Tech cards
Tech cards is where you define production costs: which products leave which storages when preparing menu items, business lunch options, and semi-finished products. FireMenu uses this data to move stock automatically during orders and kitchen production.
Menu structure (names, prices, categories, modifier labels) still lives under Main menu; the tech card covers composition and consumption only.
Requires Pro and Menu and product settings—the same credential as the product catalogue and menu editor.
How to open
In the sidebar under Settings, choose Tech cards.
Three tabs at the top:
| Tab | What you edit |
|---|---|
| Menu items | Production costs for menu items |
| Set menus | Costs for each option in business lunch slots |
| Semi-finished products | Output products and input costs for semi-finished recipes |
Menu items tab
A table of all menu items: image, name (with section/category subtitle), cost chips, modifiers and variations, and edit.
- Search by dish name.
- Category filter narrows the list.
- Without production costs shows items whose tech card is still empty.
- Click a product chip to open that product in the catalogue.
Edit opens the dish tech card:
- Costs of production — main product list for the item.
- Extra modifiers and Presentation options (when defined in the menu) — separate cost tables per name, in collapsible blocks.
- Additional delivery costs of production — only when delivery is enabled for the venue (e.g. packaging).
Each table: component, storage, quantity, optional packaging toggle; Add component; Add a storage from the storage picker.
Save with Save changes in the tech card dialog.
Editing from the menu item form
In Main menu, the Menu item dialog has Edit tech card. It opens the same window, but changes apply to the dish form only after Done in the tech card and Save changes on the menu item.
Set menus tab
Each row is one option in a business lunch slot (subtitle: lunch name / slot). Edit opens a tech card with Costs of production for that option.
Lunch structure (slots, names, prices, delivery visibility) is still configured on the Menu page—see Business lunches.
Semi-finished products tab
The list and cards moved here from a separate menu item. Full field reference: Semifinished settings.
Typical issues
- Ingredients not written off — confirm the tech card has components with quantity above zero and storages selected.
- No delivery block in the tech card — enable delivery in venue settings.
- Zero cost in reports — fill tech cards; use Without production costs to find gaps.
See also
- Main menu
- Semifinished settings
- Semifinished production
- Business lunches
- Financial reports — item report and cost price