MenuMax REVIEW

MenuMax is a complete, fully-automated and cloud-based back-of-the-house optimization system that provides businesses with all the tools they need to manage recipes and menus more efficiently. The software provides detailed nutrition information, allows accurately calculating food costs and makes it easier to plan and organize menus, which results in better profits and overall efficiency.

The system consists of several modules, including menu engineering, nutrition analysis, inventory management, food costing, messaging and sharing, guides importer and recipe vault/clipper/importer. These tools make every day operational tasks easier and enable businesses to focus more on their core services. The all-in-one recipe and menu management software not only ensures smooth flow of operations, but also enables businesses to share recipes with other restaurants in the chain as well as distributors.

MenuMax makes it easier to compile nutrition information and calculate food cost through its menu engineering tools, which provide accurate food cost and nutrition analysis for each plate served. Unlimited menu engineering allows restaurants to organize recipes/menus by category and helps them plan for limited time offers or other future events, while achieved menus can be reused or updated effortlessly. The system also offers unlimited nutrition analysis for each recipe with 27,000+ integrated ingredients from ESHA Nutrient DB for maximum accuracy. The nutrition analysis tools provide accurate nutrition analysis for both single recipe and full menu. MenuMax also complies with menu labeling laws and generates labels in several formats such as web sharing and printable format.  

The food costing tools analyze food costs according to changes in menus and help businesses maximize profits and reduce costs. The inventory management module allows customizing the inventory experience and makes it easier to organize products by category, location and so on. Detailed count sheets provide better visibility into operations, while detailed inventory reports provide insightful information into operational performance.  Recipes can be imported easily from various formats, including simple text format, Microsoft Word and ChecTec. The recipe clipper allows importing recipes from popular websites such as Plate, The Food Channel, Epicurious and more.

The sharing and messaging features include an inbox that allows businesses to share recipes and messages with other restaurants and distributors in the system. Notifications are also integrated into the system and allow restaurants to share their specials and other promotions. The recipe vault securely stores recipes with images and rich data, which are accessible from anywhere through the internet.

MenuMax offers a single enterprise pricing plan that costs $49.95/month. Setup fees vary depending on the number of recipes and setup support available to the user.

Here are the details:

5-star setup: $2500

• 200 recipes
• 90-day setup support
• 1-year access included

4-star setup: $2,000

• 100 rcipes
• 60-day setup support
• 1-year access included

3-star setup: $1500

• 50 recipes
• 30-day setup support