How to create a composite product in Mews POS

A composite product in Mews POS is a product you sell to guests which is composed of one or more inventory tracked products, for example, a salad or sandwich. When you sell the composite product to your guests, Mews POS updates the stock of the inventory tracked products you use to create it. You can create a composite product for any drinks or food items you sell. You can also define dietary information to help staff answer guest questions with confidence.

 

To create a composite product from the Mews POS web dashboard:

1. Click Products.
2. Click   to add a new product.
3. In the New product side window, enter the following details:

• Tile label: This name is automatically generated but you can rename it. Mews POS displays the tile label in the Product list and in the Shortcut grid within the Mews POS Android app.
• Tile color: Click a tile color to select it or click Select a file to upload and add a custom image. This image is visible in the Shortcut grid within the Mews POS Android app. Note: Mews POS recommends using a square 100x100 pixel image.
• Product name: Enter the name of the sellable product.
• Product category: Enter the category of the sellable product.
• Kitchen name: Enter an alternative name for your product. This name appears on printed bar or kitchen tickets.
• SKU: Enter the Stock Keeping Unit. It’s a unique code used to identify and track a specific product in your inventory, for example, different sizes or variations of the same item.
• Barcode: Enter the barcode of the product if applicable. 
• Shipping weight: Enter the shipping weight in kg. 
• Description: Enter a description for the product. 
• Allergens and dietary restrictions: Add relevant dietary details to the product. This helps staff quickly respond to guest questions. This information is also visible in the POS Android app during ordering.
• Sellable: Click the slider switch to make the product available for sale in the invoicing module on your smartphone or tablet. This enables the product as 'for sale' via the Mews POS Android application and digital ordering. When you enable it, multiple options are available to configure:

3. • Price: Enter the price you charge for the product. Note: Leave the price field empty to enable a variable price. When you enable a variable price, the price is entered at the time of sale.
   • Sell taxes: If the tax is calculated in the price, click the slider switch to enable a specific tax rate. Note: Under Settings, enable the All taxes are included in my prices slider switch. 
     

• • Saleable family: Click the drop-down to select which product family the product falls under.
  • Saleable subfamily: Click the drop-down to select which product subfamily the product falls under.
    
    
• Composite product: Click the slider switch to enable a composite product.
  
  

4. Click Add item to select a product from the drop-down menu. This adds a component. Note: You can type into the search bar to quickly locate products.
5. Click the drop-down menu to select the unit measurement, for example, box, piece, liter. Note: Mews POS displays all available units of measurement in the unit drop-down menu when you configure Inventory items with unit conversion.
6. Enter the quantity. Note: The system displays the quantity as 1 by default.
   
   

7. Optional: Click ADD COMPONENT to add additional components. Repeat steps 4 to 6 for additional components. Note: Click  to delete a component.

8. Total: Mews POS displays the component costs, the system determines this by the quantity of the inventory tracking product you add. The total represents the overall material cost of a single unit of the composite product configured. Note: Mews POS displays the individual component costs under each item.

9. Click SAVE.

You have now created a new composite product in Mews POS. The system tracks the inventory of all connected products when you sell the item, while giving staff clear visibility of relevant dietary information during service.