Food Cost Calculator

Built by a professional chef, Food Cost Calculator is designed for chefs, caterers, and food operators who need to price accurately, protect margins, and run events with confidence.

Whether you're quoting a catering job, scaling recipes for service, or managing ingredient costs, this app helps you turn your numbers into real business decisions.

💰 Plan Events & Protect Your Profit

Create full events using your saved recipes and batches.

Calculate cost per guest
See projected profit before you sell
Set your target food cost %
Avoid underpricing and margin loss

Then turn your event into real working documents:

Prep sheets
Ingredient pull lists
BEO-style breakdowns
Client-ready invoices

👉 Build it once. Use it for pricing, prep, and execution.

🍳 Core Kitchen Tools

Ingredient management with real cost tracking
Recipe & batch costing with scaling
Automatic cost updates when ingredient prices change
Bulk ingredient import via Excel
Inventory tracking and monthly snapshots

📊 Make Smarter Decisions

Compare actual vs target food cost %
Identify high-cost ingredients and yield issues
Understand where your margins are going

📂 Built for Real Kitchen Workflow

Save and reuse recipes and batches
Scale production for any volume
Export and share with staff or clients
Works offline in real kitchen environments

💼 Built for Professionals

This is not a generic calculator.

It’s a system designed to help you:

price with confidence
stay consistent
operate more efficiently

Used by:

caterers
private chefs
meal prep businesses
restaurant operators

🚀 Upgrade Options

Remove ads for a cleaner experience
Unlock Event Mode to plan, price, and execute events
Go Pro for the full workflow across features

Recent changes:
• Added Menus for saved recipes and batches.
• Added Menu Overview with pricing and profit insights.
• Added red-dot cues for new updates.
• Added tutorial links.
• Fixed language switching and minor UI bugs.