Types of Menus and Packages

Several types of menus and packages exist. Each type defines how the menus or packages belonging to that type are priced.

• Menu Per Person. This menu type provides for one menu for each person. This type can be a set menu, which has a fixed price for each person. Alternatively, this type can be a split menu, which has a variable price for each person, depending on the items selected.

• Package Per Person. This package type provides a fixed price for each person where individual item prices are not broken out.

• Package Each. This package type provides a fixed price for a quantity of 1 of the package, regardless of the number of people.

• Package Item Price. This package type provides a variable price for each person where individual item prices are broken out.

Each menu and package type has pricing rules that are specific to that menu or package type. In the case of a Package Per Person, a Package Each, and a Menu Per Person that is a set menu, there is a set price for the parent product. A customer pays that set price regardless of which child products are included.

In the case of Package Item Price, however, the parent package does not have a set price. Pricing is based on the items in the package and how many of the items the customer orders. For example, the price of a cash bar that includes various beverages is based on the quantity of each child product that is ordered. Similarly, for a Menu Per Person that is a split menu, the price of the parent menu varies according to the items ordered. For example, a split menu might offer a choice of steak or chicken. Depending on the choice, this menu has two different prices.