Free tool
Food cost calculator
Enter a recipe and a menu price to see plate cost, food cost % and margin per plate.
Food cost
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Plate cost—
Price before GST—
Gross margin per plate—
For standalone restaurants that can't claim input tax credit, enter ingredient costs including GST.
The formula
Food cost % = plate cost ÷ menu price before GST × 100
This is the theoretical food cost for one item. Across a whole outlet, actual food cost also includes wastage, over-portioning and losses, which is why variance analysis matters.
Do this for every item, automatically
DeepRestaurantAI costs every recipe from current purchase prices and compares theoretical with actual consumption per outlet.