About the Food Cost Calculator
What is the Food Cost Calculator?
Food cost percentage is the share of the menu price spent on ingredients. This food cost calculator checks each dish against your target.
It also gives the price needed to reach the target and what the customer pays with 5% GST.
How to use the Food Cost Calculator
- Ingredient Cost per Plate (₹) (sample: 90)
- Packaging per Order (₹, optional) (sample: 0)
- Menu Price before GST (₹) (sample: 300)
- Target Food Cost (%) (sample: 30)
- Press Calculate Food Cost (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Food Cost Percentage, along with Gross profit per plate, Price for your target food cost, Markup multiple and Customer pays with 5% GST.
Formula used
Food cost % = (Ingredient cost + Packaging) ÷ Menu price × 100; Target price = Cost ÷ Target %
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Ingredient Cost per Plate (₹) | 90 |
| Packaging per Order (₹, optional) | 0 |
| Menu Price before GST (₹) | 300 |
| Target Food Cost (%) | 30 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Food Cost Percentage | 30% |
| Gross profit per plate | ₹210 |
| Price for your target food cost | ₹300 |
| Markup multiple | 3.33× |
| Customer pays with 5% GST | ₹315 |
| Verdict | Within target |
Tips for using the Food Cost Calculator
- Most Indian restaurants target 28–35% food cost.
- Recost dishes whenever vegetable, dairy or oil prices change sharply.