(Maitre'D 8.00.000.057 and later versions of Maitre'D)
You can print items other then modifiers in red characters as well.
For example, this is useful for items with the Free function, but used
as modifiers.
P.O.S. Control / Revenue Center / Items Setup / Configuration / Printing
In Red:
Enable this option in Printout#1 to Printout #9 to print this item's
description in red.