When demand begins to outpace production levels, the first instinct for a mid-sized baker might be to invest in high-capacity mixing and a state-of-the-art oven. However, a key process that can cause throughput numbers to refuse to budge might often be overlooked: the depanning station.
In a recent talk with Bernardo Zermeño from Rexfab, we discussed how this reliance on manual labor becomes a hidden barrier to scalability, capping ROI at the limit of human dexterity.