Dish food cost

Portion cost and menu price

Inputs

Ingredients per portion, UAH (comma-separated)

Waste/trim, %

Overhead per portion (labor, energy), UAH

Target food cost, %

Portion cost

113 UAH

ingredients with waste: 88 UAH · overhead: 25 UAH

Recommended price: 295 UAH

food cost: 29.8% — to keep food cost in range

Food cost = ingredient cost / sale price ×100. Restaurant norm is 25–35%: above — dishes don't pay off, below — suspiciously high price. Count waste honestly: 30% potato trim is real money.