How to Manage Your Menu Page in Prepped: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Prepped platform offers powerful features to manage your meal prep business efficiently. In this guide, we’ll explore how to manage and optimize your menu items, including assigning ingredients, setting custom macros, and creating product subscriptions. By following these steps, you can make your menu more organized and easier for customers to navigate.

Understanding the Menu Page

The Prepped menu page is where you can edit your menu items and make associations with modifiers, recipes, and ingredients. This feature helps you streamline menu management, whether you’re offering daily meals or subscription-based services.

Let’s dive into one menu item as an example: the Low Carb Burger Bowl.

Key Features of the Menu Page

1. Product Information and Settings

At the top of the menu page, you’ll see key fields such as:

• Product Image: The visual representation of your product, which appears on your app and website.
• Title: The name that customers will see.
• Status (Enabled/Disabled): You can choose to hide items from your menu until a specific time or date.
• Description: A brief description that appears on your website, offering an overview of the dish.
• Tax Exemption: For non-profit organizations, such as a 501(c), you can mark items as tax-exempt.
• Tags: Allow customers to filter and find items easily, such as “low-carb” or “vegetarian.”

2. Regional Pricing

With Prepped, you can set regional pricing. For instance, if you’re selling in Tampa Bay, you can set the price for the Low Carb Burger Bowl at $7, and customers in that area will see the corresponding price.

3. Prep Instructions

This section provides internal prep instructions for your kitchen staff. For example, the Low Carb Burger Bowl serves four people. You can also track the cost per serving, helping you manage expenses at the product level.

4. Customer Instructions and Shelf Life

Under customer instructions, you can provide reheating or serving tips (e.g., “Heat on medium-high for 1.5 minutes”). You can also set a shelf life that appears as an expiration date on the label, helping customers understand the product’s freshness.

5. Custom Macros

For businesses offering nutrition-based meals, the Prepped platform lets you set custom macronutrients. You can choose to manually enter macros or let the software calculate them based on the ingredients. This is particularly useful if you want precise control over what customers see.

6. Ingredient Management

Next, you’ll assign the specific ingredients that go into each dish. For instance, the Low Carb Burger Bowl includes ground beef. Prepped also calculates the macronutrients from the ingredients using FDC data, but you can manually override these values if needed.

7. Recipes and Modifiers

Prepped allows you to create and attach recipes and modifiers to products. For instance, if your burger bowl uses a recipe like “Amazing Sauce,” you can associate that with the product. Modifiers like “extra protein” can also be added, giving customers customization options.

8. Product Subscriptions

If you offer subscription-based services, you can easily convert a product like the Low Carb Burger Bowl into a subscription item. For example, you could rename it “Five Meals Weekly” and set a recurring schedule for delivery.

9. Shipping and Delivery

Lastly, Prepped allows you to manage shipping and delivery information, such as container dimensions and cut-off times. For meal prep companies that deliver weekly, you can set deadlines for customers to place orders for the following week’s delivery.

Final Thoughts

Managing your menu on the Prepped platform is simple yet comprehensive. From setting custom macros and assigning ingredients to offering subscription products, Prepped gives you the flexibility to run your meal prep business effectively. The real power lies in its integration with other features like recipes, modifiers, and pricing across regions. Now that you’ve mastered the menu page, it’s time to explore the next tutorial on managing ingredients and recipes!

By following these steps, you’ll be well on your way to creating an efficient, customer-friendly menu on Prepped that helps you scale your business.