Bulk menu photo upload — for the whole-menu refresh
30 dishes in one upload. One afternoon, not one month.
Sometimes you don't need one new dish photo — you need 30. New menu launch, seasonal refresh, multi-location standardisation. YumMate.app's bulk upload (on higher plans) handles whole-menu workloads in one batch — with consistent style, multi-format output and ready-to-publish results.
Why one-at-a-time uploads break for whole-menu work
- 30 dishes uploaded one at a time = 30 separate sessions, repeated style choices, inconsistent results.
- Style drift between dishes when uploaded over multiple days.
- Photographer-led whole-menu refresh costs €1,000-€5,000 and takes weeks.
- Multi-location operations need consistent visuals; one-by-one uploads can't guarantee that.
- Time spent on workflow steals from prep and service.
Bulk upload in four steps
- Photograph the whole menu. Phone photo of every dish — typically during prep week. Standard service plating per dish.
- Bulk upload to YumMate.app. Drag all photos in at once. The system processes them as a batch.
- Apply consistent style. One style profile (Classic, Premium or Gourmet) across the whole upload. Every dish reads as one menu.
- Download or push to channels. Multi-format output ready for menu, delivery, social and MenuBoard — for every dish in the batch.
Bulk-upload use cases
- New menu launches. Replacing the entire menu? 30 dishes in one upload, ready for launch day.
- Seasonal refreshes. Spring/summer/autumn/winter rotations where the whole menu shifts.
- Multi-location standardisation. Multi-location operators need consistent visuals across all sites — bulk ensures it.
- Brand refreshes. Rebranding the visual identity across the menu — process the whole thing once with the new style.
- Acquired-property menus. Hotel groups taking over a property need to refresh the F&B menu fast.
Real menu, processed in batch
Bulk upload doesn't mean batch shortcuts on quality. Each dish in the batch goes through the same enhancement pipeline as a single upload. The dish in the photo is the dish your kitchen plated — for every dish in the menu.
Bulk-relevant features
- Multi-dish drag-and-drop. Upload 10-30+ photos at once on higher plans.
- Consistent style across batch. One style choice applied to every dish in the upload.
- Multi-format per dish. Each dish in the batch gets 1:1, 9:16, 16:9 outputs.
- Auto-category sorting. The system sorts uploads into starters, mains, desserts, drinks automatically.
- Asset library archive. Every batch is archived for future reference and reuse.
- Bulk download. Download all batch outputs as a single zip when ready to publish.
Bulk-upload questions
- Which plans include bulk upload?
- Daily Menu (€59/month) and Gourmet (€99/month) include bulk upload. The Breakfast plan (€29/month) is single-upload only.
- Is there a limit to batch size?
- Plan limits apply by credits per month. Daily Menu covers 18 dishes, Gourmet 35. Add-on credits available for larger menus.
- How long does bulk processing take?
- Typically minutes for the system to process; the slow step is uploading the source photos. Most batches finish before lunch service starts.
- Can I review each dish before publishing?
- Yes. Each output goes to your gallery; you choose what to publish, where, when.
- Can I re-generate individual dishes from a batch?
- Yes. Each dish is independently re-generatable without affecting the rest of the batch.
- Does bulk upload support video as well?
- Yes. The optional 5-second hero video is available per-dish in batches too.
Whole menu, one upload
30 dishes in. 30 menu-grade photos out. One afternoon.