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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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