Menus and recipes › Modifier recipes › Add packaging to drinks

Add packaging to drinks

Updated Nov 4, 2026 · 2 min read · For Owners, GMs and whoever owns the menu

Build one packaging set per cup size (cup, lid, sleeve, straw) and add it to each to-go drink, so cups and lids show in your food costs.

Steps

1
On the web, go to Inventory > Menu & Recipes, click Recipes on the left, then New Item at the top right.
2
Name it after the cup size (Paper 12 oz). Click + Add Ingredient / Recipe and add 1 cup, 1 lid, and 1 sleeve or straw.
3
Set Makes to 1, then click Create recipe. Repeat for each cup size.
4
Open each to-go drink or size variant, click + Add Ingredient / Recipe, and add the matching packaging set with a Usage of 1.
5
Click Save recipe. The drink's Unit Cost should go up by about the cost of one cup set.

Warning: One sleeve costs as much as a case? the ingredient is priced per case, not per single item. Fix its pack size first: Get pack sizes right.

Tip: Sold for here and to go? you can set Usage to your to-go share instead of 1 (0.7 if 70% of drinks leave the shop). If your POS has a To Go modifier, you can put the set on that modifier instead.

What happens next

Each sale now uses up cups, lids and sleeves in Kintow's expected inventory. See Build a sub-recipe with a yield for other shared parts.

Why it matters

Cups, lids and sleeves are part of what every to-go drink costs. Leave them out and your drinks look cheaper than they are, and you can't order cups against pars.

Common questions

How do I attach cups, lids, and sleeves without editing 100 recipes?+

Build one packaging set per cup size and add it to each to-go drink once. When a lid changes, you edit only the set.

How do I count cups when some drinks are for here?+

Add the packaging set at your share of to-go drinks, like 0.7 if 70% are to-go. To find your share, divide cups used by drinks sold over a week.

Was this helpful?

Modifier recipes Labor cost