Adding sales history to your menu items is key to menu optimization. Some items are profitable, but sell poorly. Other items are less profitable, but sell well. By considering item-level profitability and sales volume, Sysco Studio can help you determine which design a profitable menu.

In order to add sales history, you first need to enter all your menu items.

Once all items are entered, click on the sales tab to access the menu's sales history.

By default, the sales tab will be on last month. If you seek to enter sales history for a different month, use the back or forward controls in the UI.

Once you're on the right month, you can click Add alongside each item to enter the number of units sold. 

If your item has a Menu Price, adding the number sold will automatically calculate that item's total monthly revenue. If your item has both a Menu Price and a Plate Cost, adding the number sold will automatically calculate the items' total monthly revenue, and profit.

Lean more about the details of the calculations on the Sales tab.

Once you have added sales volume for all items in a category, you can look at the category's star chart to begin making design decisions, or you can use What If analysis to explore alternative pricing and sales scenarios.