You can now use a pizza portion pricing method called ‘Topping Average’ that uses a unique formula. This formula is particularly useful when averaging fractional toppings that contain different prices. A fractional topping is any topping that does not cover the entire pizza. For example, if a guest orders onions on half the pizza only, the onions are considered a fractional topping.
To configure the ‘Topping Average’ pizza portion pricing method:
1. Select Maintenance > Store Settings > Order Entry group > Pizza tab.
Version RFC Number Products Audience
v6.7 RFC 76062
RFC 77676
Aloha Quick Service Configuration Technician Store Manager
average price of all fractional toppings X fractional topping average rounded up integer + price of all whole toppings
+ base price total pizza price
Before configuring a system to use the ‘Topping Average’ pizza portion pricing, you must have a full understanding of how to configure pizzas with fractional portions using Panel Editor. The classic Pizza Modifier screen does not support this pricing method. Read “Supporting Fractional Toppings and Fractional Pizzas” on page 133 before continuing with the procedures in this sec-tion.
Figure 153 Store Settings - Order Entry Group - Pizza Tab
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2. Select Topping Average.
Topping Average — Prices a pizza using the following calculation: (average price of all toppings ordered for just a fraction of the pizza x fractional topping average rounded up integer) + price of all whole toppings + base price. The class Pizza Modifier screen does not support this pricing method.
3. Click Save and exit the Store Settings function.
To best explain this pricing method, we will break the calculation into three steps:
Step 1: The first step is to find the average price of all toppings ordered for a fraction of the pizza using the following calculation: total price of all toppings ordered for a fraction of the pizza / total number of top-pings ordered for a fraction of the pizza. If the pizza portions consists of mixed fractions, such as a half and two quarters, the system uses weights to reach the total number of fractional toppings. Refer to Example 3 - Mixed Fractions, for a detailed explanation.
Step 2: The next step is to determine the ‘rounded up’ method to multiply against the average fractional topping price calculated in Step 1. The system divides the number of fractional toppings by the lowest common denominator required to equal a whole. The lowest common denominator can only be two, three, or four. For example, if you mix a half portion with two quarter portions, the lowest common denominator is four. If the result ends in a decimal, the system rounds up to the next integer, regardless if the decimal is less than 50 percent.
Step 3: The final step is to multiply the average topping price (Step 1) by the ‘rounded up’ calculated inte-ger (Step 2), then add the total to the base price of all non-fractional toppings and the base price of the pizza to determine the final price of the pizza.
Use the following pizza examples as a guide, assuming that the base price of a Large Pepperoni pizza is
$10.00.
Pizza Example 1: Like Fraction (Halves)
In Example 1, the customer orders a large Build Your Own pizza with mush-rooms ($0.80) and pepperoni ($1.00) on one half of the pizza, green olives (0.66) on the other half, and onions on the whole pizza. Since onions are ordered for the whole pizza, not as a fraction, they are not included in the cal-culation. For Step 1, the system calculates (0.80 + 1.00 + 0.66) / 3 = 0.82.
This pizza has three fractional toppings and uses two like fractions, halves. It takes two halves to equal a whole. Note: Onions are not ordered as a fraction so they are not included in the calculation. In Step 2, the system calculates 3 / 2 = 1.5 and rounds up to 2.
In Step 3, to determine the price of the pizza, the system multiplies 0.82 (result from Step 1) by 2 (result from Step 2), then adds the price of the onions (0.59) and the base pizza price ($10.00). The pizza price cal-culation is: (0.82 x 2) + $0.59 + $10.00 = $12.23.
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Pizza Example 2: Like Fractions (Thirds)
In Example 2, the customer orders a large Build Your Own pizza with mush-rooms ($0.80) and pepperoni ($1.00) on one third of the pizza, green olives ($0.66) on one third of the pizza, and peppers ($0.70) on the last third of the pizza, and onions on the whole pizza. Since onions are ordered for the whole pizza, not as a fraction, they are not included in the calculation. In Step 1, the system calculates (0.80 + 1.00 + 0.66 + 0.70) / 4 = 0.79.
This pizza has four fractional toppings and uses three like fractions, thirds. It takes three thirds to equal a whole. Note: Onions are not ordered as a fraction so they are not included in the calculation. In Step 2, the system calculates 4 / 3 = 1.33 and rounds up to 2.
In Step 3, to determine the price of the pizza, the system multiplies $0.79 (result from Step 1) by 2 (result from Step 2), then adds the price of the onions (0.59) and the base pizza price ($10.00). The pizza price cal-culation is: (0.79 x 2) + $0.59 + $10.00 = $12.17.
Pizza Example 3: Mixed Fractions (Halves and Quarters)
In Example 3, the customer orders a large Pepperoni pizza with mushrooms ($0.80) on half the pizza, green olives ($0.66) on a quarter of the pizza, pep-pers ($0.70) on the last quarter of the pizza, and onions on the whole pizza.
This is a pizza with mixed fractions, halves and quarters. The system uses weights to find the lowest common denominator of toppings. The quarter is the lowest fraction and it takes two quarters to equal a half, so any topping that is ordered as a half counts as a weight of two. The total weight count for this pizza is four, two for mushrooms, one for green olives, and one for pep-pers. Since onions are ordered for the whole pizza, not as a fraction, they are not included in the calculation. In Step 1, the system calculates [(0.80 x 2) + 0.66 + 0.70] / 4 = 0.74.
This pizza has three fractional toppings and uses mixed fractions: half, quarter and quarter. The quarter is the lowest fraction and it takes four quarters to equal a whole. Note: Onions are not ordered as a fraction so they are not included in the calculation. In Step 2, the system calculates 3 / 4 = 0.75 and rounds up to 1.
In Step 3, to determine the price of the pizza, the system multiplies $0.74 (result from Step 1) by 1 (result from Step 2), then adds the price of the onions ($0.59) and the base pizza price ($10.00). The pizza price calculation is: (0.74 x 1) + $0.59 + $10.00 = $11.33.
Pizza Example 4: Single Fraction (Quarter)
In Example 4, the customer orders a large Pepperoni pizza with mushrooms ($0.80), peppers ($0.70), and green olives ($0.66) on one quarter of the pizza, and onions on the whole pizza. This pizza uses only one fraction, a quarter.
Since onions are ordered for the whole pizza, not as a fraction, they are not included in the calculation. In Step 1, the system calculates (0.80 + 0.70 + 0.66) / 3 = 0.72.
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This pizza has three fractional toppings and uses only one single fraction, quarter. It takes four quarters to equal a whole. Note: Onions are not ordered as a fraction so they are not included in the calculation. In Step 2, the system calculates 3 / 4 = 0.75 and rounds up to 1.
In Step 3, to determine the price of the pizza, the system multiplies 0.72 (result from Step 1) by 1 (result from Step 2), then adds onions ($0.59) and the base pizza price ($10.00). The pizza price calculation is:
(0.72 x 1) + $0.59 + $10.00 = $11.31.
Pizza Example 5: Specialty Pizza Like Fraction (Halves)
In Example 5, the customer orders a large 1/2 and 1/2 pizza, with the first half being a Meat Lovers ($9.99) with mushrooms ($0.80) and green olives ($0.66) added, and the second half being a Supreme ($7.99). This is a pizza with two like fractions, halves. Meat Lovers and Supreme are actually spe-cialty pizzas, each configured as a pizza item. Pizza items are excluded from the fractional toppings calculation; therefore, in Step 1, the system calculates (0.80 + $0.66) / 2 = 0.73.
This pizza has two fractional toppings that are not configured as pizza items (mushrooms and green olives) and uses two like fractions: halves. Meat Lovers and Supreme are config-ured as pizza items and are excluded from this step. It takes two halves to equal a whole. In Step 2, the sys-tem calculates 2 / 2 = 1.
In Step 3, to determine the price of the pizza, the system multiplies 0.73 (result from Step 1) by 1 (result from Step 2). Since this example contains a split pizza, the base item ‘LG 1/2 and 1/2’ is not priced. The system then uses the higher-priced specialty topping, Meat Lovers ($9.99) as the base pizza price and does not charge for any other specialty topping. The pizza price calculation is: (0.73 x 1) + $9.99 = $10.72.
Overriding Store-Level Pizza Portion Pricing Method by Item