Food cost calculator
Food cost per portion, food cost percentage, gross profit and gross margin of a dish.
Free tools
Free calculators for kitchens, restaurants and catering
Four calculators for the numbers every kitchen runs on: food cost, recipe cost, selling price and catering quotes. With formulas and worked examples, right in your browser, no sign-up.
The calculators
Recipe cost calculator
Recipe cost from ingredients, quantities and yield – with cost per portion and a suggested price.
Selling price calculator
Selling price from food cost and a target food cost percentage or cost factor – net and gross.
Catering calculator
A catering quote from guests, food cost, staff and other costs – with a target margin.
How the calculators work
Runs in your browser
No account, no sign-up. The calculation happens on your device, without a request to our server.
Formulas in the open
Every calculator shows its formulas and a worked example, so every result can be checked by hand.
Share as a link
Copy a calculation as a link and pass it on. The values travel in the link itself.
Net and gross kept apart
Food cost is measured against the net price. Each calculator takes VAT out or adds it in, visibly.