Pork & sage Scotch egg
Ingredients: Pork, Free-range EGG, Breadcrumb (WHEAT flour, yeast, salt), Onion, Sage, Salt, White pepper.
Use by: 03 Aug 2026 · Batch SE-20260731-0001 · Made by Ridge Farm Shop, Ridge Lane, Hexham
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What your kitchen makes, labelled right
A farm shop’s kitchen packs dozens of small lines (preserves, cakes, pies, ready meals) with a team that is mostly front-of-house. Every one is in PPDS scope. Then there is the shelf of bought-in goods, and the customer at the counter asking what is in the quiche.
Invite-only beta · Planned pricing after the beta · From £9 a month
What the law asks of a farm shop
And how ProvenBatch helps you meet each one.
What the kitchen packs is PPDS, labelled from the batch.
On every plan
Each label is built from the recipe and the exact packs that went in. If a pack has no declaration, the batch stops rather than print an incomplete label.
Bought-in honey and chutney sit in the same allergen matrix.
On every plan
Sold-as-is lines take their allergens from the pack you bought, and sit beside your own kitchen lines.
A QR menu covers the counter without a second conversation.
On every plan
Print the matrix for the counter, or put up a QR code customers scan for your live allergen menu.
A shop with staff needs shared temperature and cleaning records.
Pro
On Pro: opening and closing checks, temperatures, the training register and an Inspection pack to hand the EHO.
The regulator's own guidance: GOV.UK: introduction to allergen labelling for PPDS food.
Set up for a farm shop from day one
Every business gets labels from the batch, the allergen matrix and cards, food safety records, and lot codes that trace.
For Farm shop, these tools start on: Orders and customers, Hot food, Opened packs, Selling other makers' food, Meat and approved premises, Gift and selection boxes.
Held until you switch them on: Trade and wholesale, Markets and events, Process readings and weights, Selling online.
Which plan
Planned pricing after the beta. A shop labelling its own kitchen lines and running a team is best on Pro (£39): shared records, the training register and the Inspection pack. Standard (£19) covers orders and roles on their own.
Running a shop with staff? Shared temperature and cleaning records, the training register and the Inspection pack sit on Pro.
£9a month · planned
Starter
- Complete PPDS labels, allergens emphasised
- Allergen matrix with print & CSV export
- Recipe & batch costing
- 25 products · 1 user
£19a month · planned
Standard
- Everything in Starter
- Unlimited products · 3 users
- Receipt scanning: photo, PDF & email-in
- Orders with prices, customers, and monthly accounts
Best for a shop with staff
£39a month · planned
Pro
- Everything in Standard
- 10 users · Priority support
- Food safety diary and a printable EHO pack
- Stock control and Insights
- A live link to hand an inspector
Questions
Who is responsible for a bought-in jar?
The maker’s label stays on it. You are responsible for keeping that pack’s allergens in the answer you give at the counter, which is why it sits in your matrix as sold-as-is.
Can I change my business type later?
Yes. Settings holds the type, and you can change it. The tools you already use stay visible; anything newly relevant is offered, and you choose what to switch on.
Does ProvenBatch make my labels legally compliant?
No software can promise that, and you should be wary of any that does. Legal responsibility for a food label always rests with the food business operator: you. What ProvenBatch does is make it much harder to get wrong: labels are derived from your real data, uncertain batches are blocked rather than guessed, and everything is recorded so you can prove what you did.
Print a label you can stand behind
Invite-only beta · Planned pricing after the beta · From £9 a month