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Bakeries have taken a flavorful leap with the Get to Work expansion in The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies. This update brings new baking options, enticing drinks, and a variety of customers, making your bakery more prosperous than ever before!
While you can certainly thrive with just the items from Businesses & Hobbies, there are additional packs that complement your bakery adventures. Equip yourself with tools from Get to Work or Home Chef Hustle to elevate your baking game.
How to Start a Bakery
Although the Businesses & Hobbies expansion includes preset businesses, opening a bakery isn’t necessarily straightforward. You’ll need to be a bit inventive to utilize Business Activities to establish a bakery when you Register a Small Business.
You can select activities such as Bake, Browse and Buy Items, Eat, Make Treats, and an optional fifth activity of your choice. Incorporating a coffee option is smart if you have a coffee bar, while promoting Friendly interactions can enhance customer experiences.
If you have Get Together, consider starting with the Cafe preset, which encourages coffee drinking, dining, and reading. This setup allows you to offer baked goods for customers to enjoy on spot as they relax.
Key Items for Your Bakery
A bakery, like any food establishment, requires essential items to function properly. You’ll need to bake all those delicious goods! While you can transfer items from your Sim’s home to any Small Business venue, it’s best to prepare everything on-site to ensure freshness.
Here are the must-have items for your bakery:
- Ovens: Essential for talented bakers to create delectable sweets consistently.
- Refrigerators: For gathering ingredients.
- Sinks: Necessary for washing hands and cleaning up after selling pastries.
- Sales Cases: To showcase your daily offerings.
Beyond the basics, let your creativity shine! Many players build cozy bakeries with tables and chairs for customers, bookshelves for entertainment, and even stages for live performances.
Expanding Your Bakery with Other Packs
As previously mentioned, various other expansion packs enhance your bakery. With Businesses & Hobbies, you gain access to an array of candies and confections, including the fun Kate & Berry Sweet Treats Fabricator 3000, which creates mouthwatering candies.
For packs that complement this one, Get to Work offers neat gadgets like the Cupcake Machine, café setups, and retail management options. If you’re looking for a farm-to-table experience, Cottage Living expands your options significantly.
Smaller food-themed packs like Dine Out focus on traditional restaurants, while Home Chef Hustle and Cool Kitchen bring food stands and essential kitchen items into the mix.
Tips for Running a Successful Bakery
Hire Skilled Staff
Just like in real bakeries, your success in The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies depends on hiring talented staff. Set their tasks around food preparation, bringing in Sims with high culinary skills. These skilled chefs will create baked goods that tourists are eager to buy.
The regular Cooking skill offers a broad range of baked goods, while mastering Gourmet Cooking allows access to fancy treats, enhancing your menu. If you’re using Get to Work, Sims can also learn the specialized Baking skill, which can elevate the quality and price of your offerings.
Showcase Your Finest Goods and Price Fairly
Setting prices based on the quality of food and freshness is vital. Remember, the skills your culinary specialists bring can enhance the quality of dishes, thus allowing you to charge more for high-end items. To attract customers, make sure your display cases can easily be seen. Use the Stock Surface option to keep your baked goods visible, ensuring customers know what’s on offer.
If you have a seating area, create a welcoming space for guests to enjoy their treats. Offering both indoor and outdoor seating can make your bakery a delightful place to visit.
Don’t forget to maintain cleanliness and keep your bakery stocked; assign tasks to employees to tidy up during slower periods.
With these tips and tricks, you’ll be on your way to running a thriving bakery in The Sims 4!
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