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The day-old & markdown rotation log for bakery and dairy
For product that lives hours, not months: one row per product per day — markdown steps with times, day-old transfers at close, and an honest waste column. Two weeks of rows tells you which bake quantities to cut.
What's inside
The rotation log
- Markdown steps DOWN through the day — time and % per step
- Day-old transfer at close, to a labelled day-old rack, never mixed with fresh
- Never re-date, never re-bag as fresh — the rule is printed on the page
- End-of-day line: waste value, biggest waste line, tomorrow's bake change
Why it works
- Waste becomes money (qty × cost), not a shrug
- The same three SKUs usually cause most of the waste — the log makes it visible
- Print one page per day or run the Excel version
- Pairs with the FEFO SOP pack for the rest of the store
The file solves the format. The discipline is the hard part.
ShelfLifePro automates the ladder — hourly markdown steps and the day-old transition are product features, not clipboard discipline.
See ShelfLifePro for bakery & dairy