Know what every dish costs
and set the right price

When you cost a recipe in Food Cost Studio, you can see the food cost per serving, explore a suggested menu price, and check your food cost percentage at your current menu price. Add prep time, labor, and overhead for a fuller picture of your costs.

Cost your first dish See how it works

Save time costing recipes

Reduce repetitive calculations. Enter what you pay for each ingredient and see the food cost per serving.

Respond to supplier price increases

Understand which dishes need attention. Flour went up 15% last month. See exactly which recipes are now unprofitable.

Choose between recipe versions

Compare costs alongside taste and quality.

See food cost before you set the price

Calculate food cost per serving

Enter what you pay for each ingredient in one serving, and the price you charge. See the food cost and your food cost percentage update as you type.

Cheeseburger

Live

Food cost %0.0%

Food cost per serving$2.40

Menu price$12.45

Below the 30% target

Get a suggested menu price

Enter ingredient costs and we suggest a menu price at 30% food cost. Use that price, or enter what you already charge and see the exact percentage.

Cheeseburger

Suggested

NewFood cost per serving$1.80$2.40

Suggested menu price$6.00$8.00

Priced to hit the 30% target

Update a dish without starting over

When an ingredient price changes, open the saved dish and update that cost. The food cost and food cost percentage revise immediately.

Beef patty

Updating

Ingredient cost$1.80$2.20

Food cost19.3%

See which dishes need a pricing review

Compare food cost percentages across your menu and spot dishes above the 30% target. Decide where to review the price, the portion, or the ingredients.

Your menu

Food cost %

Lobster Roll42%

Salmon Plate33%

Cheeseburger22.5%

Caesar Salad14%

0%10%20%30%40%50%30% target

Cost your first dish

How menu pricing works

Enter your dish

Name your dish and enter the ingredient cost for one serving.

Explore a menu price

Get a suggested selling price, or enter your current price to see how much goes toward ingredients.

Our suggested price puts ingredient costs at 30% of the selling price. For example, $3 in ingredients gives a suggested price of $10.

Review your menu

Save your dishes and compare their food cost percentages to see which prices need a closer look.

Cost your first dish

Pricing

Start a trial, or send us the menu you already have.

Solo

For chefs managing their own recipes.

$12USD/month

✓1 user
✓Unlimited saved recipes
✓Food cost per serving
✓Suggested menu prices
✓Update saved dish costs

Import

For kitchens that already have a menu.

We enter your recipes

✓Send the recipes you use now
✓We upload each dish
✓Food cost per serving
✓Suggested menu price on every dish
✓You can edit any cost after

Stay in the loop.

Product updates, costing tips, and the occasional behind-the-scenes.

Know what every dish costs and set the right price