How to create a recipe

You need Stock permission to create a recipe. 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 before you can create a recipe.
For best practice stock item setup please take a look at our item grid.
This article offers the technical detail on how to create a recipe in Loaded for broader information on recipe creation you can view our blog article here.

To access head to Stock and then Manage, Recipes.

There are two main types of recipes you’ll want to enter into Loaded

Component recipes - Prepped recipes you make on site that go into plated recipes that you serve to customers
Plated recipes - All stock items and component recipes that go into one serving of each menu item.

To add either of those, follow the steps below,

Click on the blue Add Recipe button - this will bring you to a blank template
Enter the name of the recipe
In the Makes section enter the amount the recipe will create when finished.
If you would like to include this recipe in your stocktake then tick the stocktake button
In the add recipe line add all of the ingredients that go into the recipe
Edit the quantity and, if relevant, the unit.
You can add a photo of how the item should look, click on the photo icon and upload a photo from your computer
You can also click on the text box at the bottom of the page and enter instructions for how to make the recipe
Once you’re happy with the details you have entered click on the blue Create button