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Add recipes for items you buy and sell as is

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

Give pastries, bottled drinks and other items you resell a one-line recipe, so they have a cost and get used up when they sell.

Steps

1
On the web, go to Inventory > Menu & Recipes and find the item (Croissant) with Search menu items at the top.
2
Click + Recipe in the item's Recipes column (or click its name).
3
Click + Add Ingredient / Recipe, pick the ingredient you buy, and enter 1 each (1 croissant, 1 bottle).
4
Check the line's Cost matches what you pay for one, then click Create recipe at the top right.
5
Repeat for every item you resell as is.

Warning: Cost shows a case price? fix the ingredient's pack size, not the recipe. See Get pack sizes right.

Tip: Sold by the half dozen? enter 6 of the single item you buy and count. You don't need a new ingredient.

Each sale now uses up one of the item. Next: Add a recipe to a menu item for the things you make.

A bottled drink with no recipe sells all day at $0 cost and never gets used up, so your food costs look lower than they are.

Do I need a new ingredient for a dozen of something?+

No. In the recipe for the dozen, use 12 of the single item you already buy and count.

Do I need a recipe for items I just buy and resell (pastries, bottled drinks)?+

Yes. Without one the item shows $0 cost and never comes off your on-hand inventory. The recipe is just 1 of the item you buy.

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