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Having owned a restaurant myself, I have a ke


and beverage cost control is when it comes to
during the 6-years I owned my own restaurant
the restaurant food cost calculator on this page
to achieve my food cost percentage goals.

In case you're not familiar with the manual met


percentage, let's first take a look at the formula

Food Cost Percentage Formula

To calculate the food cost percentage of an ind


add up the cost of the ingredient(s) and divide

Total Cost of Ingredients Menu P

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Suppose you want to know what your food cos


French fries that you sell for $1.50. Here is how
case of French fries (consisting of say, 6 5-pou
portion cost so you can calculate the food cost

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Food Cost Percentage of 5-oz Ser


Cost of 1 case of French fries:
Cost per bag ($19.00 6):
Cost per pound ($3.17 5):
Cost per ounce ($0.63 16):
5-ounce portion cost ($0.04 x 5):
Food cost percentage ($0.20 $1.50):

Of course your target food cost percentage wil


own and what your overhead and variable cost
breakfast food costs below 23%, my lunch food
costs below 38%.

With that, let's use the Restaurant Food Cost C


menu items costs, and food cost percentage.

Restaurant Food

Like 425 people

Instructions:
the menu price

Next, for each


description (co
(case, carton, t
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Then, from left


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component use
#9 you can then enter the serving size of the i

Finally, once all ingredients are entered, click


Report" button to create a summary listing the
ingredient.

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Menu item name (optional):


Menu item price (optional):
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Example
Fries

1
Item
Description

$/Case

Bags/Cs

$/Bag

Lbs/Bag

19.00

3.17

2
Lot
Cost
$

3
Units
Per
Lot

4
Unit
Cost
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5
Parts
Per
Unit

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0.53
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0.70
0.64
0.37
0.65
0.69

Total food cost:


Food cost percentage:

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Menu item name (optional):
If you are costing a menu
item and you would like the
menu item name included in
the food cost summary, enter it on this
line.
Menu item price (optional): If you
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would like the restaurant food cost


calculator to calculate the food cost
percentage, enter the menu price on
this line.
Column 1: Item Description: For each
ingredient enter a description of what
you are calculating the portion cost for.
The description may be any length, but longer
report.

Column 2: Lot Cost: Enter the lowest known


the cost per case, but may also be cost per: ga
restaurant food cost calculator calculates cost
wherever you do -- using the last calculated co

Column 3: Units Per Lot: Enter the quantity y


by.

Column 4: Unit Cost: This is the cost entered


entered in column 3.

Column 5: Parts Per Unit: If a price is calcula


want the cost divided by.

Column 6: Part Cost: This is the cost calculat


entered in column 5.

Column 7: Pieces Per Part: If a cost is calcula


want the cost divided by.

Column 8: Piece Cost: This is the cost calcula


entered in column 7.

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Column 9: Pieces Per Serving: Enter the ser


calculated cost. The restaurant food cost calcu
each row as the amount to calculate the portio
calculator to add a description to the serving si
(-) after the number (5-oz, 3-each, 3-slices, etc

Column 10: Serving Cost: This is the last cal


size in column 9. Note that you can enter an am
entries in the previous columns and it will be in

Total food cost: This is the sum of all of the po


column 10.

Food cost percentage: If you entered a menu


food cost calculator, this is the percentage of th
ingredients.

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