Find the food cost percentage and profit on a menu item.
Food cost percentage divides the cost of ingredients by the menu price, a core metric for restaurant profitability. Keeping food cost in a target band helps pricing that stays profitable while remaining appealing to customers.
Food Cost Percentage
Food cost = ingredient cost / menu price x 100
Food cost = ingredient cost / menu price x 100 Food cost percentage divides the cost of ingredients by the menu price, a core metric for restaurant profitability.
Keeping food cost in a target band helps pricing that stays profitable while remaining appealing to customers.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Ingredient cost, Menu price. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.