Margin, VAT, prime cost, portion scaling and yield calculators — every back-office calculation a professional kitchen needs.
Calculate the daily net profit of a food truck. Food cost, fuel, pitch fee, staff, depreciation and tax all in one tool.
Calculate VAT for any catering quote — gross to net or net to gross. Free tool covering EU VAT rates 5%, 9%, 19%, 21% and 24%.
Calculate the gross margin and profit per dish on any restaurant menu. Free tool for chef-owners and F&B managers.
Apply menu engineering to event catering. Classify dishes as Star, Plowhorse, Puzzle or Dog. Free analytical tool for chefs.
Calculate yield-adjusted cost of any raw ingredient after trim and cooking loss. Free precision tool for professional kitchens.
Calculate buffet portion sizes per guest for every component. Free tool covering proteins, sides, salads, dessert.
Calculate dessert portion size and cost per guest. Free tool for caterers, pastry chefs and restaurant owners.
Get an AI-recommended selling price for any recipe based on food cost, target margin and market positioning.
Generate professional catering invoices with VAT, line items and payment terms. Free tool for caterers and event chefs.
Generate professional event catering quotes as branded PDFs. Free tool for caterers, private chefs and event planners.
Scale any recipe up or down by guest count. Free tool for chefs to adjust quantities, costs and yields.
Scale catering portions instantly from any guest count. Free tool with cost and ingredient totals.
Convert recipe units between metric, imperial, volume and weight. Free tool for chefs working with international recipes.
Calculate the daily cost of food waste in your kitchen. Free tool to identify and reduce profit loss from waste.
Calculate the true net profitability of your kitchen — food, labour, overhead and net margin per cover. Free tool.
Calculate your prime cost — food + labour as a percentage of revenue. Free tool for restaurant operators.
Forecast annual catering revenue based on events booked, average ticket and seasonality. Free tool for catering companies.
Analyse your menu profitability dish by dish. Identify Stars and Dogs. Free tool for chefs and F&B managers.
Calculate gross margin on every recipe in your kitchen. Free tool for chefs to optimise menu profitability.
Calculate the right per-guest price for any catering event. Free tool covering food, labour and margin.
Calculate food cost % for any dish or your whole restaurant. Free tool with target benchmarks.
Calculate gross margin per dish and total daily margin for any restaurant. Free tool with industry benchmarks.
Calculate the break-even point for any catering event — minimum guest count to cover all costs.
AI-powered catering assistant for menu design, pricing optimisation and allergen analysis. Built into App4Chef.
Build custom catering menus with drag-and-drop recipes, automatic cost and allergen tracking. Free tool from App4Chef.
A centralised, searchable recipe database for professional chefs. Cost, allergens, calories, yield in one place.
Track restaurant inventory value, stock variance and shrinkage. Free tool for chefs and F&B managers.
Track ingredient prices across suppliers and over time. Free tool to protect food cost from creeping price increases.
Recipe costing that updates automatically when ingredient prices change. Free tool for chefs and caterers.
Calculate optimal bulk purchase quantities for catering. Free tool covering supplier minimums, storage and shelf life.
Plan food production batches and service schedules. Free tool for kitchens producing 200+ covers per day.
Live operational KPIs for catering and F&B businesses — revenue, food cost, labour, margin. Built into App4Chef.
Calculate the per-event cost and pricing for mobile chef services. Free tool for private chefs and off-site caterers.
Manage private dining bookings and function events at your restaurant. Free tool for restaurant managers.
Schedule kitchen staff and track labour cost as % of revenue. Free tool for executive chefs and F&B managers.
Calculate the staff cost for any catering event — chefs, waiters, bartenders, kitchen porters. Free tool.
Calculate equipment hire or purchase costs for catering events. Free tool covering ovens, china, glassware, linen.
Calculate the savings from reducing food waste in your kitchen. Free tool with industry benchmarks.
Calculate the cost of sustainable, local and seasonal catering. Free tool covering ingredients, packaging and carbon.
Calculate the margin of a cloud kitchen / delivery-only restaurant. Free tool covering platform fees, packaging and delivery.
Calculate the profit per delivery order on any menu item. Free tool for delivery-only kitchens and restaurants.
Cost a ghost kitchen operation running multiple delivery-only brands. Free tool with full P&L breakdown.
Calculate the ROI on every catering event — net profit ÷ time invested. Free tool to prioritise high-return events.
Set optimal prices across restaurant, catering and hotel hospitality services. Free tool with market benchmarks.
Forecast monthly and annual catering sales from your pipeline. Free tool for catering sales and operations teams.
Build a full restaurant annual budget — revenue, food, labour, rent, marketing, profit. Free P&L tool.
Track every expense per catering event. Free tool covering food, staff, equipment, transport and unexpected costs.
The free food cost calculator built into App4Chef. Calculate recipe, menu and event food cost with full allergen and yield support.