Configure Menus for Bakeries or Coffee Shops

As a result, your Toast Online Ordering page and POS will show the Latte item like this:

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Coffee Modifiers & Guest Options

Option 1 - Modifier Groups for Shared Coffee Modifiers

Regardless of the choice made above for items and sizing, coffee shops can easily build modifier groups that are applicable to a menu group or subgroup (and all the items within them) or create a modifier group that is applicable to individual items. Generally, many Toast restaurants and coffee shops build modifier groups for all coffee drinks. If that's the case, you can separate modifier "types" into separate modifier groups if needed, or just have them all live within one modifier group. See both examples below:

Example 1: 

• Modifier Group - "Coffee Options". Modifiers include: Iced, Hot, Add a Shot ($0.50), Whole Milk, 2% Milk, Skim Milk, Extra Hot, Caramel, Vanilla)

Example 2:

• Modifier Group - "Temperature" (required). Modifiers include: Iced, Hot, Extra Hot
• Modifier Group - "Milk Options" (optional - force show). Modifiers include: Whole Milk, 2% Milk, Skim Milk
• Modifier Group - "Syrup Options" (optional - force show). Modifiers include: Caramel, Vanilla
• Modifier Group - "Additional Coffee Options (optional - force show). Modifiers include: Add a Shot

Regardless of how you set it up, remember that you can set the pricing for each individual modifier or you can set it for the modifier group as a whole. To learn more, see this Support Center article: Create and Manage Modifier Groups and Modifier Options. 

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Option 2 - Size Pricing for Coffee Modifiers

Size pricing on modifiers can be used by coffee shops when the cost of a modifier changes based on the menu item it is applied to, such as syrups. Size pricing can be used at the modifier group level or the individual modifier option level. 
 

• Modifier group level: All modifier options in this group use the same size-based prices. For example, all syrups in the Syrup Options modifier group cost $0.25 for an 8 oz Latte, $0.35 for a 12 oz Latte, and $0.50 for a 16 oz Latte. 
• Individual modifier level: Modifier options in a group can set their own size-based prices. For example, pumpkin syrup will cost $0.35 for an 8 oz Latte and $0.55 for a 16 oz Latte, while caramel syrup costs $0.25 for an 8 oz Latte and $0.35 for a 12 oz Latte. Note: If your restaurant sets up and uses individual modifier level size pricing, your guests through Toast Online Ordering will be able to add a small modifier option, such as syrup, to a 16 oz/large Latte, for example. 

To learn how to set up size pricing for modifiers, check out the Configure Size Pricing section of this Support Center article, Configure Special Modifier Pricing: Size and Sequence Pricing. Additionally, check out the Configure Size/Sequence Pricing section for an additional option for size pricing that incorporates the order in which the modifier is applied to the item. 

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Modifier Features to Incorporate in Your Coffee Menu

Regardless of the option selected above, use the features below and start offering your guest the option to multi-select, select two extra shots, and force a selection, for example. 
 

• Using existing modifier groups: Some items or groups may be able to re-use modifiers you have already built out in your menu. This is especially true if the same coffee modifiers should be used in each menu group or for each item. Learn more: Create and Manage Modifier Groups and Modifier Options.
• Required & optional modifiers: If a guest needs to make a selection for a modifier or rather it's optional, learn how to set it up in this Support Center article: Configure Modifier Behavior.
• Duplicate modifiers: By enabling duplicate modifiers, your guests will be able to select the same modifier multiple times. Learn more: Set Up and Use Same Modifier Selections.   
• Multi-select: With the option to multi-select, your guests will be able to select multiple modifiers, such as sauces. Learn more: Set Up and Use Modifier Multi-Select. 

Baker's Dozen and Bakery Boxes

With the multi-select and duplicate modifiers features, you can easily configure modifiers for items such as a bagel baker's dozen or bakery boxes where your guests can select multiple pastries for a set price. 
 

1. In Toast Web, create your modifier group and select the checkbox for Multi-select? (for more instructions, see Set Up and Use Modifier Multi-Select).
2. Select Save to create your new modifier group, then select the modifier group you just created to open the modifier details page.
3. In the Properties section, for the Required? setting, select Servers must make a selection for this group.
4. Use the drop-downs to select a Min # selections and Max # selections. You can make the min # and the max # the same (13, in this case) to force servers and guests to choose exactly the correct number of selections.
5. If you'd like to allow guests to choose the same modifier multiple times, such as a plain bagel, make sure to select By default, the same modifier can be added more than once in this group for the Duplicate Modifiers option. Learn more about duplicate modifiers in this Support Center article, Set Up and Use Duplicate Modifier Selections. 
6. In the Modifier Pricing Method section, for the Select where pricing is set setting, select No additional charge. If certain bagel flavors have an additional charge, select Additional charge - price is set on individual modifiers instead. In this case, you'd keep all bagels at $0 except for the flavor that has an additional cost.
7. Scroll down to the Modifiers table and create your modifiers. If you already have these bagels on your menu as individual items, select the down arrow next to the + Add button and select New Modifier from Existing Item. This will ensure any changes to price or inventory are kept consistent throughout your menu. 
   
   Any modifier that was already attached to the item will carry over as nested modifiers. If you'd like to edit those, select the Edit Item button. So if there's a cream cheese selection modifier group attached to the bagel item, it will also carry over as a nested modifier to this bagel group. To learn about creating a modifier from an existing item, check out this Support Center article, Create Modifiers From Items. 
   
   
8. Save and publish your changes.

Your POS and Toast Online Ordering page might look something like this: