Allergens

Allergens help you label menu items with common food sensitivities. When customers browse your menu, they can see which allergens are present in each dish — keeping them informed and your restaurant compliant.

What Are Allergens?

Allergens are tags you create at the chain level and assign to individual menu items. Each allergen has a name and an icon so customers can quickly identify them. Common examples include Gluten, Dairy, Peanuts, Shellfish, and Eggs.

Because allergens are chain-level, every location in your chain shares the same set of allergens.

The 14 Major Allergens

Most food safety regulations recognize these 14 major allergens:

1. Gluten — Found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats
2. Dairy — Milk and milk-based products
3. Eggs — Eggs and egg-derived ingredients
4. Fish — All species of fish
5. Shellfish — Crustaceans like shrimp, crab, and lobster
6. Tree Nuts — Almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, etc.
7. Peanuts — Peanuts and peanut-derived products
8. Soy — Soybeans and soy-derived products
9. Sesame — Sesame seeds and sesame oil
10. Sulfites — Often found in wine, dried fruits, and preservatives
11. Mustard — Mustard seeds, powder, and prepared mustard
12. Celery — Celery stalks, leaves, seeds, and celeriac
13. Lupin — Lupin seeds and lupin flour
14. Mollusks — Clams, mussels, oysters, squid, and snails

You are not limited to these — you can create any allergen that makes sense for your menu.

Creating an Allergen

1. Go to Restaurant → Allergens
2. Click Create allergen
3. Upload an icon (PNG, JPG, SVG, or WebP — max 2 MB)
4. Enter the allergen name (e.g., "Gluten", "Dairy", "Peanuts")
5. Click Save

The allergen is now available to assign to any menu item across all your locations.

Editing an Allergen

1. Go to Restaurant → Allergens
2. Find the allergen you want to edit
3. Click the edit button on its row
4. Update the name or upload a new icon
5. Click Save

Changes apply everywhere the allergen is used.

Deleting an Allergen

1. Go to Restaurant → Allergens
2. Click the delete button on the allergen you want to remove
3. Type the allergen name to confirm deletion

Assigning Allergens to Menu Items

1. Go to Restaurant → Menus and select a location
2. Open the menu item you want to edit (or create a new one)
3. Navigate to the Allergens section
4. Select the allergens that apply to this item
5. Save the menu item

Each allergen appears as a card with its icon and name. Simply click to select or deselect.

Searching and Sorting

The allergens list supports:

• Search — Filter allergens by name
• Sort — Order by newest, oldest, or alphabetically (A–Z / Z–A)