Sale label creation and printing

Summary

🏷️ Sale Label Setup: Sale labels are used for pre-packaged food in compliance with Natasha’s Law, detailing ingredients and highlighting allergens.

🛠️ Creating and Editing Labels: Create categories and products, input ingredients, and highlight allergens on the device or in the backoffice.

🖨️ Printing Options: Choose label size, add best before dates, batch codes, and print the labels with customized content.

Detailed Step-by-Step Summary: Sale Label Creation and Printing

Introduction to Sale Labels

• Purpose of Sale Labels: Sale labels are designed to comply with Natasha’s Law for prepackaged food sold directly to consumers. These labels must display a full ingredients list, with allergens highlighted.

Step 1: Setting Up the Device

• User Profile Selection: Log in using a profile with permissions to add and edit products, such as a Super User or Manager. User Managers and Print Only profiles do not have these permissions.
• Navigating to Sale Tab: Switch to the “Sale” tab where sale labels are managed.

Step 2: Creating a Category

• Adding a New Category: If starting fresh, click the plus button to create a new category. For example, you could create a “Sauces” category.

Step 3: Creating a Product

• Product Name and Ingredients: Enter the product name, such as “Tomato Sauce.” List ingredients, and if an allergen needs highlighting, you can click the B for bold or put "**" either side of the text. We would recommend creating all products in the backoffice where possible, as it is easier to paste in full ingredients list with a computer keyboard. 
• Create Product: Click create product, and this will save it for future use.

• Setting Print Options: Before printing, you can adjust the number of labels, override expiry dates, or add batch codes. You can also include additional details like the weekday prefix to the date.
• Label Preview: Once printed, the label will display the product name, expiry date, print date and time, storage location, allergens, batch codes, and user initials.

• On-Device Edits: You can edit products directly on the device by pressing and holding the product name. Changes such as removing ingredients are saved immediately.
• Editing Restrictions: Be aware that products shared across multiple devices may have editing restrictions to prevent changes that could affect other users. If your category / product has a lock symbol in the bottom right of the box, this means it is managed on the backoffice web portal and you will need to ask a member of the kitchen admin team to make changes for you. This applies to all user types on the device if a category is locked.

By following these steps, you can effectively create, customize, and print sale labels that meet your business’s specific needs. The flexibility in setting expiry dates, adding allergens, and customizing content ensures that your labels provide all necessary information accurately and efficiently.