Menus API

preparing for menu integration with ezcater ezcater is excited to connect your content systems with ezcater’s menu catalog these pages will help you prepare your menu content in order to make the project move quickly please review the following guidelines to prepare your menu to be integrated with ezcater menu structure ezcater has a specific structure for modeling menus information is primarily organized into categories, items, options, and choices here is a bit more information about each element of the ezcater menu structure categories sections that group items, options and choices together the category includes elements such as the name, description, and the order categories will be presented in see appendix a category names & order https //docs google com/document/d/1fizmjoklwuwncx y1tknosxs7jibofq qdksszckzxm/edit#bookmark=id 622u26mmwefa for additional information items these are typically the items you sell item images are supported options a group of choices or item modifier selections choices the individual selections available for a given option please note nested items or options are not supported at this time therefore, you may need to prepare an ezcater specific menu or make modifications to your existing menu to remove nesting ezcater specific field configurations "serves (# of people)" a numeric field identified as being specific to catering the field allows a customer to identify the number of people participating in an event catering partners use this numeric value to describe how many people a large tray or bowl serves dietary tags describe qualities of an item or choice related to labeling if an item qualifies under a specific tag (ex “vegetarian”) only if certain option choices are selected, then the option choices that qualify should also be tagged accordingly values include award , gluten free , halal , healthy , kosher , popular , spicy , star , vegan , vegetarian packing tags identifies whether the item is individually wrapped drink/dessert tags these values are specifically used for upsell opportunities please ensure all beverage and dessert items are tagged accordingly utensil tags for items and option choice representing utensils, please tag the entity as “utensil” see appendix b https //docs google com/document/d/1fizmjoklwuwncx y1tknosxs7jibofq qdksszckzxm/edit?tab=t 0#bookmark=id v7candikincz for additional information tax categories values stored by menu items describing the avalara tax classifications the classification is used by ezcater to look up tax rates and charge taxes per order tags used to classify how a given item is taxed values include bakery items , cakes and pies , candy , chips and snacks , coffee tea milk , dressings and condiments , exempt , ice cream , miscellaneous , non soda drinks , prepared food , sandwiches , soda , water uom a set of values used to describe the quantity required of a given item quantityunit a uom for ordering items default to item if needed values include bar , bottle , bowl , box , buffet , cake , can , carafe , dozen , foot , full pan , gallon , half gallon , half pan , item , kit , liter , package , pan , person , pie , piece , pint , pizza , platter , pound , quart , roll , six pack , skewer , slider , taco , tray , twelve pack , two liter menu requirements per ezcater’s equal price guarantee https //catering ezcater com/en/help/what are the pricing requirements for my menu , which is agreed to by all caterers in the terms & conditions of the platform (or signed msa if applicable), you agree that the pricing you provide us for menu items, service and other fees to display on your ezcater pages for a given location will match the lowest prices and fees you charge customers through your or any other website or online channel for substantially similar offerings at that location ezcater cannot sell items for higher than the lowest advertised price online ezcater requires all items to have a price greater than zero please don’t forget the utensils! ezcater’s core customer base is people and groups at work who often need forks, napkins, and plates you can add utensils for a fee as items or you can provide free utensils as options/choices ezcater does require utensils to be added to menu items with limited exceptions see appendix b ezcater integrated plates / napkins / utensils https //docs google com/document/d/1fizmjoklwuwncx y1tknosxs7jibofq qdksszckzxm/edit#bookmark=id v7candikincz for additional information and examples