Prepsheets Help Centre

Step-by-step guides to get you from new account to costed, labelled, prep-ready recipes.

Getting started

Create your account & set up your organisation

Start your free 14-day trial, confirm your email, and configure your organisation — wastage, margin alerts and shelf-life defaults.

⏱ 5 min

Log in without a password & set a new one

Forgotten your password? Use a magic link sent to your email, then save a new password in your account settings.

⏱ 2 min

Set up your company

Set up your VAT / tax rates

Add your VAT bands so every recipe shows the correct split between tax and the margin you keep.

⏱ 3 min

Invite your team & set roles

Add staff with Viewer, Editor or Admin access, so the right people can view, edit or manage recipes.

⏱ 2 min

Add-ons & billing

Understand your free trial and the optional modules: Labelling, Preplists and Labour.

⏱ 3 min

Connect your integrations

Link Prepsheets to your EPOS (Square), label printer (DateCodeGenie), stock system and digital menus.

⏱ 3 min

Your suppliers

See all your suppliers, managed vs local, and store contact details for online-ordering integrations or reference.

⏱ 3 min

Your default settings

Set your organisation basics — wastage, margin alert and default shelf lives — in one place.

⏱ 2 min

Ingredients

Add ingredients from the managed database

Bring in verified supplier products complete with prices, allergens and nutrition — no manual data entry.

⏱ 3 min

Bulk upload supplier ingredients by CSV

Just product codes and prices — Prepsheets fills in descriptions, allergens and nutrition from the managed database.

⏱ 10 min

Add a local ingredient

Honey from a local farm or buys from Lidl? Create your own suppliers, verify allergens, and pull nutrition from Open Food Facts.

⏱ 3 min

Bulk upload local supplier ingredients by CSV

Use the Full Import Template to bring in a whole local supplier's range at once, from suppliers outside the managed database.

⏱ 15 min

Recipes

Create & cost your first recipe

Add ingredients, organise into steps, and get instant costing, calories, VAT-aware margin and automatic allergens.

⏱ 10 min

Batch recipes & sub-recipes

Portion bulk cooking with batch recipes, and reuse sauces and sides as sub-recipes across your menu.

⏱ 4 min