--- title: How to Create a New Menu in Cloud description: "## How to Create a New Menu in Cloud - [Home](https://cclearninghub.co.uk) - - [Care Control Knowledgebase](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs/) - - [Care Control Cloud](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs-category/cloud/) - - [Admin](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs-category/cloud/admin/) - - [Communication](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs-category/cloud/admin/admin-communication/) - - How to Create a New Menu in Cloud [![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9186fc82c633160b14e44c9c4b6cc503a186862236ec1b9971e8dea766c95000?s=40&d=mm&r=g)Kieran Worth](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs/authors/18/page/1) Keeping…" url: "https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs/how-to-create-a-new-menu-in-cloud/" updated: "2025-09-24" category: Care Control Cloud / Admin / Communication --- # How to Create a New Menu in Cloud ## How to Create a New Menu in Cloud - [Home](https://cclearninghub.co.uk) - - [Care Control Knowledgebase](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs/) - - [Care Control Cloud](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs-category/cloud/) - - [Admin](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs-category/cloud/admin/) - - [Communication](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs-category/cloud/admin/admin-communication/) - - How to Create a New Menu in Cloud [![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9186fc82c633160b14e44c9c4b6cc503a186862236ec1b9971e8dea766c95000?s=40&d=mm&r=g)Kieran Worth](https://cclearninghub.co.uk/docs/authors/18/page/1) Keeping your residents’ menus accurate and up to date is an important part of delivering excellent care. This step-by-step guide will walk you through the entire process of creating a new menu in Care Control, from setting start dates and adding meal descriptions to copying items across weeks. Clear screenshots are included at every step so you can easily follow along and feel confident that you are making the right selections. With this guide, you can quickly train new staff, refresh your own knowledge, or double-check a setting whenever you need. By following these steps, you’ll ensure that residents receive the correct meals on the correct days, supporting dietary preferences, improving communication with kitchen staff, and enhancing the overall dining experience. ### Interactive Guide [How to Create a New Menu in Cloud](https://demo.arcade.software/C4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x?embed&embed_mobile=tab&embed_desktop=inline&show_copy_link=true) ### Text based guide #### Enter the Admin App ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Ff80341ea-a519-4b41-9bf8-ae11ddd38aac.png&hotspot=590.8333333333333%3B320%3B%2319bab2) #### Click Visit on the Communication box ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F3c3a8ad5-b1b0-45e9-98a8-68afbaa1c8d9.png&hotspot=583.3333333333334%3B310%3B%2319bab2) #### Open the Meals & Menus drop-down ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fca7f48b2-4bd7-4282-bf7f-a3c7a9d0cc46.png&hotspot=121.66666666666667%3B694.1666666666666%3B%2319bab2) #### Pick Manage Menus ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F2bfdd6c4-ff5b-4bc4-93f9-b1354068a9ca.png&hotspot=204.34843438362543%3B700.5811162006299%3B%2319bab2) #### Click Add New Menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F4c0f89ee-41c0-4a58-b969-af04e5a8ad75.png&hotspot=175.83333333333331%3B1508.3333333333335%3B%2319bab2) #### You can choose to use an existing menu as a template. For this guide, we will be making one from scratch ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F0eb75452-f8f5-4934-a205-33493f272610.png&hotspot=275.54530315087624%3B1036.5569338930031%3B%2319bab2) #### Enter the name of the menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fc6fc3099-0c74-4136-9396-5f5adbab5ad6.png&hotspot=349.1666666666667%3B664.6655747254853%3B%2319bab2) #### Add a description to this box, this will help others understand the menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Faddde1f8-c727-4a89-82fb-ec441ecc19e7.png&hotspot=430.5761102121379%3B607.5382910921007%3B%2319bab2) #### Choose what day the menu will start ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F7afad227-31b7-4c41-8b2f-3919eea9a2f4.png&hotspot=612.5308070612617%3B686.3048165113211%3B%2319bab2) #### You can choose any day of the week ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F201a3a4b-7f81-4d0c-886d-99d347687d2d.png&hotspot=660.2127243198918%3B652.6809749531835%3B%2319bab2) #### Select the start date that the menu will begin ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F09685bc2-284f-4c79-ad4e-53dbe5613722.png&hotspot=610.727070867835%3B743.1524581311713%3B%2319bab2) #### You can select how many weeks the menu rolls for ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fff6732f8-2d99-47dd-9c1f-a3f82bb4f4c0.png&hotspot=614.7119199703191%3B1015.2248055520088%3B%2319bab2) #### For the example we have picked 1 ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F0b5e0b60-b8f1-473b-82a6-1694517421b2.png&hotspot=659.4855537576093%3B952.390366977358%3B%2319bab2) #### When happy with your set up click Save to create the new menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fc6f30b45-9144-4d3b-95e1-eafc59af22b5.png&hotspot=677.4245445957635%3B1027.0285168220123%3B%2319bab2) #### Find the menu you just created in the list and click the eye icon next to it ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fd3298d84-9759-435b-9dab-80eff2037e42.png&hotspot=550%3B1537.3190250468165%3B%2319bab2) #### We want to start off by entering the Rolling Menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fcfc182b0-0d97-4665-8d8f-8b2cbcdd2b48.png&trim=-0.000006646296444453627%3B640.0000000000005%3B360.00000664629647%3B-4.459218149652764e-13&hotspot=343.6367504306799%3B297.171026118808%3B%2319bab2) #### In here we can Add Menu Lines to begin creating our Menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F759a4d9c-db1c-4d4f-9075-c3edc0f70596.png&hotspot=229.78703703703704%3B1498.3333333333333%3B%2319bab2) #### Choose the number of lines that will be created, this can be from 1 up to 16 ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F5bc84273-5fc8-40a3-90f6-e4df81419036.png&trim=194.04719357914635%3B251.17561765832784%3B165.95280642085368%3B388.8243823416722&hotspot=189.12312807058828%3B494.0103601410916%3B%2319bab2) #### Choose the Meal Type from this drop-down, this will determine the menu items we can add ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fbba5b828-3469-4ea7-8221-4c289d4e7ede.png&hotspot=361.30313123274914%3B1025.4166600165986%3B%2319bab2) #### We have picked Breakfast for this example ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F0264b12f-de0c-4741-b8d0-46b10fff878d.png&hotspot=455.57611021213796%3B726.809250776728%3B%2319bab2) #### Choose what days you would like this menu item to be available on ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fc343ae4d-35d0-4e78-a684-c7a61c7e94a0.png&hotspot=430.332678525432%3B753.5526991296391%3B%2319bab2) #### You can select individual days, multiple days or Select All days ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fabfea9b8-3230-404d-8b37-af8315ed66df.png&hotspot=505%3B730.8333333333334%3B%2319bab2) #### You can choose how many weeks this item will be available on the menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fa7b8c255-b6bd-4cc2-8ace-702b9bcf47a4.png&hotspot=512.349039344303%3B1008.2292265172796%3B%2319bab2) #### You can select individual weeks, multiple weeks or Select All weeks ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fd2a72173-9046-48d5-bb17-ef2059dc9009.png&hotspot=586.6666666666667%3B698.3333333333334%3B%2319bab2) #### In the Specific Meals tab is where you select if you want a specific meal to be present on the menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fe04581a9-d324-451a-9c0d-d5eacfe5077b.png&trim=308.79854842668936%3B262.5729140066446%3B51.20145157331058%3B377.42708599335526&hotspot=499.0018144666383%3B826.9661425083059%3B%2319bab2) #### You can search through the meals or scroll through to select them ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Ff58a2cba-c653-40f7-ad46-07b99d5805fc.png&hotspot=705.8333333333333%3B810%3B%2319bab2) #### When happy, click Save ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F618b86be-e007-4455-bf8e-8df3e80944ff.png&hotspot=665%3B1012.5%3B%2319bab2) #### Now the meals have been added you can modify them using the pen icon next to the day ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F70296def-4fa0-48ca-87e7-39b13d390e2c.png&hotspot=401.95469684912376%3B1463.9145492849848%3B%2319bab2) #### Select this to filter by the current meal type, in this case it’s Breakfast ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F3d97888c-d624-4468-b5e3-36e40c979181.png&hotspot=358.8031312327492%3B1114.8848274706334%3B%2319bab2) #### You can then open this drop-down and select a different meal ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F4e3dcb1e-b551-4553-8162-0689f6d89ac1.png&hotspot=411.40944354547133%3B1379.9725884193053%3B%2319bab2) ####   ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F20435657-566e-41b3-8221-48ac266a02f1.png&hotspot=591.6666666666667%3B1055.8333333333333%3B%2319bab2) #### When happy with your changes, select Save Changes ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F6f0e676f-ec2d-49af-8882-d632d1f670ab.png&hotspot=862.5%3B1518.3333333333333%3B%2319bab2) #### Choose a menu item using this tick box ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F89f49081-26fe-437a-9d1f-8b7c2a1f8ac1.png&hotspot=481.30318107997294%3B1533.4046752638747%3B%2319bab2) #### You can then choose to Copy Selected Lines to duplicate them ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Faf03c9b0-b160-4d7a-a924-f9ddac746d99.png&hotspot=862.5%3B253.33333333333331%3B%2319bab2) #### Choose which week you’d like to copy it to ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fe6475108-431e-4a6b-8333-af4577437035.png&hotspot=459.7735839400664%3B1012.757756639428%3B%2319bab2) #### You can Select All or Select individual or multiple weeks ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F1ce7ee25-edc5-46a2-8056-c184cd4efa9d.png&hotspot=542.349039344303%3B1010.92663378873%3B%2319bab2) #### You can then select the days you wish to copy the menu item to ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F7a924595-c33f-43d4-aa98-9f14d223f0ff.png&hotspot=531.9546968491238%3B1006.2445535942288%3B%2319bab2) #### You can pick All days, select multiple or individual days ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fbba4b77d-850c-4d95-add6-ff4e7826d13f.png&hotspot=618.3333333333333%3B835%3B%2319bab2) #### Click Copy Lines to duplicate the lines you’ve selected ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F24f3f117-70d1-416c-ab88-463169587836.png&hotspot=588.2578779290967%3B990.1425841100613%3B%2319bab2) #### When a line is selected you can also Remove them from the list ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Faf03c9b0-b160-4d7a-a924-f9ddac746d99.png&hotspot=868.4395957988319%3B428.6513395897174%3B%2319bab2) #### You can also have One Off Meals ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F70d60b5d-5205-4686-bac4-bbc5de6c4fcf.png&hotspot=223.51510105029206%3B315.65789788687437%3B%2319bab2) #### Click Add Meal ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fceb36968-b4ae-4d34-87ce-906a617ba199.png&hotspot=230.4697978994158%3B1516.9955657345931%3B%2319bab2) #### Choose the Meal Type from the drop-down list ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F75f2ff97-68f0-4b94-91e5-c195907e8a81.png&hotspot=432.3937375345017%3B1026.0307273046476%3B%2319bab2) #### Select which Meal Type you want ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fc0075116-2e52-43c7-aa53-a9f4e6bd4643.png&hotspot=523.7723241714875%3B624.0679264555669%3B%2319bab2) #### Then choose the Specific Meal from the list ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F75f2ff97-68f0-4b94-91e5-c195907e8a81.png&hotspot=508.1238332057245%3B1034.945176838611%3B%2319bab2) #### You can search through this list or click one of the meals you like ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fda9ab304-5111-4532-a379-45e4a1748222.png&hotspot=622.5%3B830.8333333333334%3B%2319bab2) #### Choose the date the meal will appear on the menu ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F77e4ca1a-4c43-4609-9385-7adbb3e3b523.png&trim=135.6824226725558%3B422.5321517492339%3B224.31757732744427%3B217.46784825076614&hotspot=369.1469716593053%3B576.9151896865424%3B%2319bab2) #### Click Save when done ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Ff4b0afe2-aecd-41ce-9637-4030fb0ac65f.png&trim=232.55535622820054%3B225.2736769024516%3B127.44464377179952%3B414.7263230975484&hotspot=606.8058047147495%3B1035.3420961280644%3B%2319bab2) #### Now we have items on the menu, head back to Menu Details ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F186fce36-a947-4e0a-b021-f9730b02c3bb.png&hotspot=226.19686876725083%3B85.2192660452843%3B%2319bab2) #### Click the Edit button ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2F91078951-84cd-4aff-a900-8afb59bacd7b.png&hotspot=228.69686876725083%3B1536.485891215526%3B%2319bab2) #### We can now set the menu to be active ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fe12c877c-09a5-43f9-9bd4-1e49d1af6561.png&trim=195.35390930729665%3B349.92034282431064%3B164.6460906927034%3B290.0796571756894&hotspot=704.5576133658792%3B552.4004285303882%3B%2319bab2) #### On this page you can also modify the Menu Name, Description, Menu Settings and if you would like to set it as a default menu for residents ![](https://worker.arcade.software/image-transform?image=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.arcade.software%2Fextension-uploads%2FC4crLb3M8AgYcMLLYU1x%2Fimage%2Fe12c877c-09a5-43f9-9bd4-1e49d1af6561.png&hotspot=409.7645095299029%3B1049.7809068564861%3B%2319bab2) #### When happy, click Save Changes and the menu will now be active 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