Free tool for US restaurants
Restaurant Food Cost Calculator
Calculate food cost percentage, ideal menu price, and profit per dish using restaurant benchmarks built into this ScaleZone tool.
Dish details
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Ingredients
Add each ingredient and its cost. The calculator totals the ingredient cost for the dish.
Additional costs (optional)
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Analysis
Your results will appear here
Fill in the dish details and ingredients, then click Calculate food cost to see your breakdown.
US industry benchmarks
Fast Casual / QSR25 – 30%
Casual Dining28 – 35%
Fine Dining25 – 35%
Bar / Pub18 – 28%
Cafe / Bakery25 – 35%
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