Creating a Production Product
Creating a production product in Supply’d streamlines manufacturing, tracks materials, and improves planning, cost control, and order fulfillment.
Creating Production Products in Supply’d allows you to manage items that are made in-house rather than purchased from a supplier. By setting up production products, you can define the ingredients and quantities required, track yields and output, monitor production costs, and maintain accurate inventory levels. This helps streamline your production workflow, improves traceability, and ensures better visibility and control over your manufacturing process from start to finish.
This document guides you through the process of adding a Production Product, which is a product you make in-house.
👉 For details on adding other types of products please refer to the Adding & Updating Products and Product Types Overview documents.
Adding a Production Product
Complete Product Details & Custom Fields
Complete the Product Details and any optional Custom Fields sections, as explained in the Adding & Updating Products document.
The following steps will walk you through entering all the necessary details for your production product.
Select Product Type
In the Product Type section, select Production.
Product Type* [required field]
The type of product this is. For a Production Product, select Production from the drop-down menu.
👉 For a description of the other choices see the Adding & Updating Products and Product Types Overview documents.
When Production is selected additional sections will show.
Labelling Details*
The relevant details for labelling products such as ingredients, nutrition, storage type and more. After creating the production recipe you can generate the ingredients, allergens, nutritional information from the recipe, provided all the recipe items contain the relevant details.
If wanting to use the auto generate features in this section, complete the Production Settings, Production Stages and Production Items sections first.
Each ingredient used in the production or recipe must have its relevant information entered to ensure accurate calculations.
Country of Manufacture
Select the country the product was made in. When Australia is selected, an additional field - Percentage Australian - will appear.
Percentage Australian
The percentage of this items ingredients that are Australian.
Clicking 
automatically calculates the estimated percentage of Australian content in your product.
It does this by using data from your ingredients - specifically the origin info you've entered for each component. This helps you quickly work out your Australian content without doing manual calculations, which is especially useful for labelling and compliance.
You will need to have completed the Production Stages and Production Items sections before you use the Generate feature.
Ingredients
Any ingredients contained in this product. Leave blank if not applicable.
Clicking 
automatically creates an ingredient list based on the components used in your production item.
It pulls the ingredient names from your product setup and arranges them in order of quantity, which is standard for food labelling. This saves time and helps ensure your ingredient list is accurate and compliant with labelling requirements.
You will need to have completed the Production Stages and Production Items sections before you use the Generate feature.
Allergens - Contains
Enter the allergens that are present in this product, separated by commas (eg. dairy, nuts).
Do not include leading phrases like "Contains".
Leave bank if not applicable.
Clicking 
automatically compiles a list of allergens found in the ingredients of your product.
It scans the ingredients you've added to the production item and identifies any known allergens (like gluten, dairy, nuts, etc.) based on the allergen information stored in your ingredient data. This helps you quickly and accurately populate allergen warnings for food labelling and compliance.
You will need to have completed the Production Stages and Production Items sections before you use the Generate feature.
Allergens - May Contain
Enter any allergens that may be present in this product, separated by commas (eg. soy, peanuts).
Do not include phrases like "May contain".
Leave bank if not applicable.
Nutrition Information
Enter the nutritional information for this product, if applicable.
Clicking 
opens the Edit Nutrition form where you can enter details, or have Supply'd calculate them for you (see the option below).
Servings Per Package: This is the total number of servings in one full pack of your product. For example, if a bottle contains 500ml and each serving is 250ml, then Servings Per Package = 2.
Serving Size: This is the amount of product in a single serving. It should reflect the typical portion someone would consume at one time.
The 
buttons help you automatically work out the Servings Per Package and Serving Size, based on your product’s total weight or volume.
✅ Calculate Serving Size
If you already know how many Servings Per Package there are, Supply’d will calculate the Serving Size for you.
Example:
You enter “Servings per Pack” = 4
The total pack weight is 800g
It will calculate the Serving Size = 200g
✅ Calculate Servings per Pack
If you know the Serving Size, Supply’d will calculate how many servings fit in a pack.
Example:
You enter Serving Size = 250ml
The total pack volume is 1lt
It will calculate Servings Per Package = 4
Adding a Nutrient Field
If you want to add nutrition information beyond the standard table, use the “Select Nutrition Field” option below the table.
Click 
for the field to be added to the table.
The nutrient must be set up in your Product Settings to appear as an option on the menu.
👉 See the Nutritional Info section of the Product Settings for details.
All ingredients or products used in the recipe must have this additional information for the nutrient to be calculated accurately when using the Generate feature. Alternatively, you can enter the value manually.
Clicking on the 3 dots in the top right corner of the form will open a menu.
Generate From Recipe: Automatically calculates the nutritional values (like energy, protein, fat, sugar, etc.) for your finished product.
Supply'd can automatically calculate the nutritional values by pulling the nutrition data from each ingredient in your recipe and calculating the total values based on their quantities. This saves time and helps ensure your Nutrition Information Panel is accurate and compliant with labelling standards.
You will need to have completed the Production Stages and Production Items sections before you use the Generate feature.
For accurate calculations, each item or product used in the production must also have its nutrition values added.
Remove Nutrition: Clears all the nutritional data currently entered or generated for the product.
This is useful if you need to reset the information, for example, if the recipe has changed or if you want to manually re-enter or re-generate the data from updated ingredients.
Recipe Weight (Input Weight): Enter the total raw weight of all your ingredients combined before any processing or cooking.
Final Weight (Yield Weight): Enter the actual weight of the finished product after it has been cooked, baked, or processed.
Weight Change (%): This field shows the percentage of weight lost or gained during production. Supply'd calculates this for you based on the difference between the Recipe Weight and Final Weight.
Negative Value (-): Indicates "Yield Loss" (common in baking or roasting where moisture evaporates).
Positive Value (+): Indicates "Yield Gain" (common in rice or pasta where water is absorbed).
In Supply’d, these fields are used to account for moisture loss or gain during the cooking process. Since nutrition is calculated by weight, the system needs to know if your product shrinks (like roasting meat) or expands (like boiling pasta) to give an accurate per-100g breakdown.
Why this is critical for Nutrition Labels
The law requires nutrition panels (like "Calories per 100g") to reflect the product as sold (usually the cooked state).
Without Final Weight: The system thinks 100g of your burger has the calories of 100g of raw meat.
With Final Weight: The system understands that 100g of your finished burger actually contains about 115g worth of raw ingredients' nutrients, making the label legally compliant and accurate.
The completed information will look something like this on the product page.
Storage Type
Select the type of storage required for this product - Ambient, Refrigerated or Frozen.
Shelf Life
This field allows you to specify how long the product remains suitable for use or sale.
Enter a numerical value, then select whether the shelf life is measured in Days, Months, or Years, depending on what applies to the product.
Usable Size
The weight or size of a single unit. This can be used to define drained weights or other weights or volumes that differ from the product’s listed size.
For example, a can of pineapple may weigh 450 g, but after draining the juice, the pineapple alone weighs much less.
Enter a value, then select the appropriate unit of measurement from the drop-down menu.
Leave this field blank to use the product size.
Production Settings
Defines the configuration for the production of this product.
Batch Code Prefix
Enter an optional prefix to use when generating batch codes for this item. This field should contain characters only, using digits as a prefix may cause the automatic increments of production batches to be incorrect.
Expected Yield* [required field]
Enter the final quantity of this product you expect to produce in a single batch.
Min Yield
Enter the minimum amount of this product that you will produce in a single run.
It is not possible to create a run smaller than this value; if attempted, the system will automatically adjust the run to the minimum yield amount.
Max Yield
Specify how much of this product you have the capacity to produce in a single production run.
It is not possible to create a run larger than this value; if attempted, the system will automatically adjust the run to the maximum yield amount.
Batch Shelf Life
The expected shelf life from the date of production. Enter the number then select Days, Months or Years from the drop-down, whichever is applicable.
Expiry Type
Select the type of the expiry date type used for this batch - either Best Before or Use By.
Lead Time
Enter the number of days of lead time required before this product can be produced, for example, to ensure all ingredients are available and prepared.
Production Priority
Set the priority of this product in the Production table, with lower numbers appearing first.
Production Priority determines the order in which production products appear in the Production table. Products with a lower priority number are shown first, helping you highlight and organise items that need to be produced sooner or are more important in your workflow.
Production Stages
Defines the steps or stages involved in the production run.
In Supply’d, stages in production runs represent the step-by-step process of manufacturing a product. Each stage breaks down the production workflow into manageable parts, such as mixing, baking, or packaging - depending on your product setup.
Here’s how stages work:
Each stage can have its own components (ingredients or items) and instructions.
You must complete each stage in order - you can’t skip ahead.
Once a stage is finalised, Supply’d records the consumption of inventory for that stage.
Only when all stages are finalised is the finished product added to your inventory.
This structured approach ensures accuracy in tracking materials, labour, and output throughout the production process.
To add the stages, click 
.
You will be prompted to save your product before adding/editing any stages. Click 
.
The Edit Production Stages form will appear.
Stage Name
Enter the name of this stage of production.
For simplicity, our examples are simply named "Stage 1," Stage 2" etc., however, you may choose a name that describes the stage.
Stage Colour
Select the colour to use for this stage of production.
Labour
To include labour costs for this stage, enter the time it takes to complete it in hours and minutes. Supply'd will calculate and display the total cost of labour for this stage.
To be able to track labour costs for a Production item, you’ll first need to set up Labour Tracking in your Production Settings. On the Production Settings page, in the Labour Tracking section, select "Yes" in the Enable Tracking field and enter a Default Hourly Rate. In the example above, the rate has been set to $50.00 per hour.
Processing
Enter the estimated processing time once staff have completed their part, eg. time spent in oven.
Department
Select the department(s) this product belongs to.
This field will only appear if you’ve set up optional Departments within your Locations.
Your list may look different from the example, depending on how you've named your departments.
Stage Instructions
Any instructions for completing this stage of production.
Click 
to add the next stage (if required), and repeat the process for any additional stages needed.
When you have finished add all the stages, click 
.
Production Stages will now look something like this, each stage with its own unique name and colour depending on what you chose. The stage colours make it easy to identify each stage of production a product is at and will show in the Production Batch list.
Additional Options for Production Stages
Prior to saving or when editing the Production Stages, clicking on the 3 dots in the top right will display a menu.
Save
Saves the production stages. This is an alternative to using the 
button at the bottom of the page.
Copy Stages From
The Copy Stages From option allows you to reuse an existing production stage from another product when creating a new Breakdown Product. Instead of manually creating the stage again, you can copy the stage, saving time and ensuring consistency in your production workflow.
How it works:
When adding a Breakdown Product, select Copy Stages From.
Choose an existing product that has the stage you want to reuse.
The stage (names, colours, and sequence) are copied to the new product.
You can then edit or adjust the stages as needed for the new product.
Benefits:
Saves time by avoiding repetitive setup.
Maintains consistency across similar products.
Reduces errors by using an already-tested stage setup
Click on, or type in, the field to show a list of your products to choose from.
Click
to add the stage to the current product.You will be asked to confirm as this will override any stage you may have already entered.
Make any changes required after the stage has been copied.
Import Stages
This option allows you to upload a list of production stages from a CSV file, instead of entering them one by one. This is a quick way to set up or update stages in bulk, especially helpful when working with lots of products or complex processes.
👉 See the Importing Production Stages section below for full details on how to do this.
Production Items
These are the items and quantities of products to make this recipe.
The stages you added in the last step will appear something similar to the screenshot below.
Click Edit Items. The Edit Production Items form will show.
Clicking on, or typing in, the field that says Type Product Name will bring up a list of your products and ingredients.
Select the first item used in this product. Click 
.
You can use items you buy or produce in other production runs within other production products.
Stage
Select the stage where this ingredient is used.
Quantity
Enter the quantity of this item that is used in this production stage.
For example, you use 250g of a 1kg (1,000g) packet of caster sugar in this stage, the Quantity would be therefore be 0.25.
The cost of this ingredient used in this product is shown in the grey box. This is calculated from data added when setting up this item.
Measurement
The amount, in grams, of this ingredient in the recipe. The Quantity field will automatically be adjusted relative to the product size. For example, you use 250g of caster sugar in this stage.
You can enter the amount in the Measurement field and the Quantity will automatically calculate for you and vice-versa.
The cost of this ingredient per gram is shown in the grey box. This is calculated from data added when setting up this item.
Repeat the above steps for all items used, clicking 
after selecting each one. Much like writing the ingredients in a recipe.
Click 
to add all items.
The items selected will appear in their stages with amounts used and total costings.
If you would like to automatically generate the ingredients, allergens and nutrition in the Creating a Production Product, you can do so now.
Additional Options for Production Items
Prior to saving or when editing the Production Items, clicking on the 3 dots in the top right will display a menu.
Save
Will save the items. An alternative to the 
button at the bottom of the page.
Copy Items From
Opens the Copy Production Items form allowing you duplicate the items from another product using the same or similar items, saving time and keeping things consistent. Clicking on or typing in the field will show a list of your products to choose from. Click 
to add these items to the current product.
You will be asked to confirm as this will override any items you may have already entered. You can edit any changes required after the items have been copied.
Import Items
Allows you to upload a list of production items from a CSV file, instead of entering them one by one. This is a quick way to set up or update items in bulk, especially helpful when working with a lot of products.
Complete in the same way as for Importing Production Stages below.
Sell Product & Remaining Sections
👉 Refer to the Adding & Updating Products document for details on how to complete this and all remaining sections.
Now that all production settings, stages, and items are set up, you're ready to start creating production runs.
👉 For more information on production runs, check out the Creating & Performing a Production Run document.
Importing Production Stages
This option allows you to upload a list of production stages from a CSV file, instead of entering them one by one. This is a quick way to set up or update stages in bulk, especially helpful when working with lots of products or complex processes.
Click Download the template.
The Export Production Stages form will open. From here, you can download your CSV template, which provides the correct format and field structure needed to import the production stages into Supply’d.
Select Sample Data from the Data Source menu. This provides a set of example data to help you understand how to complete the template.
Click 
and a file will be generated and downloaded to your computer.
Open the template and complete the fields in the spreadsheet. Add your production stages, include key details like SKU, Product, stage Name, stage Colour, duration, and instructions.
Follow the column headings carefully.
Do not change column names.
Leave Production ID fields blank for new records.
Delete any sample data before importing.
Important: The title row should remain in the document in order for the system to match the columns when imported. You should remove the sample data before importing otherwise the system will create custom stages with the sample data.
Once you have completed filling out the spreadsheet, ensure that you save or export it as a CSV file, as this format is required for successful import into Supply’d.
After creating your import file, the next step is to upload it into Supply’d. To do this, return to the Import Production Stages form.
On the Edit Production Stages page, click on the 3 dots in the top right and select Import Stages.
The Import Production Stages form will open.
Click on 
in the Upload CSV File field to select the CSV file from your device and upload it.
After selecting the file please ensure you wait for the file to successfully upload before clicking 
.
Click 
to begin the import.
After the import completes, review the details to ensure the information has been imported correctly.
Editing Production Products
Select Products from the main menu.
Click on the product you want to edit.
Click on the 3 dots on the top right corner and select Edit Product. The Edit Product form will open.
Change any fields as required following the guidelines above for Adding a Production Product.
Remember to go back and edit or regenerate the Percentage Australian, Ingredients and Allergens, and recalculate nutrition in the Creating a Production Product if amounts or ingredients have changed.
Removing Production Products
If you would like to remove a product:
Select Products from the main menu.
Click on the product you want to remove.
Click on the 3 dots on the top right corner and select Remove Product.
You will be asked to confirm. Click 
.
For a full look at how it all works, check out the Production Flow doc.
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