Planning
Planning seasonal patisserie demand
Manage event calendars, seasonal products, capacity, packaging, order cutoffs, and contingencies.
Seasonal demand concentrates risk into a short period. A shared calendar helps sales, operations, procurement, and suppliers decide at the right time.
Decisions to align
Use these prompts to begin the conversation. Adjust the depth of review to your organization’s risk, scale, and requirements.
- Key occasions, sales dates, production dates, and order cutoffs.
- Core items, seasonal items, special packaging, and approved substitutes.
- Volume scenarios, capacity, labor, storage, and transport.
- Change rules after freeze and priorities when capacity is limited.
Working evidence to retain
Concise records help the team understand earlier decisions, control changes, and review outcomes without relying on memory.
- An integrated calendar with an owner for each decision.
- Initial forecast, updates, and actuals by occasion.
- Design or packaging approval and print deadlines.
- Constraints and improvements for the next season.