Track changes to your recipe
See every change made to a recipe, compare any two versions, and go back to an earlier formula.
Your QA team asks which formula was used for last quarter's production run. Your contract manufacturer wants confirmation that the recipe they received last month is still current. BetterMenu saves every change automatically — so you always have the full history, and you can always go back.
How does BetterMenu save my recipe changes?
Every time you save a change to a recipe — updating an ingredient, adjusting a quantity, changing a serving size — BetterMenu creates a new entry in the recipe's version history. The previous formula is not overwritten. Both versions exist side by side: the earlier one preserved exactly as it was, and the new one ready to use.
This means your recipe history is cumulative — every state your recipe has ever been in is stored and available. You do not need to manually save versions or take snapshots. BetterMenu handles this automatically for every change made by any team member with edit access. Whether an R&D manager swaps an ingredient or a quality lead adjusts a serving size, that change is captured. Nothing is lost, and no action is required beyond saving normally.
How do I view my recipe's history?
Open the recipe in BetterMenu and select the Version History tab. The list shows every version in reverse chronological order — newest at the top. Each entry shows the date and time of the change, the team member who made it, and a brief summary of what was updated.
Click any entry to open a read-only view of the full recipe as it existed at that point. You can see every ingredient, quantity, and serving detail — exactly as they were saved. This is useful when a QA manager needs to verify which formula was in use during a specific production run, or when a regulatory affairs team member needs to confirm what was on file before a reformulation. For a granola bar with a three-month update history, for example, each prior state is one click away — no manual reconstruction needed. For a full log of every individual action — including who approved a change — see the audit trail.
How do I compare two versions?
In the Version History tab, select any two entries and choose Compare. BetterMenu opens a side-by-side view that highlights every field that changed between the two versions.
- Open a recipe and navigate to the Version History tab to see all saved versions.
- Select any two versions from the list.
- Choose Compare to view the side-by-side comparison.
- Review ingredient changes, quantity adjustments, and shifts in nutrition facts.
Before-and-after values are shown for every changed field, so you can see exactly how much a quantity moved and what that meant for the label. This makes it straightforward to answer a contract manufacturer's question — "exactly what changed between the version you sent us in March and the one you sent last week?" — without manually comparing spreadsheets or digging through email threads.
How do I restore an earlier version?
Open the version you want to restore from the Version History tab and choose Restore. BetterMenu creates a new version at the top of the history that matches the earlier formula exactly. The current recipe and all history in between are preserved — nothing is deleted.
After restoring, the recipe reflects the earlier formula. A new entry is added to the history recording when the restore happened and who performed it, so the action is always traceable. This is especially useful when a reformulation did not work out and the team needs to return to a known-good state quickly. It also covers the case where a regulatory submission or co-manufacturer needs the exact formula from a specific date. If you need a label pinned to that restored version — for a submission or a co-manufacturer package — you can export it immediately after restoring. See Export your label for how to do that.