A recipe is defined for each menu item containing all inventory items and the quantity of each item used to prepare and package the item. The recipe for any regular menu item, regular menu modifier, bar menu item, bar menu modifier, pizza size, pizza style, or pizza ingredient can be edited by opening the menu item grid and clicking the barcode icon in the first column next to the item name. Pizza menu inventory uses a slightly different method of calculating the amount used and is described below.

 

The inventory icon shown below appears on the following grids and can be clicked to edit the menu recipe selected item:

 

 

 

 

 

 

When tracking inventory for a menu item, the menu item recipe should contain all of the inventory items required to produce 1 of the item.

 

For example, a hamburger menu recipe may include the following:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail items must also use a recipe for proper inventory. For example, a pack of chewing gum menu item must have a corresponding entry in the inventory items list. In general, the menu recipe will consist of a portion of a case.

 

For example, a menu recipe for a pack of chewing gum where 100 packs of gum are included in a single case may be similar to:

 

 

To enter a regular menu item recipe using the regular menu item editor, open the menu item in the recipe editor and click on the inventory tab. Select the inventory item from the drop-down list and enter the quantity used, using decimals if required. Click the Add/Edit button to add the inventory item to the recipe and update the database. To change the quantity, select the item again and enter the new quantity. Click Add/Edit again to update the quantity. The item can be permanently deleted by clicking the red Delete button on the right side of the current recipe list.

 

 

Click the Grid tab to view an alphabetically sorted list of all menu recipes grouped by menu item. This is convenient for quick changes to existing menu recipes. When a row is modified, press the enter key on the keyboard or change rows to commit changes to the database.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To enter a pizza menu item recipe using the pizza menu setup screen, click on the inventory tab. The Sizes tab is shown by default. Click the other tabs to view Styles or Ingredients. Select the inventory item from the drop-down list and enter the quantity used, using decimals if required. Click the Add/Edit button to add the inventory item to the recipe and update the database. To change the quantity, select the item again and enter the new quantity. Click Add/Edit again to update the quantity. The item can be permanently deleted by clicking the red Delete button on the right side of the current recipe list. For pizza ingredients, the quantity should be the average amount used among all pizza sizes.

 

Amigo Pos offers an unlimited number of pizza size/style/ingredient combinations. In order to keep accurate inventory, pizza style and ingredient usage is calculated based on a multiplier defined for each pizza size. Select one size as the base size. This size will be used to determine the "Amount Used" value in the recipe editor. For example, if an Extra Large Pizza is used as the base size, the inventory multiplier is 1. The example shown below listed the remaining inventory multipliers as a portion of the base size:

 

 

 

 

When entering menu recipes for pizza styles and ingredients, the value of the Amount Used field should be the amount used for the base size. In this example, the amount used is for the Extra Large Pizza. Suppose an Extra Large Pizza uses 3 oz pepperoni when pepperoni is not included and ordered as an extra ingredient. Based on the inventory multiplier shown above, a Small Pizza uses .75 oz pepperoni (3*.25) and a Sheet Pie uses 3.75 oz pepperoni.

 

 

 

Similarly, a Cheese & Pepperoni pizza style may use 2.5 oz of pepperoni and 3 oz cheese for an Extra Large Pizza, as shown below. A Large Cheese & Pepperoni pizza uses 1.875 oz pepperoni (2.5*.75) and 2.25 oz cheese (3*.75)

 

 

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