You need Stock permission to create a menu. If you don't have access to this module, ask someone with Managers permission to update your user permissions.
You need to create stock items and recipes before you can create a menu.
It's useful if you have completed your POS links prior to setting up Menus as this will give you a calculated cost of goods on all menu items, however it is not totally necessary as Menus also gives you the ability to enter your predicted sale price.
This article offers the technical detail on how to create a menu in Loaded for broader information on menu creation and costing you can view our blog article here.
To access head to Stock and then Manage, Menus.
The menu function is a helpful costing tool to use when updating your menu/specials. After you have added your recipes add them to menus using the following steps
Click Add Menu
Enter the menu name - IE Dinner Summer 2019
Input a menu group - IE Starters, click Ok
Add plated recipes in the Add Menu Item text box
Update the Working Price to the price you’d like to charge for the item
Your working COGS% will update as you change the price, please note the stock price is GST exclusive and the working price you enter should be GST inclusive. You can either rework your recipe or the working price until the COGS% is in line with your COGS target.
Once you’re happy, click Save
You can use the actions dropbox from here to view & edit the menu as well as printing the entire menu or the recipes within the menu
