Menu Allergen and Calorie Settings

Overview

Eaters rely on menu details to make informed choices about what they can and cannot eat. If a menu item contains an allergen that an eater is allergic to, it can put their health at risk.

Within the Menus App on the Otter Dashboard, restaurants can add allergen and nutrition information to every item on their menu— allowing them to stay in compliance with possible regulations and keep their customers safe.
 


Adding Allergen and Calorie Information

Within the Otter Dashboard, allergen, dietary restrictions, and calorie information can be added for each menu item. 

Steps to add allergen, dietary restriction, and calorie information:


 

Step Process Image
1 From the Otter Dashboard, click Apps > Menus.
Menus App
2

Select the menu you’d like to edit.

Click on the menu item you’d like to edit.

 

Menu Item Select
3 Scroll to the Dietary facts section of the Edit Item page.
Dietary Facts Section
4

Select allergen(s) from the Allergens drop-down. 

Multiple allergens can be selected per item.

Note: When selecting an allergen, choose whether the item contains the allergen or is free of the allergen.

Allergens Drop-down
5

Select from Dietary Restrictions drop-down.

Multiple restrictions can be checked per item.

Dietary Restrictions Drop-down
6 Enter calories in the box under Calories (Kcal).
Calorie (Kcal) Input
7 Select the Servings amount that correlates to the Calories (Kcal) entered.
Calorie Serving Size
8 Click [Save] > [Confirm] to save item information edits.
Save Menu Item Edit
9

Click [Publish] to publish menu updates.

Select all locations and delivery channels you'd like to apply changes, then click [Publish menu].

Publish Button

 

Allergen VS Dietary Restrictions

Although allergens and dietary restrictions are different, some delivery platforms may group these together. Otter will allow you to select both allergens and dietary restrictions for a menu item. When your menu is published, Otter will take those selections made in Otter Menus and mirror the allergen and dietary selections available on that platform that best match. 
 

Example:

In the Otter Dashboard, you add the following Dietary facts to a veggie burger menu item:

Allergens
Dairy-free
Contains soybean

Dietary Restrictions
Vegan
Plant Based

DoorDash only has Dairy-free and Vegan available for dietary facts for menu items. So, when your Otter menu is published on DoorDash, the veggie burger will be labeled as Dairy-free and Vegan. Contains soybean and Plant Based labels would not show on the DoorDash menu. 

 


Editing Allergen and Calorie Information

To delete or edit dietary facts for a menu item, navigate to the Edit Item page for a menu item (step 1-3 above). From there, you can deselect allergens, uncheck dietary restrictions, and edit calorie information. 

Video Demo of Editing Menu Item Dietary Facts:


 

 


 

FAQs

Can I bulk update dietary facts for multiple menu items?


Currently, there is not an option to bulk update menu items dietary information. To add or edit calorie or allergen information, you need to individually update a menu item's details.

Do I have to add dietary facts to a menu item in order to publish my menu?


No— this is optional information to provide to customers to help make informed decisions about the food they’re ordering. 

 

 

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