Giving chefs a clearer way to manage their dishes — one source of truth to see what's live, what needs attention, and how every dish is performing.
CookUnity chefs did not have a centralized place to understand which dishes were live, inactive, or underperforming.
Each chef managed their own tracking through spreadsheets, notes, and internal conversations. The information existed, but it was scattered and difficult to act on.
“I never really knew which of my dishes were trending or why certain ones were being taken off the menu.”
From a chef interview
Chef Portal · Portfolio in context
Design a clear and scalable experience where chefs could quickly understand:
The goal was not to show more data, but to make the existing information easier to understand and use.
If chefs had a single source of truth for their dishes, they could manage their portfolio more proactively, reduce manual tracking, and depend less on internal teams.
01 — Status
Every dish carries a clear state — Live Menu, Active, On Hold or Archived — so chefs instantly know what customers can order right now, without cross-checking a spreadsheet.
02 — Performance
Lifetime rating, recent trend and percentile sit right on the dish — surfacing the top performers and the ones slipping, so chefs know where to focus.
We interviewed chefs and internal stakeholders to understand how they were tracking their dishes and where the main friction points were.
We then tested the first design concepts with users to validate the structure, dish states, labels, and information hierarchy. The feedback helped us simplify the experience and make status, performance, and actions easier to understand.
Concept testing with chefs across cuisines
We created a centralized Portfolio section inside the Chef Portal where chefs could:
The at-a-glance portfolio header
This validated the initial hypothesis: chefs needed a clear and actionable way to understand and manage their dishes. The initiative increased visibility and autonomy for chefs while creating a stronger foundation for future performance and growth features.
Portfolio became one of the most visited sections in the Chef Portal.
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