Creating a New Food and Beverage Item

SnowCloud provides a straightforward process for creating and managing food and beverage items. Follow the steps below to set up a new F&B item in your SnowCloud environment.

Accessing the Item Creation Interface

  1. Start by logging into your SnowCloud account.

  2. From the left side navigation menu, click on Products, then on F&B Items.

    Screenshot of SnowCloud Dashboard - left navigation product F&B items
  3. You should now see a list of any existing items.

    To create a new food and beverage item, click on the plus icon at the top right of the screen.

    Screenshot of SnowCloud F&B Items screen - click plus icon to add new item

Configuring a New Item

Now that you know how to access the item creation interface, follow these steps to configure your new food and beverage item:

  1. Let’s start by adding a name. Using the Item Name field, enter the name of your new food or beverage item.

    Screenshot of SnowCloud F&B item creation screen - add new item name field
  2. Next, we’ll assign a SKU to the item. In the SKU field, enter a unique identifier for the item.

    Screenshot of SnowCloud F&B Items screen - add new item SKU field
  3. Using the Class dropdown, select the appropriate accounting GL class for the item. This ensures that sales of this item are properly categorized in your financial records.

    Screenshot of SnowCloud F&B Items screen - add new item class dropdown
  4. Optionally, you can use the Menu Description field to provide a detailed description of the item that will appear on menus.

    Screenshot of SnowCloud F&B Items screen - add new item menu description field
  5. Next, set the Price field to the standard selling price for the item, excluding tax or discounts.

    Screenshot of SnowCloud F&B Items screen - add new item price field
  6. Finally, click on the Save and Add Details button at the bottom right of the screen to create your new food and beverage item.

    Screenshot of SnowCloud F&B Items screen - click save and add details button

Now that the basics are out of the way, you can further customize your item by adding modifiers, images, and other details as needed. For more information on these options, refer to the Food and Beverage Item Settings Reference documentation.