🍔 Combo Items — Bundles & Meal Deals
A Combo is a group of items sold together at one bundled price — like a fast-food “Meal”. Pick a main, choose your sides, and pay one price (often less than the items would cost individually). ORO POS lets you build combos with fixed pricing or with “upgrade” prices for premium choices.
Combo = “Buy these things together for one price.”
- 🍔 Burger Combo = Burger + Fries + Drink → $9.99 (instead of $12.47 separately)
- 🍕 Pizza Combo = Pizza + Wings + Soda → $15.99
- 🥗 Lunch Combo = Wrap + Salad + Tea → $8.49
🟦 What Does a Combo Look Like?
Imagine a customer wants the Burger Combo. Instead of ringing up each item separately:
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😩 Without Combo
3 separate buttons • 3 line items on receipt |
✅ With Combo
Save $2.48 • 1 button • 1 line item |
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🎯 Why Use Combos?
| Benefit | Result |
|---|---|
| ⚡ Faster ordering | One button instead of 3-4 — cashier finishes orders quicker |
| 💰 Higher ticket size | Customers buy fries + drink they wouldn’t have ordered standalone |
| 😊 Better customer perception | Feels like a deal even if margin is similar |
| 🧾 Cleaner receipts | “Burger Combo” reads better than 3 line items |
| 📊 Easier reporting | Track which combos sell — adjust menu accordingly |
🍔 Visual Example: Burger Combo Build-Out
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Burger Combo $9.99
🍔 Pick 1 Main
min 1 / max 1
🍟 Pick 1 Side
min 1 / max 1
🥤 Pick 1 Drink
min 1 / max 1
Cheeseburger
Veggie
Bacon Burger
+$1.50
Fries
Onion Rings
Sweet Pot.
+$1.00
Coke
Sprite
Lemonade
+$0.50
💡 Standard items = no extra charge • Premium items = “+$X” upgrade fee
1️⃣ Create a Combo Item
Path: Back-Office → Explorers → Menus & Others → (select item) → Edit → ✅ Combo Item option
Before building a combo, the individual pieces (Burger, Fries, Coke, etc.) must already be in your menu items list. Combos are built from existing items, not new ones.
Once an item is marked as Combo, you cannot revert it back to a regular item. Plan your combo setup carefully — or duplicate the item first.
2️⃣ Pricing Rules Explained
This is the most-confused part of combos. There are two pricing modes:
🅰️ Mode A: Fixed Combo Price (recommended)
“Allow modified price rules” = ON ✅
Each item inside the combo can have its own override price. Set the cheap items to $0 and the combo “anchor” item to the bundle price.
Example: Burger Combo $9.99
| Slot | Item | Combo Price |
|---|---|---|
| Main | Burger | $9.99 |
| Side | Fries | $0.00 |
| Drink | Coke | $0.00 |
| Total | $9.99 | |
Why this works: The customer paid $9.99 once. Inventory still tracks one Burger + one Fries + one Coke leaving stock — but only one bundled price hits the receipt.
🅱️ Mode B: Sum of Regular Prices
“Allow modified price rules” = OFF ❌
Items keep their regular menu prices. The combo just groups them — no discount.
Example: Same items, prices NOT modified
| Slot | Item | Reg Price |
|---|---|---|
| Main | Burger | $5.99 |
| Side | Fries | $3.49 |
| Drink | Coke | $2.99 |
| Total | $12.47 | |
When to use: When you just want a “starter pack” button for ordering speed, with no actual discount.
💎 Premium Upgrade Pricing (Mode A + Item-Level Surcharge)
You can also set per-item surcharges for premium choices. Standard items = bundled, premium items = upcharge.
Example: Burger Combo with Premium Sides
| Side Choice | Combo Price | Total Combo |
|---|---|---|
| Regular Fries | $0.00 | $9.99 |
| Sweet Potato Fries | +$1.00 | $10.99 |
| Onion Rings | +$1.50 | $11.49 |
- Want one fixed bundle price (e.g., $9.99)? → Mode A, set side prices to $0
- Want to give customers options at extra cost? → Mode A + per-item surcharges
- Just want a button shortcut, no discount? → Mode B
3️⃣ Group Min / Max Quantities (Side Choices)
For each group inside a combo (Sides, Drinks, Toppings), you set how many items the customer must / can pick:
| Setting | Means | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Min: 1, Max: 1 | Pick exactly one | Choose 1 drink (Coke OR Sprite) |
| Min: 0, Max: 2 | Optional, up to 2 | Toppings — none, one, or two |
| Min: 2, Max: 2 | Must pick exactly 2 | “Pick 2 sides” combo |
| Min: 0, Max: ∞ | Free for all | Pizza toppings (charge per topping) |
4️⃣ Selling a Combo (Cashier Flow)
Once your combo is on a Menu Page, the cashier just taps it. ORO POS walks them through each group:
| Step | What Happens |
|---|---|
| 1️⃣ | Cashier taps “Burger Combo” |
| 2️⃣ | Prompt: “Pick a burger” → tap Cheeseburger |
| 3️⃣ | Prompt: “Pick a side” → tap Fries |
| 4️⃣ | Prompt: “Pick a drink” → tap Coke |
| 5️⃣ | Combo added to ticket: Burger Combo $9.99 |
💼 More Real-World Combos
🍕 Pizza Shop: “Friday Night Special” — $19.99
| Group | Min/Max | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Pizza | 1 / 1 | Cheese, Pepperoni, Veggie (+$2 Meat Lovers) |
| Wings | 1 / 1 | 6pc Buffalo, BBQ, Garlic Parm |
| Drink | 1 / 1 | 2L Coke, Sprite, Diet |
☕ Café: “Breakfast Combo” — $7.49
| Group | Min/Max | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Bagel | 1 / 1 | Plain, Sesame, Everything |
| Spread | 1 / 2 | Butter, Cream Cheese, Jam (pick up to 2) |
| Hot Drink | 1 / 1 | Coffee, Tea (+$1 Latte, +$1.50 Cappuccino) |
🌮 Tex-Mex: “Build Your Own Plate” — $11.99
| Group | Min/Max | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 1 / 1 | Chicken, Beef, Veggie (+$2 Steak, +$3 Shrimp) |
| Format | 1 / 1 | 2 Tacos, 1 Burrito, 1 Bowl |
| Sides | 2 / 2 | Rice, Beans, Chips, Guacamole (+$1) |
| Drink | 1 / 1 | Soda, Iced Tea, Horchata |
⭐ Best Practices
| Tip | Why |
|---|---|
| Always test a combo end-to-end before going live | Pricing rules are easy to mis-set; ring up a fake combo and check the total |
| Keep combos under 4 groups | Customer attention drops on long modifier flows |
| Use “Auto show” on the first group | Cashier doesn’t have to manually open each step |
| Use “Jump to next group” | Auto-advance after max picks — speeds up ordering |
| Mark premium upgrades clearly: “+ $1.50“ | Customers see the upcharge before they pick |
| Don’t make a combo if you can’t afford the discount | Calculate your actual margin before pricing the bundle |
| Duplicate the regular item before converting to combo | Combo conversion is one-way — keep the original menu item available |
📚 Related Guides
| → Menu Page Designer | → Products & Items | → Meal Courses |
📞 Need More Help?
Visit guide.orocube.com or contact helpdesk@orocube.net