Facebook Lets Restaurants Post Menus to Their Pages

Aiming to keep users on the platform and possibly prompt more ads, Facebook started letting restaurants post menus on their Facebook pages on Thursday.

The social networking giant is using Constant Contact's SinglePlatform, an online listing service that helps local businesses showcase products, photos and menus. The program is only available right now in the U.S. and Canada, though if your business is outside those countries, you can upload a PDF of your menu via "page info" under "settings."

While a restaurant could conceivably accomplish the same thing by posting a photo of its menu on its Page, Facebook's move could pave the way for direct ordering from restaurants. Read more...