Product Types
Product types in Supply’d help you organise, manage, and filter products more efficiently, making it easier to track and streamline your inventory.
Product Types in Supply’d are a powerful way to categorise and manage your products. By assigning types, you can group similar items, filter product lists, and apply settings or rules more efficiently. This helps streamline inventory management, simplifies reporting, and ensures greater accuracy across your product catalogue. Product Types are selected when Adding & Updating Products.
Standard
The most common product type. It is a single product with no advanced traits.
Bundled
A bundle of multiple products within one parent product. An additional section, Bundled Items, will show when this is selected.
Recipe
A product that is made up of a number ingredients produced at the time of sale, eg. a burger at a restaurant. An additional section, Recipe Items, will show when this is selected.
Shipping Carton
A shipping carton that can be used at the packing stage.
Gift Note/Card
A gift note/card that can be configured to be automatically generated and printed. An additional section, Gift Note/Card Settings, will show when this is selected.
Production
A product that can be manufactured using the production module. When "Production" is selected, additional sections will appear. For a full description of how to add a Production product see the Creating a Production Product document.
We will explore the types in more detail in the sections below:
Standard
Standard product type refers to a regular, standalone product that you buy and sell as-is. It’s not made up of other products (like a bundle) and isn’t something you produce (like a production item).
Use the Standard type for everyday products that don’t require assembly or manufacturing - just stock in, stock out.
Gift Note/Card Settings
Gift Card/Note product type is used for items like gift cards, gift notes, or messages that can be added to a customer's order. These products:
Can still be added to orders like any other product
Are helpful for personalised customer experiences or promotions
This section will only show if Gift Note/Card is selected as the Product Type.
Gift Note Template
The size of the gift note to generate. Select the relevant size from the drop-down menu.
Font
The font to use on the gift note/card. Select from the drop-down menu.
Font Size (mm)
The size of the font to use on the gift note/card.
Shipping Carton
Shipping Carton product type is used to represent the packaging materials (like boxes or cartons) used to ship customer orders.
Key points about Shipping Cartons:
They're not sold to customers but are part of the fulfilment process.
You can track their stock levels to ensure you don’t run out of packaging.
Useful for planning and managing dispatch operations efficiently.
Use this type to keep control over the materials that help get your products out the door.
Food Product Details
The Food Product Details section will show when Standard, Bundled, Recipe, or Production types are selected. This section contains the relevant details for food products such as ingredients, nutrition, storage type and more. For full details on completing this section see the Food Product Details document.
When Creating a Production Product or Recipe you can generate the ingredients, allergens, nutritional information from the recipe items added when setting up the product.
Country of Manufacture
The country the product was made in. Select from the drop-down menu.
Ingredients
Any ingredients contained in this product. Leave blank if not applicable.
Allergens - Contains
Allergens that are present in this product. Enter the allergens only, separated by a comma. (eg. "dairy, nuts".) Don't include leading statements such as "Contains". Leave blank if not applicable.
Allergens - May Contain
Allergens that may be present in this product. Enter the allergens only, separated by a comma. Don't include leading statements such as "May contain". Leave blank if not applicable.
Nutrition Information
Click the Edit button to enter the nutritional information for this product, if applicable.
Serving Per Package: The number of servings per package.
Serving Size: The suggested serving size.
Per 100g: Enter the nutritional details in these fields. The Per Serve values will be automatically calculated.
Click DONE to save.
The information will now show under Nutrition Information.
To remove this information, click Edit, click on the 3 dots on the top right of the Edit Nutrition form and select Remove Nutrition. You will be asked to confirm.
Storage Type
Select the type of storage required from the drop-down selection. (eg. ambient, refrigerated etc.)
Shelf Life
Suitable for food products, this field allows you to provide guidance on the shelf life of a product. Enter the number then select Days, Months or Years from the drop-down, whichever is applicable.
Usable Size
The weight/size of a single unit for use in recipes and production. This can be used to specify drained weights or other weights/volumes that vary from the products size. Leave blank to use the product size. Enter the number then select the applicable measurement from the drop-down menu.
Bundled Items
The items and quantities of products to make this recipe.
This section will only show if Bundled is selected as the Product Type.
To add items to a bundle, click Edit Items. You will be prompted to save your product before adding/editing any items. Click Save & Edit.
The Edit Bundle Items page will open.
In our example we are creating a 3-Pack bundle of chocolate unicorns - a white, a pink and a blue.
Clicking on, or typing in, the field that says Type Product Name will bring up a list of your products. Here we are adding the white unicorn.
Select the first item used in this bundle. In our example it is a White Chocolate Unicorn. Click Add.
A simple form will show.
The top field will costing for this bundle. As each item is added this figures will increase to show the total costing.
Quantity
How many units/cartons of this item will be sold per sale of the bundle. In our case this is one.
Item cost
The cost of this item.
Repeat the above steps for all items used, clicking Add after selecting each one.
Click 
to add all items.
The items selected will appear on the Edit Product page with amounts used and total costing.
Additional Options
Clicking on the 3 dots in the top right of the Edit Bundle Items page will bring up a menu.
Save Items
An alternative to using 
at the bottom of the page.
Copy Items From
Selecting this will bring up the Copy Bundle Items form. This is useful if your bundle has the same, or very similar items, as an existing bundle.
Copy From Product* [required]: The product that you would like to copy the production stages from. Clicking on, or typing in, the field will bring up a list of your items. Click COPY ITEMS to open up the items in the Edit Recipe Items page. Make any adjustments necessary for the current recipe you are creating and click
.
Recipe Items
The items and quantities of products to make this recipe.
This section will only show if Recipe is selected as the Product Type.
To add ingredients to this recipe, click Edit Items. You will be prompted to save your product before adding/editing any items. Click Save & Edit. The Edit Recipe Items page will open.
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 Add.
A form will show.
The top fields will show the recipe size and costing details for the entire recipe and per item produced. As each item is added these figures will increase to show the total sizes and costings.
Quantity
How much of this item is used in this stage. For example, you use 100g of a 1kg packet of caster sugar in this stage. The Quantity would be 0.1.
Measurement
How much of this item is used in this stage. For example, you use 100g of caster sugar in this stage.
You can enter the amount here and the Quantity will automatically calculate for you.
Ingredient Cost
The cost of this ingredient used in this product. This is calculated from data added when setting up this item. This field cannot be edited.
Cost Per g
The cost of this ingredient per gram. This field cannot be edited.
Repeat the above steps for all items used, clicking Add after selecting each one.
Click 
to add all items.
The items selected will appear on the Edit Product page with amounts used and total costings.
Additional Options
Clicking on the 3 dots in the top right of the "Edit Bundle Items" page will bring up a menu.
Save Items
An alternative to using 
at the bottom of the page.
Copy Items From
Selecting this will bring up the Copy Recipe Items form. This is useful if your recipe has the same, or very similar, ingredients as an existing item.
Copy From Product* [required]: The product that you would like to copy the recipe items from. Clicking on, or typing in, the field will bring up a list of your items. Click COPY ITEMS to open up the items in the Edit Recipe Items page. Make any adjustments necessary for the current recipe you are creating and click
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