Restaurants Do not Know Their Real Food Costs
Chefs create recipes without knowing actual costs or food cost percentages. Manual recipe costing takes hours: weighing portions, pricing ingredients, calculating totals. Supplier price increases go unnoticed until profit margins shrink. Restaurants operate blind on their #1 controllable expense.
Know Your Costs Down to the Penny
Recipe cost management system that stores all recipes with ingredient quantities, connects to supplier price feeds, calculates portion costs and food cost %, tracks price changes over time, and alerts when margins fall below targets--giving restaurants real-time profitability visibility.
Input recipes with ingredient quantities (by weight or volume)
Connects to supplier price feeds (Sysco, US Foods, local vendors)
Calculates cost per portion and food cost % automatically
Tracks price changes and shows cost trends over time
Alerts when food cost % exceeds target (e.g., >30%)
Suggests ingredient substitutions to reduce costs
From Recipe to Real Costs
Input Recipes
Chef enters recipes with ingredient lists and quantities. System handles pounds, ounces, cups, etc.
Connect Suppliers
Link to Sysco, US Foods invoices or manually enter ingredient prices from local vendors.
Calculate Costs
AI calculates portion cost and food cost %. Updates automatically when supplier prices change.
Monitor & Alert
Dashboard shows cost trends. Alerts sent when prices spike or margins drop below target.
Key Features
Supplier Price Integration
Auto-updates ingredient costs from Sysco, US Foods invoices. No manual price entry needed.
Yield Adjustment
Accounts for cooking loss and trim. "2 lbs raw chicken yields 1.4 lbs cooked." Accurate portion costing.
Sub-Recipe Support
Handles complex recipes with sub-components. "Burger" recipe includes "house sauce" recipe costs.
Price Change Alerts
Notifies when ingredient costs spike >10%. Helps negotiate with suppliers or find substitutes.
Recipe Costing Stack
Who Benefits?
Full-Service Restaurants
Track costs on 50+ menu items. Maintain 28-32% food cost targets with real-time data.
Catering Companies
Quote events with accurate food costs. Avoid underpricing and protect margins.
Cloud Kitchens
Test new menu items with known costs. Launch only profitable dishes on delivery apps.