Create a new Food List to start organizing your food items and defining temperature compliance standards!

To create, edit, duplicate, or delete a Food List, you must have the "Manage Food Lists" permission. For more information on different role permissions visit Edit Role Permissions.

Food lists can only be created, viewed, edited, duplicated, or deleted in the web portal. This feature is not available on the mobile app or tablet.

View a Food List

1. Navigate to the Ecolab KitchenIQ website
2. Click Food Lists in the left side menu
3. Select the food list you want to open
4. Click the Details tab to see information about the food list. In the Details tab, you'll see:
   • Title — The name of the food list
   • Subtitle — An optional secondary label (editable inline)
   • Owner — The organization or location that owns the list, including name and address
   • Created Date — When the food list was created
   • Last Modified — When the food list was last updated
   • Total Food Items — The number of food items in the list
   • Total Locations Assigned — Visible only on organization-owned food lists for authorized organization-level roles
   • Activity Feed — A log of recent changes to the food list

Edit a Food List Title

1. Open the food list you want to rename
2. Click the edit icon next to the title at the top of the screen
3. The title becomes an editable field showing the current title
   • Click the X button inside the field to clear all text
   • Click Cancel to close the field without saving changes
4. Type the new title. The Save button becomes active once you have made a change and the field is not empty
5. Click Save. The new title appears and the editable field closes

Edit a Food List Subtitle

1. Open the food list and click the Details tab
2. Click inside the Subtitle field. An X button and a checkmark button appear
3. Edit the subtitle text
   • Click the X button to cancel your edits and restore the previous subtitle
4. Click the checkmark button to save. The buttons disappear and the updated subtitle is displayed

Duplicate a Food List

Duplicating creates a new food list with all the same food items and settings. You can rename it before confirming.

1. Open the food list you want to duplicate
2. Click the 3 dots in the top right corner
3. Click Duplicate
4. Edit the food list name before duplicating
5. Click Confirm to create the duplicate
   • You will be taken directly into the new food list. Any changes made to the new food list will not affect the original food list

Duplicating an organization-owned list as a location manager

If you are a Location Manager and you duplicate an organization-owned food list, the copy is created as a location-owned food list at your location. You will have full edit access to the copy. The original organization-owned list is not affected.

Delete a Food List

1. Open the food list you want to delete
2. Click the 3 dots in the top right corner
3. Click Delete
4. Confirm Deletion
   • Deletion is permanent

Deleting a food list removes it and all its food items permanently. This action cannot be undone.