Free, interactive calculators for every food cost metric — from recipe costing and menu pricing to prime cost, break-even, and profit margin.
Calculate your food cost percentage from inventory and revenue. Includes a live benchmark comparison.
→Calculate your combined food and labor cost percentage — the most important profitability metric in restaurant operations.
→Enter all revenue and expenses to calculate your net profit margin with a benchmark rating.
→Find the monthly revenue and covers needed to cover fixed costs. Know your floor before each month starts.
→Calculate gross profit margin and gross profit dollars from revenue and COGS.
→Calculate Cost of Goods Sold from opening inventory, purchases, and closing inventory — with food cost %.
→Enter recipe cost and target food cost % to get your minimum menu price and gross profit per plate.
→Convert between markup %, margin %, and selling price instantly.
→Add ingredients, quantities, and unit costs. Total recipe cost and cost per serving calculate in real time.
→Enter case price, case size, and portion size to calculate cost per serving and portions per case.
→Calculate total revenue, food cost %, and net profit for any catering event by guest count.
→Calculate labor cost % with hourly, salary, payroll tax, and benefits breakdowns.
→Measure labor productivity — see how much revenue your team generates per hour worked.
→Distribute a tip pool by points or hours worked. Add your staff and get each person's share instantly.
→Calculate blended beverage cost with separate breakdowns for liquor, beer, and wine.
→Log weekly waste items and costs. See total waste cost, annual projection, and % of revenue.
→Calculate how many times your food inventory turns per month and days of inventory on hand.
→Set a maximum weekly food purchase budget based on revenue goal and target food cost %.
→Convert your monthly revenue goal into a daily target and required covers per day.
→Calculate revenue per seat per month, per day, and per seat-hour — benchmark your dining room productivity.
If your food cost is above benchmark, the fastest fix is comparing distributor prices. FrillPick shows you where you're overpaying — item by item.
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