What is recipe management?
Recipe management means every recipe of your restaurant is in one place, in one fixed format, and everyone in the kitchen uses the same version. It is not about fancy software but about agreements: where it is, who may change it and how you find it.
Step 1: gather what you have
Do not start with an empty system. Collect your Word files, PDFs and notes and import them in one go. A recipe app that recognises recipes itself saves weeks of retyping.
Step 2: choose a structure
Pick a structure that fits your restaurant: by section, by menu, or base recipes separate from dishes. Keep it simple; you can always expand later. Examples are in our article on organising recipe folders.
Step 3: decide who may do what
Agree who may change recipes, usually the chef and sous-chef, and let the rest of the kitchen team view. That prevents three versions of the same sauce.
Step 4: make it easy in the kitchen
Recipe management only works if it is faster in the kitchen than the old note. Recipes must open on a phone, in large text, and a whole folder must print in one go.
Several restaurants or locations
Running several restaurants or a catering arm? Create a shared folder per location, with the same base recipes in it. A change to the base is then right everywhere at once.
Savour is built for recipe management in professional kitchens: import, organise, share with your kitchen team and print.