Meals

In Meals you can set up meal times that are used to hide/reveal product availability based on time of day. Meal times can also be used as presets for running time-based reports.

Adding Meals

TIP: Meal periods are allowed to overlap and can share the same products.

To add a new meal:

• Click the Add Meal button
  • In Edit Meal panel:
    • Name -- Enter the name for the meal (e.g. Brunch)
    • Start Time / End Time -- Enter the first and last hour of the meal period
    • Select Days -- Select the active days for the meal period

To delete or edit the name and/or time for an existing meal, click Edit Details next to the meal name.

Edit Products

Select the products that are included in the meal using the toggles.

How Meals Work for Products (Timed Menus):

TIP: match Meal and OLO Hours to ensure a seamless transition for OLO users.

• Products that are not assigned to any meals are available in the menu at all times.
• Products in at least one meal will only be available within their active meal period(s).
• Products can be in multiple overlapping meal periods.
• Products outside their meal are greyed out on the POS and will require a manager's override to order.
• Products outside their meal are not visible in online ordering.
• (Chowly menu integration with meals upcoming but not currently released as of January 2023)

How to Use Meals to Filter Reports By Time

To use meals you have set up, go to Reporting > Reports

• Go to a report that allows "filtering by time"
• Click the Custom reporting range
• At the top of the report settings, you'll see your created meals, which can be used to automate the range for time-based filtering.