Modify your companies food menu.

This guide provides information on modifying your companies food menu.

The Craft Beer Updates menu system allows you to manage an extensive food list that can be included in customer updates and online or custom printed menus.

The following instructions may only be performed when you are logged into the Craft Beer Updates Administration Center.

Logging on: using your web browser, navigate to http://craftbeerupdates.com/index.php/login

Add and display new food item

Use this feature to immediately add a food item and have it visible to your customers and displayed on printed menus.

• • Using the menus along the top of the web page, select Menus and then Food. The food list is now displayed.
  • Using your mouse, click on any one of the existing food items and select New from the following pop-up.

• A screen will be displayed where you may enter all information related to your food item.
• Ensure that you have selected ‘y’ in the section labeled ‘Available’. Selecting ‘y’ will display the food item in menus.
• When all edits are completed, you may select the OK button at the bottom of the data entry screen. Alternatively, if you may select the APPLY AND ADD NEW button to add another food item.

Editing details of an existing food item

Use this feature to change details of an existing food item.

• Using the menus along the top of the web page, select Menus and then Food. The full food list is now displayed.
• Using your mouse, click on the food item you wish to edit and select Edit from the following pop-up. 
• A screen will be displayed for the selected food item.
• Update information where needed.
• Select the OK button at the bottom of the data entry screen when complete.

Hide an existing food item

Use this feature to hide an existing food item from being displayed to customers or being included on printed menus.

• Using the menus along the top of the web page, select Menus and then Food. The full food list is now displayed.
• Using your mouse, click on the food item you wish to hide and select Edit from the following pop-up. 
• A screen will be displayed for the selected food item.
• Change the section labeled ‘Available’  from ‘y’ to ‘n’. Changing the value to ‘n’ (NO) will stop the food item from being displayed in menus.
• Select the OK button at the bottom of the data entry screen when complete.

Add food item now and show it to customers later

Use this feature if you wish to add a food item now but not display until later. By adding the item now you can save time later by simply marking the food item active later.

• Follow the instructions for ‘Add and display new food Item’
• Ensure the section named ‘Available’ is ‘n’.
• Select the OK button at the bottom of the data entry screen when complete.

Delete a food item from your list (FOREVER)

Use this feature when a food item is no longer being used, now or in the future.

WARNING: deleting a food item will remove it from the Craft Beer Updates system and it cannot be brought back.

• Using the menus along the top of the web page, select Menus and then Food. The full food list is now displayed.
• Using your mouse, click on the food item you wish to edit and select Delete from the following pop-up. 
• A new screen will be displayed asking Are You Sure? Select Delete.