The Eats365 POS allows you to create individual vendor accounts to manage separate menu items, pricing, workflows, and generate specific reports for each restaurant in a food court. When a vendor account is created, you can customize the account to restrict access and only see their own restaurant’s data and menu items.

In this article, you’ll learn how to add a vendor account under the same a food court organization. 

For more information about creating menu items for each vendor, refer to Set up unique menus for each food court vendor (Food Court).

Add a vendor

To add a vendor, follow the steps below: 

1. Log in to the Merchant Portal.
2. On the left panel, click on Menu Setup. Then, select Vendor.
3. At the top right, click on + Vendor.
   
4. To allow the restaurant to receive online orders, enable In Operation.
   Note: When this option is disabled, the vendor won’t be able to accept online orders. Customers can browse the menu but won’t be able to place their orders.
5. To show the menu on the order-taking screen, enable Show on Menu .
6. Upload an image for the vendor account.
7. Enter the vendor name and description per language.
   Note: You must enter a default vendor name and description. This becomes available in whatever language the POS app is using. To add more languages, click on Add Language. 
   
8. Enter the vendor name that will appear on Eats365 Marketplace, if applicable.
9. Enter the restaurant address and phone number.
10. Set the date and time when the restaurant is in operation.
    
11. Select the cuisine type offered by the vendor.
12. Click on the Included Categories tab. Then, select the categories that apply to the vendor. For more information on how to create categories, refer to Set up and manage a Category.
    Note: Once a category has been selected, it can no longer be assigned to another vendor. A category can only be assigned to one vendor at a time.
13. Click on the Permissions tab. Then, set up staff roles and application permissions.
    
14. At the top right, click on Save to confirm.