Restaurant Food Cost Calculator

Calculate food cost percentages, set profitable menu prices, and track your monthly food costs — all in one place.

Food Cost Percentage

How much of your menu price goes to ingredients?

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Industry benchmark: target food cost is 28–32% for most restaurants.

Menu Price Calculator

Find the right price to hit your target food cost

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Monthly Food Cost Overview

Track your actual food cost for the month

(Beginning Inventory + Purchases − Ending Inventory) ÷ Total Sales × 100
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Portion Cost Calculator

Build a dish and calculate total ingredient cost

Ingredient Amount Unit Cost ($) Cost
Total Portion Cost
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Suggested Menu Price
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The 1% Rule

Every 1% reduction in food cost on $500K annual revenue saves you $5,000 per year. Small improvements compound quickly.

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Automate Tracking

KwickOS tracks ingredient costs in real-time and calculates food cost automatically so you never have to guess.

Menu Engineering

Identify your stars (high profit + high popularity) and promote them. Rethink items that cost a lot but don't sell.

Automate Your Food Cost Tracking

Stop calculating manually. KwickOS inventory management tracks costs, alerts you to waste, and optimizes your menu in real time.

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