Food Cost Percentage Calculator
Find out what share of your food sales goes into ingredients. Enter opening and closing stock, purchases and total sales — your food cost percentage appears instantly, compared against your target.
Food cost used
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Your food cost %
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Cost to meet target
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How to use
- Enter the stock value at the start and end of the period, plus what you bought in between.
- Enter your total food sales for the same period.
- Your food cost percentage appears instantly, compared with your target.
Note: Food cost % = (Opening stock + Purchases - Closing stock) / Food sales x 100. Most healthy restaurants aim for 25-35%. This tool measures food only, not labor, rent or utilities.
Tips
- Measure stock at the same time each period so the comparison stays fair.
- Track weekly instead of monthly — food costs drift quickly with prices and portions.
- Waste and over-portioning show up here before anywhere else; check recipes when the percentage climbs.