Spiced plum chutney
Ingredients: Plums, Onion, Cider vinegar (SULPHITES), Brown sugar, Raisins, Ginger, Spices.
Best before: 31 Jan 2027 · Batch SC-20260731-0001 · Made by Pantry Jars, 2 Orchard Row, Ledbury
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A jar you can stand behind
A chilli jam has the same compound-ingredient and allergen duties as a factory line, often sold from a stall with no wifi and no back office. Reserved names carry fruit and sugar minimums; the honest label is the one that lists the fruit and the sugar you actually used. A jar still needs a batch code that traces.
Invite-only beta · Planned pricing after the beta · From £9 a month
What the law asks of a jam & preserve maker
And how ProvenBatch helps you meet each one.
The ingredients list is the fruit and the sugar that went in the pan.
On every plan
Each label is built from the batch: the recipe and the exact packs, allergens emphasised, with a best-before and a batch code.
A batch code on the jar traces to that boil.
On every plan
Every batch is recorded with its date, its packs and its printed label, so a code on a jar is a real record.
A stall table still needs allergen cards.
On every plan
Print the cards at home the night before. They work when the pitch has no signal.
A pH reading at the boil sits with the batch.
Pro
Record pH, Brix or a boil reading on Pro, against the batch you are labelling.
The regulator's own guidance: GOV.UK: introduction to allergen labelling for PPDS food.
Set up for a jam & preserve maker from day one
Every business gets labels from the batch, the allergen matrix and cards, food safety records, and lot codes that trace.
For Jam & preserve maker, these tools start on: Trade and wholesale, Markets and events, Process readings and weights, Selling online.
Held until you switch them on: Orders and customers, Hot food, Opened packs, Selling other makers' food, Meat and approved premises, Gift and selection boxes.
Which plan
Planned pricing after the beta. Most jam and preserve makers are happy on Starter (£9) until orders and receipts justify Standard (£19).
£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
£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
Do I need a pH reading to sell jam?
A pH of 4.5 or below is the usual process control for a preserve. You can record it on Pro against the batch; the label itself still comes from the ingredients you used.
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