Manage Canteen Categories and Menu Items
Create categories and add menu items with prices and stock before they can be sold at checkout.
For School administrators, Staff. Updated 2026-08-08.
Overview
Canteen categories and menu items follow the same setup pattern as bookstore: create categories first, then add items with a price and stock level, marking each Active or Inactive. Stock intake, corrections, returns, and waste are tracked separately on the Stock Updates page (see the separate Canteen Stock Updates article).
Before you start
- Enable the Canteen feature
Steps
- Open Canteen > Category Setup and create categories
- Open Menu Items and add items with price and stock
- Set each item's status to Active when ready to sell it
Common problems
A menu item does not appear at checkout
Confirm the item is active, belongs to a category, and has available stock if stock is tracked.