Food cost and GP calculator
Type a dish’s menu price and what its ingredients cost. You get the food cost, the gross profit and the margin, and the price that reaches your GP target. Nothing you type is kept or sent anywhere.
- Food cost
- 33.9%
- Gross profit (GP)
- 66.1%
- Margin on each portion
- ฿74.15
- Price before VAT
- ฿112.15
To reach 70% GP, charge ฿135.53 with VAT (or ฿136 rounded up).
How it works
Work on the price before VAT: the VAT on a bill is the government’s money, not yours. With 7% VAT included, for example, the price before VAT is the menu price divided by 1.07.
- Food cost % = ingredient cost ÷ price before VAT × 100
- GP % = 100 − food cost %
- Margin = price before VAT − ingredient cost
- Price for a GP target = ingredient cost ÷ (1 − target ÷ 100), then add the VAT back if your menu prices include it
An example: a dish at ฿107 with VAT is ฿100 before VAT. If its ingredients cost ฿30, its food cost is 30% and its GP is 70%.
Count the whole portion: the garnish, the sauce, the oil it is cooked in. Many kitchens aim for a GP of 65 to 75% on food; your own target depends on your rent, your team and your prices.
Every dish, worked out for you
Symphony Office costs every dish from its ingredients, keeps the costs up to date from your supplier prices, and shows which dishes fall under your GP target. See the gross profit screen or sign up.