Create and Edit Menu Items
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Menu items are the products in your menu. Manage them under Menu → Products.
Create an item:
- Click + New item
- Fill in the fields (see table below)
- Click Save
Fields per item:
| Field | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Item name (e.g. "Caesar Salad") | Yes |
| Product group | Sets the accounting account and VAT rate | Yes |
| Price | Price in SEK (e.g. 189) | Yes, unless Open price |
| Open price | The POS asks for the amount at every sale | No |
| VAT | Inherited from the product group – not set per item | Set automatically |
| Menu group | Where the item appears in the POS and online. Main groups that have subgroups are listed but can't be selected – pick one of the subgroups | Yes |
| Emoji | Displayed on the product card in the POS | No |
| Image | Product image (shown in POS and guest ordering) | No |
| Cost price | Your cost – enables margin calculation | No |
| Ticket destination | Where the ticket is sent (Kitchen, Bar, Dessert) | No |
| Color | Background color on the product card | No |
| Internal note | Visible only to staff | No |
| Description | Visible to guests in online ordering | No |
| Favoritartikel (favorite item) | Shows the item on the Favorites tab in the POS. A new favorite is placed last – change the order under Meny → Menygrupper → Favoriter or with Ordna (arrange) in the POS | No |
| Available online | Whether the item may be sold in online ordering | No |
| Allergens | Select allergens (see separate article) | No |
The product group is required: it determines which account the sale is posted to and which VAT rate applies. You can't save an item without one, and you don't set VAT per product – VAT always follows the product group.
The menu group is required too: it determines where the item appears in the POS and in online ordering. Without a menu group you get the message Välj vilken menygrupp artikeln hör till. (choose which menu group the item belongs to). If the restaurant has no menu groups yet, type the group's name in the field and the menu group is created when you save the item.
Items without a fixed price: if you sell something whose price varies – a hotel night, the dish of the day, EV charging per kilowatt – turn on Open price. The price field locks and the POS asks for the amount at every sale instead. See the open price article for details.
Edit an item:
- Click on the item in the list
- Change the desired fields
- Click Save
Delete an item:
- Find the item under Meny → Produkter → Alla artiklar (menu → products → all items).
- Use the list’s removal action.
- Read the dialog and confirm Ta bort / arkivera (delete / archive). Used items may be archived to preserve sales history.
Tips:
- Set ticket destination right away – otherwise the item won't appear in the kitchen
- Use emojis to make the POS more visual and faster to navigate
- Internal notes can be used for cooking instructions for the kitchen
This feature is part of Vendion POS.
Curious how it looks in practice? Read more about the product or book a short demo.
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