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Startup & Launch
Bakery packaging list for your first month of cakes
First Month Packaging is a bakery packaging list for the first month of cakes. Type how many cakes you expect and how many pieces each one takes. The sheet rounds up to whole packs and totals the bill.
$5.99First Month Packaging
- Editable .xlsx for Excel and Google Sheets
- Files arrive by email after checkout
Need more than one sheet? All twelve are $77.00. One by one they add up to $83.91.
Sample data shown
One page of two, whole. The file has more.
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How it works
How does First Month Packaging work?
First Month Packaging turns the cakes you expect into packs to buy. You type each item, the cakes you expect, the pieces each cake takes, the pack size and the pack price. The sheet rounds up to whole packs, prices every line and adds the total, so your first order is the right size.
Type the item
Name the item, the cakes you expect, pieces per cake, pack size and pack price.
Packs round up
Packs to buy is a whole number, because you cannot buy half a pack.
Read the total
Line total is packs times pack price. The Total row sums every line.
The sample in the file
For 12 expected cakes: 2 packs of boxes, 2 of boards and 1 of liners, 55.05 dollars in total.
Whole packs, not guesses
Packs come in fixed sizes. The sheet rounds each item up to whole packs and prices the lines, so your first order is the right size.
Good to know before you buy
- It is a one-time launch buy of boxes, boards and liners, not a weekly ingredient shop.
- Zero cakes shows 0, never an error.
Opens in the app you use
Excel opens the .xlsx file as it is. For Google Sheets, upload the file to Google Drive and open it with Google Sheets. There is a How to use tab in the file.
Pairs well with
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Questions
Questions about this sheet
What supplies do I need for a bakery?
For cake, the first month usually means boxes, boards and liners. First Month Packaging turns the cakes you expect into packs to buy and a total cost.
How many cake boxes for a 12 inch round cake?
The number of boxes depends on the cake and the box you choose. In First Month Packaging you type how many pieces each cake takes and the pack size, and the sheet rounds up to whole packs.
What expenses does a bakery have?
A bakery has many kinds of expense, and packaging is one of them. First Month Packaging covers the one-time launch buy of boxes, boards and liners, not every cost of the business.
What are the typical monthly expenses for a bakery?
Typical monthly expenses vary from bakery to bakery, so the sheet does not guess. It prices your own first month of packaging: type the cakes you expect and the sheet totals the bill, 55.05 dollars in the sample.
How do I make my own inventory list?
Ingredient On Hand is built for that: list each ingredient with its quantity, unit and location, and add a level at which you want to reorder. First Month Packaging is different. It is a one-time buy of packaging, not a weekly stock list.
What is a bakery equipment list?
A bakery equipment list names the tools and machines you own. First Month Packaging does not track equipment. It lists the boxes, boards and liners you need to pack the cakes you expect.
First Month Packaging$5.99