What does the tspoonlab productions report show and how do you use it?
This article shows you how to use the "Productions report" in tspoonlab to find out how many guests you’ve served at your events and which were the largest, which final and intermediate recipes you produce most, which ingredients leave the store most in your productions and which productions don’t have complete batches. You’ll also see how to filter it and which blocks you can export to Excel.
This article is for head chefs, production managers and quality managers who record productions in tspoonlab, especially in central kitchens, catering and businesses with traceability. You need a user profile with the "Reports" permission.
The "Productions report" in tspoonlab uses the productions you record, both those for the events you organise from menus and planning and the day-to-day ones. With it you identify which dishes and recipes weigh most in your operations, so you can focus team training, stock checks and recipe costing reviews on them, and you check that your productions have full traceability.
How do you open the productions report in tspoonlab?
To open the "Productions report" in tspoonlab:
Click "Analysis", in the black bar at the top, and then "Reports".
Click the reports dropdown, at the top left, and select "Productions report".
tspoonlab opens the report with the current month and the active Cost Centre. The period you’re viewing appears below the report name, for example September 2026.
How do you choose the period of the productions report?
The period of the "Productions report" in tspoonlab is chosen with the month and year, with "Show by week" or "Show by day" to group the chart data, and with the orange arrows to move to the previous or next period. This report doesn’t have the option to compare with another period.
How do you filter the productions report?
Below the period dropdowns, the "Productions report" in tspoonlab has a row of filters. To choose the Cost Centres for the report:
Click the Cost Centre filter.
Tick one or more Cost Centres. To find one, type its name in "Description..."; to tick them all, click "Select all".
Click "Select". The report adds up the data of all the ticked Cost Centres.
As well as the Cost Centre, you can filter the "Productions report" by "Category...".
What does the “Total events” block show?
The "Total events" block of the "Productions report" in tspoonlab shows the guests (Pax) at the events you organise from menus and planning. The chart shows the Pax for each day or week of the period, and the table below shows the "Total" for the period and the Pax for each day with events.
The "Total events" block is viewed on screen and can’t be exported to Excel.
What does the “Largest events” block show?
The "Largest events" block of the "Productions report" in tspoonlab shows the events for the period sorted by number of guests, with their "Event", "Date" and "Pax". You can search for an event in "Search by name...".
The "Largest events" block is viewed on screen and can’t be exported to Excel.
What does the “Most produced final recipes” block show?
The "Most produced final recipes" block of the "Productions report" in tspoonlabshows the dishes you’ve produced most in the period, sorted from highest to lowest "Quantity", in Pax or units. You can search for a recipe in "Search by name...", filter by unit and click "More data..." to see more final recipes.
To download the "Most produced final recipes" report, click the three dots at the top right and select "Export report (XLSX)". It shows Recipe, Quantity and Unit. From the dropdown menu you can also download the "Export productions (XLSX)" report, which shows Recipe, Production date, Category, Event, Code, Allergens, Batch number, Theoretical quantity, Actual quantity, Unit and Actual cost.
Image: Most produced final recipes report from "Export report (XLSX)".
Image: Most produced final recipes report from "Export productions (XLSX)".
What does the “Most produced intermediate recipes” block show?
The "Most produced intermediate recipes" block of the "Productions report" in tspoonlab shows the recipes you’ve produced most in the period, such as sauces, creams or pastry bases, with their "Quantity" in grams, kilos or units. You can search for a recipe or filter by unit and click "More data..." to see more intermediate recipes.
To download the "Most produced intermediate recipes" report, click the three dots at the top right and select "Export report (XLSX)". It shows the production report by quantity: Recipe, Quantity and Unit. From the dropdown menu you can also download the "Export productions (XLSX)" report, which shows Recipe, Production date, Category, Event, Made by, Code, Allergens, Store, Batch number, Theoretical quantity, Actual quantity, Unit and Actual cost.
Image: Most produced intermediate recipes report from "Export report (XLSX)".
Image: Most produced intermediate recipes report from "Export productions (XLSX)".
📌 Note: If a recipe has been produced in different units, it appears with both quantities, for example “8,000 g, 8.4 kg”. To compare your productions better, always produce each recipe in the same unit, preferably in kilos, litres or units.
What does the “Most dispatched outgoing ingredients” block show?
The "Most dispatched outgoing ingredients" block of the "Productions report" in tspoonlab shows the produced recipes that have been recorded most often as an outgoing movement from the store, with their "Quantity". You can search for an ingredient, filter by unit and click "More data..." to see more ingredients.
To download the "Most dispatched outgoing ingredients" report, click the three dots at the top right and select "Export report (XLSX)". It shows "Most dispatched outgoing ingredients": Recipes, Quantity and Unit.
💡 Tip: Compare "Most dispatched outgoing ingredients" with the deviations in the "Stores report". If an ingredient goes out a lot in productions but its stock doesn’t drop by the same amount, there may be an error in the recipe costing or in how productions are recorded.
What does the “Productions without any batch” block show?
The "Productions without any batch" block of the "Productions report" in tspoonlab shows, grouped by station (for example, cold kitchen, hot kitchen or pastry), the productions in which the batch of none of their ingredients has been recorded. The chart compares the stations, and the table shows the "Station", the Cost Centre, the "%" and the "Quantity" of productions. The % shows what part of that station’s productions doesn’t have any batch.
Click a station’s arrow to see its productions. The "Productions without any batch"block is viewed on screen and can’t be exported to Excel.
What does the “Productions with incomplete batches” block show?
The "Productions with incomplete batches" block of the "Productions report" in tspoonlab shows, grouped by station, the productions in which the batch of one of their ingredients is missing, with the same chart and the same columns as "Productions without any batch": "Station", Cost Centre, "%" and "Quantity".
Click a station’s arrow to see its productions. The "Productions with incomplete batches" block is viewed on screen and can’t be exported to Excel.
Example of reading the two batch blocks:
Your cold kitchen station has recorded 650 productions in the month.
"Productions without any batch" shows 84 productions for that station: 84 ÷ 650 = 12.9%.
"Productions with incomplete batches" shows 494: 494 ÷ 650 = 76%. Only 72 productions (650 − 84 − 494) have complete batches.
📢 Important: A production without batches or with incomplete batches doesn’t have full traceability: if there’s an alert or a product recall, you won’t be able to tell which productions it was used in. Review these blocks often, starting with the stations with the highest %, and complete the missing batches.
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