Specialty Bakery of Tulsa sells to distributors and restaurant chains, the buyers who choose a bun by its spec: item code, case count, unit weight, dimensions and shelf life. Every product page has exactly that table, but every value in it reads "00" (Sub Buns, Hot Dog Buns, French Bread), and the Italian Rolls page has no table at all. A purchasing manager or chain menu developer comparing suppliers can read the ingredients but cannot tell how many buns come in a case, how long they are or how long they keep, so the page sends them to a phone call or to a competitor whose spec sheet is one click away.
First action
Pull the case count, weight, size and shelf life for the ten products from production records.
How to measure it
Enquiries that mention a specific product
- Now
- –
- Target
- +50%
- By
- 90 days
Steps
Collect the data
Code, case count, weight, dimensions and shelf life for all ten products.
Vice President of Operations 1 day
Add pallet data
Cases per layer and per pallet, storage and handling.
Vice President of Operations 1 day
Fill the tables
Replace every "00" on the product pages.
Chief Financial Officer (website management) 2 hours
Add Italian Rolls
Give it the same table.
Chief Financial Officer (website management) 1 hour
Make spec sheets
One PDF per product with allergens, nutrition and certification.
Sales and HR Manager 2 days
Add the custom line
"We formulate to your spec" under each table.
Chief Financial Officer (website management) 1 hour
Send to distributors
Updated sheets to every distributor contact.
Sales and HR Manager 1 week
Track
Ask every new enquiry which product page they used.
Sales and HR Manager monthly
Why it works
For each of the ten products, fill in the real code, case count, unit weight, length, width, height and shelf life (21 days standard, with "custom shelf life available"), and add a one-page PDF spec sheet with the same data plus ingredients, allergens, nutrition, pallet configuration, storage and the certification. Add a line under each table: "Need a different size, count or shelf life? We formulate to your spec" with the phone number and email. Send the sheets to current distributor contacts so their catalogues carry the right data.
Spec sheets are the first thing a foodservice buyer files when qualifying a supplier. Publishing them turns ten thin pages into a working sales tool for the distributors and chains SBT already targets, at the cost of a day with the production records.
Ready to use
CopyProduct spec sheet
PRODUCT: Sub Bun (6 in.) ITEM CODE: ____ CASE COUNT: ____ UNIT WEIGHT: ____ oz DIMENSIONS (L x W x H): ____ x ____ x ____ in. SHELF LIFE: 21 days ambient (custom shelf life available) CASES PER LAYER / PER PALLET: ____ / ____ STORAGE: ____ INGREDIENTS: ... ALLERGENS: Wheat, Soy NUTRITION: per bun ... FOOD SAFETY: HACCP; GFSI-benchmarked certification (current grade and date) CONTACT: 918-585-2867, [email protected]
Risks and how to handle them
Specs change with customer formulations
Publish standard specs and say custom versions are available.
Competitors see the specs
They can already buy the product; the buyer gain is larger.
Evidence
- Your websiteProduct pages (checked October 20, 2026): the "Product Details" table on the Sub Buns, Hot Dog Buns and French Bread pages has the headings CODE, CASE CT, UNIT WT, LENGTH, WIDTH, HEIGHT and SHELF LIFE, and every value reads "00". The Italian Rolls page has no spec table. Each page does list ingredients, allergens and nutrition facts; there are no downloadable spec sheets.Source
- Your websiteAbout Us: a 57,000 sq ft facility after a 2012 expansion of 20,000 sq ft; 47 employees; Koenig bakery machines installed in summer 2018 "will allow us to produce 1 million bread products every day"; "Our bread products have a 21-day shelf life. But we can formulate bread products with as little to as much shelf life as you want"; "GMO-free". Business model: "We now sell to all major distributors in the country and have customers in every state. We also export to Canada and Mexico", serving "medium sized restaurant chains"; "We no longer provide retail bakery products to the general public". The page still says "Currently, we are in the middle of a million dollar automation project".Source
- Your websiteContact page: "Send us an e-mail and we will get back to you within 24 hrs. Or give us a Call!"; hours 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday; phone and fax. Page addresses such as "index.php@page=about.html" show the site is a saved static copy of an older PHP site; the products are grouped into only three categories (Buns, Rolls, Bread) with ten products.Source
- Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Alpha Baking Company "specializes in the baking and distribution of bread, buns, rolls, muffins and more for Fresh Foodservice, Nationwide Frozen Foodservice, Retail and Private Labeling", with K-12 items, national programs and customer login; Turano Baking Co. offers fresh and frozen foodservice, a sample cart, Webstaurant and Instacart ordering, and a "Lunch with Turano" series featuring restaurants that serve its bread.Source