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Food cost % calculator
Find your food cost percentage for any period from inventory, purchases and sales.
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Plate cost calculator
Cost a dish with ingredients and labor, see your margin, and get a menu price.
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What is a good food cost percentage for a restaurant?
Industry benchmarks, why yours might be high, and how to bring it down.
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How to do a restaurant inventory count, step by step
Count faster and more accurately, and avoid the mistakes that throw off food cost.
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Recipe costing sheet
Cost every recipe, with yield and trim built in.
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Food cost glossary
COGS, par, yield, prime cost and more, in plain kitchen language.
Done with the spreadsheet?
Count, order and cost every plate in one place, with your food cost % calculated for you.