How to make a menu
Name and logo
Enter the restaurant name and a line under it, add your logo, and pick a look and columns.
Sections and items
Each item has a name and price, a short description, a second-language name, and calories, caffeine and a “high salt” mark if needed.
Save as PDF
Press “Save PDF or print”; for the dark look, turn on “Background graphics”.
What Saudi Arabia’s SFDA requires on menus
From the SFDA’s own pages (checked 29 October 2026). The full regulations are on the SFDA’s “Mwasfah” platform.
| Requirement | What the tool does | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Calories next to every item on all menus, with the statement “Adults need on average 2,000 calories a day; individual needs may vary” | A calories field per item; the statement appears once any calories are entered | Calorie requirement, common violations |
| Caffeine in mg per cup or per 100 ml, with a statement that the adult maximum is 400 mg a day (from 1 July 2025) | A caffeine field per drink; the statement appears automatically | SFDA news 2025 |
| A salt-shaker mark next to items with over 5 g salt (2,000 mg sodium) (from 1 July 2025) | A “high salt” shaker mark with a legend; check the official icon in the regulation | SFDA news 2025 |
| Physical-activity icons showing the time to burn each item’s calories (from 1 July 2025) | Not added by the tool; see the regulation for how to work them out and draw them | SFDA news 2025 |
FAQ
Do menus need calories?
In Saudi Arabia, yes: the SFDA requires restaurants, cafés and food outlets to show calories next to each item on their menus. The tool has a field for them and adds the required statement.
How do I find an item’s calories?
By lab analysis or from the ingredients: 4 kcal per gram of protein or carbohydrate and 9 kcal per gram of fat, as the SFDA explains. We don’t calculate them; we show what you enter.
Can the menu be in Arabic and English?
Yes. Each item has a second-language name shown under the main name.
How do I print it or save it as PDF?
Press “Save PDF or print” and pick a printer or “Save as PDF”. For the dark look, turn on “Background graphics”.
Is this a QR code menu?
No, it is a printable menu and PDF. You can put the PDF on your site and make a QR code for it with the QR Code Generator.