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Food Cost Per Serving Calculator

Calculate cost per serving, menu price, and food-cost percentage.

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Food Cost Per Serving Calculator result

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Primary result$4.00Full cost per serving
Recipe cost per serving$3.00Full cost per serving$4.00Suggested price at target$13.33Gross dollars per serving$9.33
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Formula, assumptions & limitations

Inputs used: Total recipe cost ($); Number of servings; Target food-cost percentage; Other cost per serving ($).

Method: Recipe cost ÷ servings, plus other per-serving cost. Suggested price = full cost per serving ÷ target food-cost percentage.

Pricing should also consider labor, overhead, waste, taxes, fees, market conditions, and desired profit.

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How this tool works

Recipe cost is divided by servings, other per-serving costs are added, and the target food-cost percentage is used to estimate a menu price.

Limits to know

The result depends on complete recipe cost and usable servings. Portion variation, waste, labor, overhead, tax, discounts, and target food-cost policy can change a suitable menu price.