Mastering Menu Management: How to Enable or Disable Popular and Featured Items with Toast POS

Running a successful restaurant involves more than just great food and excellent service. It’s also about how you present your menu items to attract customers and maximize sales. With Toast POS, managing your menu has never been easier, especially when it comes to highlighting popular and featured items. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to enable or disable these key features in your Toast POS system.

Why Highlight Popular and Featured Items?

Highlighting popular and featured items on your menu can significantly boost sales and improve customer experience. Popular items are those that sell the most, while featured items are those you want to promote, such as seasonal specials or high-margin dishes. By making these items stand out, you guide customers towards choices they are more likely to enjoy and purchase.

Enabling Popular Items

1. Access Your Toast Dashboard

2. Navigate to Menu Management

Go to the “Menus” section. Here, you’ll find all the tools you need to manage your menu items.

3. Identify Popular Items

Use Toast’s analytics to identify which items are selling the most. You can find this data under the “Reports” section.

4. Highlight Popular Items

Select the items you want to mark as popular. You’ll see an option to highlight these items. Toggle the switch to “Enable” to make them stand out on your digital menu.

5. Save Your Changes

Don’t forget to save your changes. Your customers will now see these items highlighted as popular, making them more likely to order them.

Disabling Popular Items

1. Access Your Toast Dashboard

2. Navigate to Menu Management

Again, head to the “Menus” section.

3. Select the Popular Items

Identify the items you previously marked as popular.

4. Disable Highlighting

Toggle the switch to “Disable” for those items. This will remove the highlight from your digital menu.

5. Save Your Changes

Save your changes to update your menu.

Enabling Featured Items

1. Access Your Toast Dashboard

2. Navigate to Menu Management

Go to the “Menus” section.

3. Choose Your Featured Items

Decide which items you want to feature, such as new dishes or seasonal specials.

4. Highlight Featured Items

Select these items and toggle the switch to “Enable” under the featured items section.

5. Save Your Changes

Ensure you save your changes so the featured items are updated on your menu.

Disabling Featured Items

1. Access Your Toast Dashboard

2. Navigate to Menu Management

Head back to the “Menus” section.

3. Select the Featured Items

Identify the items currently marked as featured.

4. Disable Highlighting

Toggle the switch to “Disable” for those items.

5. Save Your Changes

Save your changes to update your menu.

Tips for Effective Menu Management

Regularly Update Popular and Featured Items: Customer preferences change, and so should your menu highlights. Regularly review your sales data and adjust accordingly.

Use High-Quality Images: Visual appeal can significantly impact customer choices. Ensure your popular and featured items have attractive images.

Promote Your Highlights: Use social media and in-house promotions to draw attention to your popular and featured items.

By effectively managing your popular and featured items with Toast POS, you can enhance your customers’ dining experience