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Restaurant Food Cost Calculators

Free, interactive calculators for every food cost metric — from recipe costing and menu pricing to prime cost, break-even, and profit margin.
Pillar

Food Cost Percentage Calculator

Calculate your food cost percentage from inventory and revenue. Includes a live benchmark comparison.

Profitability

Prime Cost Calculator

Calculate your combined food and labor cost percentage — the most important profitability metric in restaurant operations.

Profitability

Net Profit Margin Calculator

Enter all revenue and expenses to calculate your net profit margin with a benchmark rating.

Profitability

Break-Even Calculator

Find the monthly revenue and covers needed to cover fixed costs. Know your floor before each month starts.

Profitability

Gross Profit Margin Calculator

Calculate gross profit margin and gross profit dollars from revenue and COGS.

Profitability

COGS Calculator

Calculate Cost of Goods Sold from opening inventory, purchases, and closing inventory — with food cost %.

Menu Pricing

Menu Price Calculator

Enter recipe cost and target food cost % to get your minimum menu price and gross profit per plate.

Menu Pricing

Markup vs. Margin Calculator

Convert between markup %, margin %, and selling price instantly.

Recipe Costing

Recipe Cost Calculator

Add ingredients, quantities, and unit costs. Total recipe cost and cost per serving calculate in real time.

Portion Costing

Food Cost Per Serving Calculator

Enter case price, case size, and portion size to calculate cost per serving and portions per case.

Catering

Catering Food Cost Calculator

Calculate total revenue, food cost %, and net profit for any catering event by guest count.

Labor

Labor Cost Percentage Calculator

Calculate labor cost % with hourly, salary, payroll tax, and benefits breakdowns.

Labor

Sales Per Labor Hour Calculator

Measure labor productivity — see how much revenue your team generates per hour worked.

Labor

Tip Pool Calculator

Distribute a tip pool by points or hours worked. Add your staff and get each person's share instantly.

Beverage

Beverage Cost Percentage Calculator

Calculate blended beverage cost with separate breakdowns for liquor, beer, and wine.

Waste

Food Waste Cost Calculator

Log weekly waste items and costs. See total waste cost, annual projection, and % of revenue.

Inventory

Inventory Turnover Calculator

Calculate how many times your food inventory turns per month and days of inventory on hand.

Ordering

Weekly Food Budget Calculator

Set a maximum weekly food purchase budget based on revenue goal and target food cost %.

Revenue

Daily Sales Target Calculator

Convert your monthly revenue goal into a daily target and required covers per day.

Revenue

Revenue Per Seat Calculator

Calculate revenue per seat per month, per day, and per seat-hour — benchmark your dining room productivity.

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