Online ordering for bakeries and cloud kitchens
A bakery menu changes with the day, and a cloud kitchen lives on repeat orders. Delivery apps bring reach but take a cut and keep the customer relationship. A MyShp catalog gives you a menu you can update in seconds, a link you can post to your status, and orders that arrive with the items and quantities already filled in.
What makes bakeries & cloud kitchens different
The menu changes daily
A printed menu or a PDF is stale by lunchtime. Mark items sold out, add today’s special and change a price in the catalog; the same link shows the current menu immediately.
Orders arrive as paragraphs
“Two chocolate, one without nuts, for tomorrow at 5” needs decoding. Order fields collect the date, time and note you need, and the items arrive itemised.
Repeat customers are the business
Regulars know what they want. Keep their favourites easy to find and send the same link each week so reordering takes two taps instead of a phone call.
Set up the catalog
- Create categories that match the menu: cakes, cookies, savouries, combos.
- Add today’s specials at the top of the first category with a strong photo.
- Turn on the order fields you need: name, delivery address and preferred time.
- Set the delivery radius and cut-off time in the catalog notes.
- Publish, post the link to your status, and pin it in your WhatsApp bio.
Product photos and listings that sell
- Photograph food in daylight near a window; avoid overhead yellow bulbs.
- Show a slice or a hand-held portion so portion size is obvious.
- Use one photo per item — a collage hides the detail buyers want.
- Add allergen and eggless/vegan notes directly in the description.
Bakeries & cloud kitchens catalog questions
Can I change the menu every day?
Yes. Edit products, prices and availability from your phone and the public catalog updates immediately. Mark items sold out instead of deleting them so the menu keeps its structure.
Can I collect a delivery time with the order?
Yes. Add an order field for the preferred date and time slot, and the customer’s answer is included in the WhatsApp order message.
Do I still need a delivery app?
Many kitchens use apps for discovery and a direct catalog for regulars. A direct order avoids commission and keeps the customer relationship, so it is worth moving repeat buyers to your own link.
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Put your bakeries & cloud kitchens catalog online today
One link, your products and prices, and orders in WhatsApp. Free to start, no commission, no app for your customers.