Should a cafe mark the pastry case vegan when only some items are?

Vs other Intelligence guides

Guide	Job
Takeaway note	The slip in the bag after the bake is packed. This page is the card while it is still in the case.
Guest question	A spoken answer at the table. The case needs a card when the counter is busy.
Menu claims	Vegan versus plant-based on the menu matrix. Not the tent card on the shelf.
Kitchen policy	The URL for the kitchen. The case still needs its own card.
Catering tray	The tray at an office drop. This page is the cafe pastry case.
Breakfast buffet	Whether a hotel breakfast may be called vegan. Not a cafe case card.
This guide	What to print on each pastry card so the case is not called vegan

Composite operator guidance. Not legal advice on allergens or EmpCo. Do not treat a worksheet bake count as a typical sales rate.

Three marks. Only the true one ships.

Mark	When it is true	Print
Vegan as packed	That bake has no animal ingredient, including glaze, filling, and topping	"Vegan. [Bake name]."
Not vegan	Butter, egg, milk, honey, or gelatin is in that bake	"Not vegan. [Name the item]."
Mixed	The slice shares a tong or a tray with a non-vegan bake	"Mixed. Vegan bakes: [names]."

Counter line: "The card matches this bake." If the card needs a new green word, it waits.

Proof ladder (case)

What is true for this bake	The card may say	The card freezes
The recipe card lists no animal ingredient	Vegan, plus the bake name	"Eco bake," "plant-forward case," "climate-friendly pastry"
A lone letter V, VG, VE, or PB is the only mark	Replace it with the word vegan, or pause	Leaving V on a butter croissant
Honey, butter, egg, or milk is in the bake	Not vegan, and name it	"Vegan if you skip the glaze"
The guest asks about an allergy	Point to the allergen note	"Vegan means safe for your allergy"

Case kit

1. List every bake on the case sheet before the doors open. One row per item.
2. Write one card from the recipe card. Spell vegan. Do not use a lone V.
3. Name the exception when honey, butter, egg, milk, or a shared tong is in play.
4. Match the board and the menu to those cards. A vegan-case line with a butter croissant is a mismatch.
5. Open one cloche with a person who did not write the cards. The card and the bake agree.
6. If the bakery swaps a bake, the card changes before the case reopens.

Leave out	Why
"The whole case is vegan" when one bake is not	The guest will repeat it.
A discount for a clearer card	The question is about the food.
A green slogan on the tent card	Claims calculator.
An allergen answer written as "it is vegan"	The allergen note is a different card.

Allow vs banned

Surface	Allow	Kill
Tent card	Vegan, not vegan, or mixed, with the bake name	A whole-case stamp
Menu board	The same words	A vegan-case line the cards do not match
Takeaway bag	The same bake name once it is packed	A quieter slip than the case card
Staff note	Mismatches fixed before the next open	Invented pastry-sale percentage

EmpCo from 27 September 2026 still applies to a green line that also appears on an EU-facing menu. Do not publish a sales lift for a clearer card.

10-check case log (run before the doors open)

Read the recipe card and the bake, not the window slogan. Log Y/N.

#	Check	Pass
1	One card per bake?	Yes.
2	The word vegan is spelled, not a lone V?	Yes.
3	Butter, egg, milk, and honey bakes marked not vegan?	Yes, when those ingredients are in the bake.
4	Mixed rows name the vegan bakes?	Yes, when a tong or tray is shared.
5	Shared tong named when it crosses a non-vegan bake?	Yes.
6	Menu board uses the same scope?	Menu claims.
7	Allergen question sent to the allergen note?	Not answered with "it is vegan."
8	No eco or climate slogan on the card?	Yes.
9	A swapped bake gets a new card before the case reopens?	Yes.
10	Did a note promise more pastry sales from a vegan stamp?	Ignore. No invented %.

Fix the card before the doors open. A mixed case called vegan: correct the line on that bake.

Case freeze (labeled example)

Replace every cell from this morning. Do not copy the example as a sales benchmark.

Field	Worked example	Your cell
Case scope	Mixed case example, or ALL BAKES VEGAN	[scope]
Bakes on the sheet	8 bakes example	[bakes]
Cards that overclaimed	2 leftover "vegan case" stamps example. Remove them.	[overclaim]
Board lines that disagree	1 board line example. Edit it.	[bad_board]

Those cells are worksheet labels. If [scope] is UNKNOWN, the bake stays unmarked until the recipe card is read.

Go / no-go

Call	When
No-go	Whole case called vegan, lone V on a butter bake, allergen answered as vegan
Go on the cards	Each bake, the board, and the menu name the same scope
Partial go	Card the bakes correctly today. Edit the board before the next open.

Score overclaim cards and board lines that disagree. A pastry-sale rate is not a KPI for the card.

Template fields and 7-day run

Field	Fill with	Do not invent
[scope]	All bakes vegan, or mixed case	A "mostly vegan" case
[bakes]	Named bakes in the glass	One stamp for the case
[signer]	Person who opens one cloche before open	A card nobody checked against the recipe
[markets]	US / EU / UK / both	One climate line per market

Brief: "Scope: [scope]. Bakes: [bakes]. Signer: [signer]. Markets: [markets]. If the scope is unknown, pause. No whole-case vegan stamp. No pastry-sale %."

1. Day 1: List the bakes for tomorrow. Fill [scope] and [bakes].
2. Day 2: Print the cards. Spell vegan. Strip slogans.
3. Day 3: Match the menu board to those cards.
4. Day 4: Open one cloche with a person who did not write the cards.
5. Day 5: Log [overclaim] from the case that was open.
6. Day 6: Edit [bad_board] so the next board matches the cards.
7. Day 7: Run the 10-check log before the doors open.

Frequently asked questions

Should a cafe mark the pastry case vegan when only some items are?

Card each bake vegan as packed, not vegan, or mixed. Spell the word vegan. Do not stamp the whole case vegan, and do not invent a pastry-sale percentage.

Is a letter V enough on the tent card?

No. V, VG, VE, and PB get mixed up with vegetarian and plant-based. Print the word vegan, or pause.

May the card say guests can make it vegan by skipping the glaze?

No. If honey, butter, egg, milk, or a shared tong is on that bake, the mark is not vegan or mixed. Name the items.

What if the board still says the case is vegan?

Edit the board before the next open. The card does not repeat a line the bakes do not match.

What do we measure if not a pastry-sale percentage?

Cards that overclaimed, and board lines that still disagree with the bakes.