In this article, you will find more information about how to use the ingrediënts feature
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Where to add the ingredients?
You can add your ingredients in the purchasing tab. You will find the tab left in the menu.
How to add the ingredients?
You can add ingredients in 2 ways.
In large quantities:
You can add ingredients in large quantities by using an Excel sheet.
To do this, you can use the following format:Once you've added all the ingredients in the correct columns, you can go back to Catermonkey and go to the purchasing tab.
In the top right corner, you will find an arrow pointing up and down. Click on the arrow pointing up.
Once you click on the arrow, you can upload your excel sheet.
After you've uploaded your excel, you will have to link the columns with the right Catermonkey field. You can click on -- Column ignore -- to choose from the dropdown.
When you have linked all the columns, you can click on "Start importing".
After the import is done, you can see that all the ingredients are added.
By hand
You can also add ingredients by going to the purchasing tab, and click on "New ingredient".
Here you can fill in the information about the ingredient. After filling in the information, you can click on "Save changes" below.
What are the different input fields?
You have a few different input fields. Below you will find an explanation for them:
Name
The name of the ingredient (for example: Granulated sugar)
Supplier
Where you purchase/order the ingredient (for example: Bidfood)
Article numer
The article number of the ingredient (for example: 1000234)
Cost per packaging
How much the ingredient costs (for example: a package sugar is €0.99)
Number per package
How much the package weights/contains (for example: a package of sugar is 1 kg/1000 grams)
Unit measurement
The unit of measurement could be grams, kg, liters, milliliters (for example: a package of sugar, the unit measurement is grams)
So how do you fill in the input fields for a package of sugar (1kg)?
Simple:
How to add the ingredients to products?
You can add the ingredients to products by going to your assortment. Here you can search or add a food - product.
In the food product, you can go to the ingredients tab:
Here you can search the ingredients you have added. If you have forgotten to add an ingredient, you can also add a new one.
After you've added the ingredients, you can put in how much you need for the product.
(for example: for a brownie, you will need 200 grams of sugar):
What can you do after you've added the ingredients?
You can create purchasing lists from orders to see how much you will need to purchase. This is called the shopping list, and you can find the button in the agenda tab.
You can also create a recipes list to see what and how you will need to make the products. You will find the recipes list next to the shopping list
This feature will save you a lot of time on purchasing ingredients. No more handwritten lists, or spending hours counting how much you will need. Everything is calculated instantly!
If you have any questions regarding this feature, please contact us.
With kind regards,
Catermonkey Team 🍌