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“For fast-moving ingredients, I order to make sure I’ve got about a week and a half out.”
John Sproles, general manager, Community Bakery

June, July and August, inventory for ingredients will require signiﬁcant adjustments. This is where a good eye — and a great supplier relationship — are of the utmost importance. You know what you’re bakery’s doing on a daily basis. But your distributor can track your purchasing trends on a bigger scale, and help guide the process through areas like seasonal transitions. This is one area where Community Bakery beneﬁts from a relationship with its distributor, Little Rock-based HF Scruggs Company. The strength of a handshake Community Bakery is in a unique position to manage inventory weekly, thanks in part to the relationship with HF Scruggs, which is a member of Dawn Distributors Advantage (DDA). “We don’t think in terms of inventory turns per year for ingredients, in part because of this relationship with our supplier,” Fox says. “We think in terms of adequate stock to get us through the week, and then we can manage inventory pretty tight.” The obvious beneﬁt is that HF Scruggs is located right in their back yard, allowing for small, frequent deliveries. Sproles faxes his order on Sunday for a Tuesday morning delivery (by the same driver for more than 20 years), and if the bakery runs out of something on an unusually busy day, it’s not hard to get an order ﬁlled in 24 hours or less. But it’s not all about proximity. It’s about the service that Community Bakery gets from HF Scruggs, and the relationship with its account executive, Coco Dorsey, HF Scruggs vice president. In situations like seasonal transitions, that beneﬁt is apparent. “We order each week what we need to get us through the next week and a half, and then it’s up to Coco to make

sure that she’s got enough to supply our needs,” Sproles says. So in August, Dorsey had already pre-booked seasonal items like pumpkin cake donuts and red velvet donuts, based on previous booking and sales history. “It’s my job to be him,” Dorsey says. “It’s my job to get inside his brain.” When it comes to inventory, Dorsey — and the HF Scruggs Company in general — operate on similar principals as Community Bakery. Look at the inventory and know what you have. In fact, Dorsey, who is the primary buyer for HF Scruggs, notes that a physical inventory is taken every day on paper, in addition to the NCES electronic tracking system. “I know what I have— I mean, every bag of sugar that’s sold and taken out of the inventory — every day,” Dorsey says. This also helps keep in-stock items available at all times for any customer, near or far. For more pricing tips, see page 36.

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bake - November 2012
Editor's Note - Welcome News
Table of Contents
News Bites - RBA Roadshow in Chicago
Great Australian Bake Off
Meiko Launches Unique Washer
Corner Bakery to Add Stores
Gluten-Free Goes to SeaWorld
Management - Order Technology
Tax Tips - Extension Tips
Labor Front - Scheduling Efficiently
Legislation - Debit Card Swipe Fees
Ingredients - Honey Summit
Flavor Revolution
Back to Basics
Master the classics with a modern touch
Pricing for survival
Party Time
The Layer Cake’s ‘Mini-Me’
The Prize of Raisins
Succulent Stollen
The Premium Baguette
Cafe - Easy Panini
Products
Marketplace
Ad Index
Carta De Introduccion - Sabores nuevos y mercados nuevos
Introductory Letter - New Flavors & New Markets
Pan Y Horneo - Crecimiento en la conciencia de la Salud
Pasteles Y Decoraciones - Tortes, Tartas y postres
Tendencias Del Consumidor - Promociones Generan Ventas
Sabores nuevos y diversos
Perfiles - Canela Bakery
Perfiles - La Flor de Puebla
Perfiles - Victoria Bakery
Perfiles - Dulce Vida Bakery
Perfiles - La Campechanita
Perfiles - Raul's Bakery
Ideas De Mercadeo
Productos - Productos con mejor resultado por BakeMark
Bread & Baking - Health Awareness on the Rise
Cakes & Decorating - Tortes, Tarts & Sweet Goods
Shoppers Insight - Promotions Drive Business
New & Diverse Flavors
Profiles - Canela Bakery
Profiles - La Flor de Puebla
Profiles - Victoria Bakery
Profiles - Dulce Vida Bakery
Profiles - La Campechanita
Profiles - Raul's Bakery
Merchandising Tips
Products - Product Solutions from BakeMark
bake - November 2012 - bake - November 2012
bake - November 2012 - 2
bake - November 2012 - Editor's Note - Welcome News
bake - November 2012 - 4
bake - November 2012 - Table of Contents
bake - November 2012 - 6
bake - November 2012 - 7
bake - November 2012 - Great Australian Bake Off
bake - November 2012 - 9
bake - November 2012 - Gluten-Free Goes to SeaWorld
bake - November 2012 - 11
bake - November 2012 - Management - Order Technology
bake - November 2012 - 13
bake - November 2012 - Tax Tips - Extension Tips
bake - November 2012 - 15
bake - November 2012 - Labor Front - Scheduling Efficiently
bake - November 2012 - 17
bake - November 2012 - Legislation - Debit Card Swipe Fees
bake - November 2012 - 19
bake - November 2012 - Ingredients - Honey Summit
bake - November 2012 - 21
bake - November 2012 - Flavor Revolution
bake - November 2012 - 23
bake - November 2012 - 24
bake - November 2012 - 25
bake - November 2012 - 26
bake - November 2012 - 27
bake - November 2012 - Back to Basics
bake - November 2012 - 29
bake - November 2012 - 30
bake - November 2012 - 31
bake - November 2012 - 32
bake - November 2012 - Master the classics with a modern touch
bake - November 2012 - 34
bake - November 2012 - 35
bake - November 2012 - Pricing for survival
bake - November 2012 - 37
bake - November 2012 - 38
bake - November 2012 - 39
bake - November 2012 - Party Time
bake - November 2012 - 41
bake - November 2012 - 42
bake - November 2012 - 43
bake - November 2012 - The Layer Cake’s ‘Mini-Me’
bake - November 2012 - 45
bake - November 2012 - 46
bake - November 2012 - The Prize of Raisins
bake - November 2012 - 48
bake - November 2012 - 49
bake - November 2012 - 50
bake - November 2012 - 51
bake - November 2012 - Succulent Stollen
bake - November 2012 - 53
bake - November 2012 - 54
bake - November 2012 - 55
bake - November 2012 - The Premium Baguette
bake - November 2012 - 57
bake - November 2012 - Cafe - Easy Panini
bake - November 2012 - 59
bake - November 2012 - 60
bake - November 2012 - Products
bake - November 2012 - 62
bake - November 2012 - Marketplace
bake - November 2012 - 64
bake - November 2012 - 65
bake - November 2012 - Ad Index
bake - November 2012 - 67
bake - November 2012 - 68
bake - November 2012 - b - 1
bake - November 2012 - b - 2
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 1
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 2
bake - November 2012 - Carta De Introduccion - Sabores nuevos y mercados nuevos
bake - November 2012 - Introductory Letter - New Flavors & New Markets
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 5
bake - November 2012 - Pan Y Horneo - Crecimiento en la conciencia de la Salud
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 7
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 8
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 9
bake - November 2012 - Pasteles Y Decoraciones - Tortes, Tartas y postres
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 11
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 12
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 13
bake - November 2012 - Tendencias Del Consumidor - Promociones Generan Ventas
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 15
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 16
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 17
bake - November 2012 - Sabores nuevos y diversos
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 19
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 20
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 21
bake - November 2012 - Perfiles - Canela Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 23
bake - November 2012 - Perfiles - La Flor de Puebla
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 25
bake - November 2012 - Perfiles - Victoria Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Perfiles - Dulce Vida Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Perfiles - La Campechanita
bake - November 2012 - Perfiles - Raul's Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Ideas De Mercadeo
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 31
bake - November 2012 - Productos - Productos con mejor resultado por BakeMark
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 33
bake - November 2012 - Bread & Baking - Health Awareness on the Rise
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 35
bake - November 2012 - Cakes & Decorating - Tortes, Tarts & Sweet Goods
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 37
bake - November 2012 - Shoppers Insight - Promotions Drive Business
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 39
bake - November 2012 - New & Diverse Flavors
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 41
bake - November 2012 - Profiles - Canela Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 43
bake - November 2012 - Profiles - La Flor de Puebla
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 45
bake - November 2012 - Profiles - Victoria Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Profiles - Dulce Vida Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Profiles - La Campechanita
bake - November 2012 - Profiles - Raul's Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Merchandising Tips
bake - November 2012 - Products - Product Solutions from BakeMark
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