The perfect
assistant
for home bakers
Introduction:
KitchenAdd is your ultimate assistant, designed to save home bakers time and money.
Why waste hours searching for the best ingredient deals or overspending without comparing prices? KitchenAdd simplifies this process by providing real-time price comparisons and tools to help you track costs, calculate profits, and make informed purchasing decisions—all in one place.
This is the app I wished I had during my years running a patisserie business. Now, I’ve made it a reality. 😊
pain points
Our potential users face the following challenges:
Uncertainty about pricing: Not knowing the best place to buy ingredients or how much to charge for products.
Time-consuming tasks: Tracking real-time price changes and breaking down recipes into components for cost evaluation.
Lack of options: Difficulty accessing comprehensive price information across vendors.
Common questions asked among home bakers:
“Where can I find the best prices for ingredients and packaging?”
“How do I ensure I’m making a profit from my baking?”
pain points
Our potential users face the following challenges:
Uncertainty about pricing: Not knowing the best place to buy ingredients or how much to charge for products.
Time-consuming tasks: Tracking real-time price changes and breaking down recipes into components for cost evaluation.
Lack of options: Difficulty accessing comprehensive price information across vendors.
Target Audience:
KitchenAdd is tailored for:
Home bakers who bake occasionally for family, friends, or small orders.
Amateur bakers running small-scale home businesses.
Audience Purchasing Habits:
Regular orders: Periodic purchases for frequently used ingredients.
Random orders: As-needed purchases for special recipes or unique ingredients.
Competitor Research:
Many apps offer cost evaluations, but they lack essential features:
Users must manually input recipes, quantities, and costs for packaging, labor, and marketing materials.
No automated tools:
Ingredient databases often show prices for only a single vendor
Limited initial data:
Users manually update prices, leading to inaccuracies.
Outdated data: .
No current application offers
recipe scanning or file uploads
to streamline cost calculation.
User Personas
Meet Chris:
Age: 43
Background: HR manager, married with three kids (ages 16, 13, 10).
Baking journey: Started baking during COVID-19 and now takes occasional cake orders.
pains:
Limited storage and can’t buy ingredients in bulk.
Specialized shops nearby are expensive.
goals:
Find affordable ingredient options in smaller quantities.
Ensure her cakes are profitable, even with small-scale orders.
Receive alerts for sales and price changes.
Meet Ali:
Age: 26
Background: Software developer living with her boyfriend and cat.
Baking journey: Runs a home bakery, catering events and hosting weekly bake sales.
pains:
Struggles to track expenses and profits for multi-recipe products.
Unsure if her regular vendors offer the best prices.
goals:
Quickly compare ingredient prices to make informed decisions.
Easily identify which products are profitable.
Confirm the profitability of newly added products.
Solutions KitchenAdd Offers:
Save ingredient lists for regular purchases. The app tracks price changes and sends alerts, helping users save time and money.
Recurring Ingredient List:
Create a shopping list for immediate needs. KitchenAdd uses an AI engine to display current prices for your chosen ingredients.
One-Time Purchase List:
Compare ingredient prices across vendors, considering quantity adjustments. This feature helps users make informed decisions, even with limited storage space.
Price Comparison Slider:
Main UX Challenge
Presenting Data Clearly:
KitchenAdd provides extensive data to help users make the best choices. The key UX challenge was to present the bottom line at a glance while allowing users to explore detailed information if needed.
Solution:
Utilize charts and visual aids to highlight critical insights.
Offer intuitive drill-down options for users seeking detailed data.
Insights
Last week I ran out of Cake boxes 45*30*8.
I spent almost an hour searching the web for a vendor that sells these specific boxes.
I came up with about 4 options and had to decide whether to over pay or drive 45 minutes (in each direction) to get my boxes.
Having this App WOULD HAVE REDUCED the time I spent on the search by 90%
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