Restaurant Food Cost Calculator

Estimate ingredient cost per serving and food-cost percentage using your actual recipe costs and selling price. Calculations run in your browser; no customer or restaurant records are uploaded.

Enter the numbers for one recipe

Use totals from one prepared batch. This is a planning aid, not a GST calculation or a full profit statement.

Enter your recipe values and select Calculate food cost.

Food-cost percentage = (ingredients per serving + packaging and extras) ÷ selling price × 100. This does not include labour, rent, tax, platform fees, overhead or wastage unless you enter those costs yourself.

Use the result when setting your menu

Compare multiple recipes using the same method, then enter your final selling rate and appropriate GST treatment in the Free Restaurant Billing item catalogue.

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