Restaurant Food Cost Calculator
Enter your ingredient cost and selling price to instantly see your food cost percentage, gross profit, and whether your menu pricing is on track.
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Food Cost FAQs
What is a good food cost percentage for a restaurant?
There is no single right figure: it depends on your prices, your concept and your other costs. Set the target from your own numbers. What is left after ingredients has to pay for staff, rent and everything else, and leave a profit. The calculator gives the price that meets whatever target you choose.
How do you calculate food cost percentage?
Food cost % = (Ingredient cost ÷ Selling price) × 100. If a dish costs €3.50 in ingredients and sells for €13, the food cost is 26.9%.
What selling price should I charge for a dish?
Divide the ingredient cost by your target food cost percentage (as a decimal). If ingredients cost €4 and you want 30% food cost: €4 ÷ 0.30 = €13.33 minimum selling price.
Does food cost include labour?
No. Food cost covers ingredients only. Staff, rent, energy and other overheads come out of the gross profit; the menu price calculator adds them when you set a price.
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