind of online stores . Charges for payment process and logistic service provider .
Creating own ecommerce site
Few bakery product manufacturers have launched their own e commerce sites for online ordering eg monginis
own site results better branding and have loyalties from customer . Of course bakeries need to have dedicated employees for e commerce site management .
Requirement for E commerce sites
Product catalogue
Paymentgateway
Invoice generation
Logisitcs of delivering producst to the customer
Order tracking
Customer Complaints and refund
please add if you checked any other bakery eCommerce site
Large ecommerce stores like Amazon.com Ebay.com are promoting sellers product on their site with nation presence with taking care of entire logistics of delivering products to buyer .Western countries have numerous ecommerce sites for baked goods but here in India its in the nascent stage with few sites which caters for exclusive bakery products on pan India reach .
Most e commerce sites place baked items with other gift or food products hence range of products are very much restricted .Specail precautions are required for bakery product transportation such as packaging and shelf life .Online stores have tough competition from live bakeries and neighborhood bakeries for fresh baked products .
Here are few e commerce sites for bakery products
http://mithaimate.com
http://monginis.net
http://Fernsnpetals.com
http://Indiangiftsportal.com
Putting products on ecommerce sites
Simplest and easiest way is to put your products on these merchant sites which would create online stores for you which can be branded and marketed for sales . This options in best start up bakeries and small bakeries as they need not to pay for the up keep of this kind of online stores . Charges for payment process and logistic service provider .
Creating own ecommerce site
Few bakery product manufacturers have launched their own e commerce sites for online ordering eg monginis
own site results better branding and have loyalties from customer . Of course bakeries need to have dedicated employees for e commerce site management .
Requirement for E commerce sites
Product catalogue
Paymentgateway
Invoice generation
Logisitcs of delivering producst to the customer
Order tracking
Customer Complaints and refund
please add if you checked any other bakery eCommerce site
Good Manufacturing Practices In Bakery RM/PM/FG Stores
Here are few check list and guidelines for better Good manufacturing practices for stores and warehouse for raw material ( RM ) , packing material (PM) and finished good ( FG ) in bakeries
1. Vehicle
condition is inspected for
incoming raw material . Check whether material
are covered with traupalin in
case of open trucks . For container check the floor and sides for any cracks .
2. All material are visually inspected before unloading
3. Usage of hooks are avoided
4. Bags to be kept on plastic pallets
5. Material kept away from wall atleast 24”
6. Materials are kept properly identified for status and name
7. Materials are shifted on trolleys and are not dragged on floor
8. Insecticutors are functioning
9. Air curtains are working when doors are open
10. Loading and unloading doors ae closed when there is no material movement
11. Floor is clean
12. Oil tins are cleaned and then issued for production
13. Seals on cans and drums to be removed before material issue
14. No spillage of ingredients on floor
15. FIFO followed while issuing material
16. Cold stores temperature are measured and recorded
17. All ingredients are monitored for shelf life
18. Condition of weighing balances
19. Cleaning schedules related to stores are followed
20. Window meshes are clean
21. Rejected material s are stored distinctly with proper identification
2. All windows and entilators to wire meshed
3. Minimum 2ft gap between stack lots for movement
4. Vehicles for dispatch should clean and free from foreign odour and base platform should be covered by traupalins
5. CBBS are not thrown and are handled softly with manual laoding . stacked in trucks should be as per norms
6. Finished goods are not to be transported with other material having strong odour or are toxic in nature
7. Rain shelter is provided for trucks
8. Covered containers to be preferred over open trucks
GOOD
MANUFACTURING PRACTICES ( GMP
) FOR STORES /WAREHOUSES FOR
RAW MATERIAL AND PACKAGING
MATERIAL
2. All material are visually inspected before unloading
3. Usage of hooks are avoided
4. Bags to be kept on plastic pallets
5. Material kept away from wall atleast 24”
6. Materials are kept properly identified for status and name
7. Materials are shifted on trolleys and are not dragged on floor
8. Insecticutors are functioning
9. Air curtains are working when doors are open
10. Loading and unloading doors ae closed when there is no material movement
11. Floor is clean
12. Oil tins are cleaned and then issued for production
13. Seals on cans and drums to be removed before material issue
14. No spillage of ingredients on floor
15. FIFO followed while issuing material
16. Cold stores temperature are measured and recorded
17. All ingredients are monitored for shelf life
18. Condition of weighing balances
19. Cleaning schedules related to stores are followed
20. Window meshes are clean
21. Rejected material s are stored distinctly with proper identification
FINISHED GOODS STORE & DISPATCH SECTION -GMP
1.
Stacking :
All units are to be stacked neatly
and variety wise and batch wise as per norms2. All windows and entilators to wire meshed
3. Minimum 2ft gap between stack lots for movement
4. Vehicles for dispatch should clean and free from foreign odour and base platform should be covered by traupalins
5. CBBS are not thrown and are handled softly with manual laoding . stacked in trucks should be as per norms
6. Finished goods are not to be transported with other material having strong odour or are toxic in nature
7. Rain shelter is provided for trucks
8. Covered containers to be preferred over open trucks
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