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When you have a limited ingredient or component that’s used across multiple products, you can track its inventory in one place using a shared modifier. When stock runs out, all products using that modifier automatically become unavailable.

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Use Cases

  • Pizza dough - Track total pizzas you can make across all pizza types
  • Bread rolls - Limit total burgers/sandwiches available
  • Daily prep items - Soups, sauces, or specials with limited quantities
  • Seasonal ingredients - Track a scarce ingredient across dishes

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How It Works

  1. Create a modifier group representing your limited ingredient
  2. Add a single option with inventory tracking enabled
  3. Attach this modifier to all products that use the ingredient
  4. Make it required and pre-selected so it’s invisible to customers
  5. When inventory reaches zero, all linked products become unavailable

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Step-by-Step Setup

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1. Create the Modifier Group

  1. Go to Menu and select a product that uses the ingredient
  2. Open the Modifiers tab
  3. Click Create a new group
  4. Name it something descriptive (e.g., “Pizza Dough”, “Bread Roll”)

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2. Add the Stock Option

  1. Click Add an option
  2. Name it (e.g., “Regular Dough” or simply the ingredient name)
  3. Set the price to £0 (or your currency equivalent)
  4. Toggle Track Inventory on
  5. Enter your available stock count

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3. Configure Selection Rules

Set the modifier to be required but invisible to customers:

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Hiding the Modifier from Customers

Initial display setting has three fixed values: Expanded, Collapsed and Hidden.
  • Collapsed is available on every account. The customer sees the group name folded up under the product, with the £0 option already selected. Because Min and Max are both 1 and the option is pre-selected, they cannot change it, but they can still see it.
  • Hidden removes the group from the customer’s view entirely. It is greyed out in the dropdown until storekit support switches the feature on for your account — you cannot enable it yourself. Contact support if you want the stock modifier to be fully invisible.
If Hidden is not available to you, the Collapsed setup above (required, pre-selected, single option, £0) is the fallback: the group stays out of the way and does not change the price or the order.

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4. Attach to Other Products

  1. Open another product that uses the same ingredient
  2. Go to the Modifiers tab
  3. Click Use an existing group
  4. Select your stock modifier group and click Add group to product
Repeat for all products that share this inventory.

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Example: Pizza Dough

You can make 50 pizzas per day. You have 5 pizza types on your menu. Setup:
  • Modifier group: “Pizza Base”
  • Option: “Fresh Dough” - £0, inventory: 50
  • Min: 1, Max: 1, Default Qty: 1
  • Attached to: Margherita, Pepperoni, Hawaiian, Veggie, BBQ Chicken
Result:
  • Each pizza order reduces the dough count by 1
  • When count hits 0, all 5 pizzas show as unavailable
  • Set the count each morning when you prep fresh dough

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Checking the Remaining Count

The live count is shown wherever the modifier group is edited:
  1. Go to Menu and open any product that has the modifier attached
  2. Open the Modifiers tab and open the stock modifier group
  3. The number in the In Stock column next to the option is the current remaining count
The count goes down by one each time a linked product is ordered. Because the modifier is shared, the number is the same on every product it is attached to. The “Restock Items” product described below puts all of your stock modifiers on one product, so checking the count is a single tap on the iPad.

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Restocking

To restock:
  1. Go to any product with the modifier
  2. Open the modifier group
  3. Click the number in the In Stock column and enter the new count
  4. Click Save Modifiers
The change applies everywhere the modifier is used.
Counts do not reset automatically. The number only changes when an order is placed or when someone edits it, so set it yourself at the start of each day. Once it reaches 0, every linked product shows as sold out until you restock.
Create a simple product called “Restock Items” in a hidden category. Attach all your stock modifiers to it for easy access when restocking.

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Tips

  • Name clearly - Use names your team will understand when restocking
  • Set realistic counts - Account for waste and mistakes
  • Restock daily - For daily prep items, set the count each morning; it does not reset on its own
  • Use £0 pricing - Keep the modifier from changing the price
  • Collapsed display - Customers don’t need to see required pre-selected options; ask support for Hidden to remove the group from view entirely