Introduction
Using Menu Hub, you can create, edit and administrate your company menus as well as printing out recipe cards, cookbooks and allergen/nutrition reports.
Assumptions
You have the Menu Hub permissions.
Where to find this
From Head Office > Recipe Manager > Menu Hub
Step by Step Guide
On the landing page you will be presented with the 4 options below:
Manage Menu Categories
Menu Template Designer
Create a Menu
Menu Cycles
The Menu Library is displayed beneath those options
Menu Library
Here you will see a list of the menus you have access to. Using the search bar, found above the list of menus, you can search by name, reference, outlet or brand by typing that into the search field and clicking on the magnifying glass. If you would like to include archived menus in your search place a tick in the 'Include Archived' box found above the search bar.
Once your results have been displayed, you can sort each column by clicking on the column header name. You can change the number of results per page by selecting the number in the Show Entries dropdown and you can scroll through the pages at the bottom. Click on the column header name to sort.
The column headings are:
Name = Menu Name
Reference = Internal reference of your choice
Owner = who created the menu, Head Office or the Outlet
Type = Menu Plan or Single Menu
Created = Date created
Last Updated = Date menu updated
Actions:
Copy - copy a menu, Print - print a menu, Cookbook - create a cookbook, Allergen Report, Nutrition Report, for the menu.
Manage Menu Categories
In this section you can create the categories you want listed in your menus. You can have as many as you like.
Click on the Manage Menu Categories box, you will be presented with the screen below. Click on the +button (highlighted in yellow), you will be able to enter the Category Name, Description, Order (to set the order the category will appear in your menus, starting with 1) and Type (i.e Main, Starter etc,) then click on Save. To edit a category simply click on it, amend and save.
Menu Template Designer
Menu Templates are used for displaying menus in a given layout. For example, you could create a standard menu template, and then a Special Sunday lunch template with a different design. Any menu can be loaded into any template. The template is used to manage colours, fonts, sizing and the general look and feel of the menu.
To create a new template, click on the + button (highlighted in yellow on the image below). Enter your template name, this will create a tab with that name. Add your criteria to the design tool and select Save to store the changes.
To edit an exsiting template, click on the template name, make the required changes and click on Save to store the changes.
Create a Menu
To create a new menu, click on Create a Menu. A Menu Details box will appear. Type in the menu Name, Description, Reference and select whether it is a single standalone menu or part of a menu plan by clicking on the appropriate radio button. Click on Save.
The page below will be displayed:
To start adding items to your menu, select the '+ Add a category to get started' button. Choose a category from the dropdown, click on Select. Now you need to add the dishes to that category by clicking on the '+ Add Menu Item' button. A pop-up window will appear where you can search for the dish/dishes you would like to add. You can search by Name, Reference, Category or Tags. In the example below we have searced for 'Burger', the search results are displayed for you to choose from. You will see the dish information to help you make your decision. Click on the green ADD button against the dish you would like to add to the menu, then click on Done.
Once you have added the dish to your menu, it will be displayed within it's assigned Menu Category. You will see the Price & GP%, Allergen and Nutritional information.
When in the menu, you have the options below:
Supper - this shows as the menu description
Date - this is the date the menu was created on and by who
Return to hub - click on this to take you back to the main menu area
Download - clicking here gives you the option to choose PDF from which you can apply the template to print the menu OR choose the CSV option to print the menu costs
Cookbook - clicking on Cookbook generates a PDF containing all the dish information, along with preparation/cooking instructions (if included)
Nutrition - clicking on this gives you a report on the nutritional values for all dishes included in the menu. You can view/print this in a PDF format or download it to a CSV spreadsheet
Allergens - clicking on this gives you a report on the allergens information for the dishes included in the menu. You can view/print this in a PDF format or download it to a CSV spreadsheet
Dish - clicking on this takes you to the dish page in Recipe Manager
Recipe Card - clicking on this generates a PDF of recipe
Label - clicking on this takes you to Label Manager to create a label for this recipe
Bin - clicking on this removes the dish from the menu
Nutrition - you can choose to show the nutrition by Portion or per 100g
+ Add Menu Item - click on this to add another dish to the menu
Remove Category - click to remove the category
Availability - click here to assign the menu to the required Outlets
Edit Menu - click here to edit the menu name, description etc.
Archive Menu - click here to Achive the menu
Copy Menu - click here to make a copy of the menu
Notice the 'HeadOffice' in grey, this shows that it has been created by Head Office