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Production kitchen
Bakers see opening oven checks, dough temperatures and cooling records as soon as the shift begins.
Bakery & café food safety
Catch a missed check before service starts.
Forkto keeps opening checks, temperatures, allergens and shift records in one dependable trail—so a warm fridge becomes an assigned action, not a surprise at inspection.
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Opening record · Mon 3 Aug
Bakery opening checks
04:03✓
Oven preheat verified
220°C · L. Evans
04:07Caught
Walk-in fridge out of range
7.8°C · action required
04:12Closed
Stock moved; safe temperature restored
3.2°C · action logged
04:14✓
Hand-wash station checked
Soap · towels · hot water
4 checks recordedSigned · L. Evans
Give every shift the checks it is responsible for.
Production and front-of-house teams see the work that belongs to them. You see one joined-up record, including anything late, missed or put right.
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Front of house
The service team sees display-fridge temperatures, cleaning checks and the work due before opening.
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Manager record
You see both teams in one record, including the checks that are late and the actions already closed.
Example opening record
Opening record · Mon 3 Aug
Bakery opening checks
04:03✓
Oven preheat verified
220°C · L. Evans
04:07Caught
Walk-in fridge out of range
7.8°C · action required
04:12Closed
Stock moved; safe temperature restored
3.2°C · action logged
04:14✓
Hand-wash station checked
Soap · towels · hot water
4 checks recordedSigned · L. Evans
From first bake to close, every exception stays visible.
A clear record follows the work across the day, even as teams and priorities change.
4:00 AM
Opening controls are recorded
The production team sees the ovens, cold storage and hygiene checks that must be completed before the first batch starts.
Action
Complete the opening record at the point of work.
Feature
Each answer keeps its time, location and responsible person.
Opening record · Mon 3 Aug
Bakery opening checks
04:03✓
Oven preheat verified
220°C · L. Evans
04:07Caught
Walk-in fridge out of range
7.8°C · action required
04:12Closed
Stock moved; safe temperature restored
3.2°C · action logged
04:14✓
Hand-wash station checked
Soap · towels · hot water
4 checks recordedSigned · L. Evans
9:00 AM
A warm fridge is caught
A milk-fridge reading is out of range. Forkto keeps the failed reading visible until someone owns the response.
Action
Move the stock, assign the issue and record a safe follow-up reading.
Feature
The original exception and the corrective action stay linked in the audit trail.
2:00 PM
The next shift sees the current position
Front of house takes over without relying on a verbal handover or a note left beside the till.
Action
Review open work and confirm the handover.
Feature
Ownership, time and resolution remain clear when the responsible person changes.
6:00 PM
The day closes with evidence
The manager can see that required checks were completed and that the earlier fridge exception was resolved.
Action
Review the daily record and close any outstanding action.
Feature
The summary preserves the work as a searchable, inspection-ready record.
The controls a bakery or café needs every day.
Keep routine evidence together and make the exceptions impossible to lose.
Temperature records
Record storage, cooking, cooling and reheating temperatures at the point of work. An out-of-range result stays visible until the follow-up is logged.
Checks fitted to your operation
Build checks around your opening routine, signature bakes and cleaning rotation. Require a note, photo or signature where the evidence matters.
Clear daily ownership
Show each department the work due at its location. Late and missed tasks are flagged instead of disappearing into a paper folder.
Issues and corrective actions
Keep the failed check, responsible person, corrective action and safe follow-up result together in a searchable record.
Safe hands, clear records
Run tomorrow's service with a complete record.
Start with opening checks, temperatures and the actions your team must close.