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food.recipe-cost-per-serving Calculator
Calculates food cost per serving from ingredient prices and quantities, overhead allocation, and target margin, giving a recommended menu price. Food cost percentage above 30–35% typically makes a dish unprofitable in a commercial kitchen.
Inputs
Ingredient Cost Total
Reference formula or conversion factor shown for context.
Servings
Reference formula or conversion factor shown for context.
Overhead Pct
Reference formula or conversion factor shown for context.
Target Margin Pct
Profit as a percentage of revenue. Margin % is always lower than markup % — a $5 profit on a $15 selling price is 33% margin but 50% markup.
Results
cost per serving (with overhead)
Total including all protocol, encoding, and framing overhead on top of the raw payload.
suggested menu price
The computed or recommended price.
raw ingredient cost/serving
The total monetary cost computed for the given inputs.
gross profit per serving
Revenue minus cost of goods sold. Shows how much remains after production costs before operating expenses like rent and salaries.
food cost %
The total monetary cost computed for the given inputs.