Food cost and selling price calculator
Work out food cost and the selling price of a dish or product including waste, labour, fixed cost, card or delivery-app fee and tax. Free, no sign-up.
Selling price & food-cost calculator
Selling well and going broke at the same time is common: almost everyone knows revenue, almost nobody knows margin. Enter the plate cost and find the price that hits your target margin.
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Frequently asked
What is food cost?
Food cost is the cost of goods sold: how much of the price you charge goes straight back into replacing what you sold. In restaurants it usually lands between 28% and 35%. Above that, the dish is underpriced or the ingredients are expensive.
How do I set a selling price from cost?
You cannot just add a percentage on top of cost. Card fees, tax and margin apply to the final price, not to the cost. The correct formula is price = cost divided by (1 minus the sum of those percentages).
Why factor in waste?
Because you pay for the whole ingredient and use only part of it. Trim, peel, bone and spoilage come out of your pocket even when they never reach the plate, so they belong in the cost.
This is the pocket version
The tool above solves one calculation. What I do under contract is keep it running inside your system, on your data, with nobody typing anything.