# Bakery step 1: bakehouse, shops and modules

> Create one location for the bakehouse and one per shop, switch on Manufacturing and Order options, and turn on product expiry for fresh goods.

Source: https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/bakery/step-1-bakehouse-and-shops/  
Last updated: 2026-10-30  
Product: SmartPOS Hub (https://smartposhub.com)

In this step you build the shape of the business: where you bake and where you sell. Then you switch on the two modules a bakery relies on, **Manufacturing** and **Order options & personalisation**.

> **How to turn it on**
> 1. **Plan:** Manufacturing and Order options & personalisation must be in your plan (Settings › Package Subscription). A module that isn't shows a greyed Not in your plan card with See plans.
> 2. **Switch:** Settings › Business Settings › Modules: Manufacturing and Order options & personalisation, then Update Settings
> 3. **Permission:** Manufacturing and Order options permissions in User Management › Roles (Admins have all)
> - **Mobile app:** SmartPOS Business app › Production

## Before you start

- Business name, currency, time zone and tax rates are set ([Business settings](https://docs.smartposhub.com/start/business-settings/)).
- You know your shops' addresses and which one bakes.

## Create the bakehouse and shop locations

1. Open **Settings › Business Locations** and click **Add**.
2. Create the bakehouse first, for example "Central Bakehouse", with its address and its own invoice scheme.
3. Add each shop the same way ("Gulberg Branch", "DHA Branch").
4. Open **Settings** on each shop location to set its receipt layout, payment methods and **POS featured products** (the items cashiers tap most).

![Business locations list with a central bakehouse and three branch shops, each with its location ID, address and invoice scheme](https://docs.smartposhub.com/_astro/bakery-locations-bakehouse-and-shops.D8brJULv.png) (web app page: `/business-location`)
*One bakehouse and three shops. Each has its own address, invoice numbering and receipt layout.*

## Switch on the modules

1. Open **Settings › Business Settings** and click the **Modules** tab.
2. Turn on **Manufacturing** and **Order options & personalisation**. Add **Accounting & Bookkeeping** if you keep your books here.
3. Click **Update Settings**. The **Manufacturing** menu appears, and **Order options** appears under **Products**.

## Turn on product expiry

Bread and cakes have a short life. In **Settings › Business Settings › Product**, tick **Enable Product Expiry** and click **Update Settings**. Then each product gets an **Expiry Period** (for example 2 days), and completed batches get their expiry date automatically. See [Expiry and batches](https://docs.smartposhub.com/inventory/expiry-and-batches/).

## Give the team their logins

In **User Management › Roles**, import or create **Production Manager** and **Production Worker** roles (see [Prebuilt](https://docs.smartposhub.com/modules/prebuilt/)), plus a **Cashier** role for the shops limited to their own location. Add each person as a user ([Users and roles](https://docs.smartposhub.com/start/users-and-roles/)).

## Tips and mistakes to avoid

- Don't buy raw materials into the shops. Buy them into the bakehouse, where production uses them.
- Limit shop cashiers to their own location so they don't sell from the bakehouse stock by mistake.

## Next step

  - [Step 2: Products, weighed items and units](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/bakery/step-2-products-weighed-items-and-units/)
  - [Add multiple locations](https://docs.smartposhub.com/start/locations/)

## Frequently asked questions

### Should the bakehouse be a location even if it doesn't sell?

Yes. Raw materials are bought into the bakehouse, production orders run there and finished goods are transferred out from there. If it never sells, simply don't assign cashiers to it.

### I bake inside my only shop. Do I still need two locations?

No. One location can buy, bake and sell. Skip the stock transfer step.

### Why switch on product expiry?

So every completed batch gets an expiry date from the product's expiry period, and the stock expiry report can tell you what must be sold or written off today.

### Which roles do bakers need?

The prebuilt Production Manager and Production Worker roles are a good start. Workers see and complete only their own production orders; managers plan, approve and see costs.

### Can each shop have its own receipt and invoice numbers?

Yes. Each location has its own invoice scheme and receipt layouts, so shop receipts can carry the branch address.