Know what each recipe costs
Build recipes and sub-recipes with units, pack sizes and yields. Keep supplier prices current and see the effect on costs and margins.
MenuCosting software · Self-service
Your kitchen.
Your numbers.
You're in control.
A shared workspace for food businesses with two or more locations, especially groups with a central kitchen or commissary. Manage recipes, food costs, stock, production and sales-demand projections with your own team.
$199/ month
30 days free. No card required.
Then $199/month if you continue.
Up to five locations. No onboarding fee.
No automatic charge after the trial. You enter and maintain your data with the software. Prefer us to handle the work? Explore Food Controller from $299/month.
Project demand before you prep
Use historical sales to project demand, calculate future ingredient needs and prepare draft production orders for your team to review.
Track stock and waste
Record inventory counts, movements and wastage. Investigate differences between recorded stock and what is on hand.
Plan production and purchasing
Connect production plans, material requirements and incoming stock. Review shortages and organize purchase orders around your needs.
Bring your locations together
Manage shared recipes and ingredients across up to five locations, with roles and access for your team.
Use your sales, your way
Use the included POS when it suits your operation, or upload CSV and Excel sales files from your current system. Ask questions about sales, costs and stock.
The complete workspace
From the recipe
to the next production run.
Explore the workflows behind the overview. All three plans include the software, including sales-demand projections. With a managed plan, we agree which recurring work our team handles for you.
Recipes and sub-recipes
Build ingredient lists, units, pack and recipe-output conversions, yields and serving costs. See margins against your selling prices.
Versions, variants and cost snapshots
Keep recipe versions and variants, and review saved cost snapshots as recipes evolve.
Location costs and missing-cost checks
Use location cost overrides and spot incomplete ingredient costs before relying on a recipe total.
Supplier invoice scanning and review
Upload PDFs or photos. Review extracted invoice lines, ingredient matches and pack details before applying updates.
Supplier prices and price history
Maintain suppliers, compare normalized pack prices and review ingredient price history.
Price impact and cost alerts
Refresh affected recipe costs and review price impact. Set thresholds for alerts when the lowest normalized supplier price changes.
Menus, catalogues and price lists
Organize products, recipe categories, selling options, menu compositions, sellable items and location price lists.
Central and branch stock counts
Organize storage areas, record stock on hand and complete inventory counts by location.
Receptions and stock movements
Receive stock, review movement history and trace changes in quantities.
Transfers and discrepancies
Request and track transfers between locations, then investigate receiving discrepancies. Transfers require an online connection.
AvailabilityFor configured central-kitchen and branch workflows.
Stock variances and investigations
Compare counts with the previous count and recorded movements to investigate unexplained differences.
Waste records and analysis
Log wastage and review recorded waste alongside stock and production records.
PAR levels and low-stock visibility
Maintain target stock levels and identify items that need replenishment.
AvailabilityRequires your location and catalogue setup.
Lots, expiry and stock reservations
Use lot and expiry records, first-expiring-first-out issuing and stock reservations in the advanced inventory workflow.
AvailabilityRequires advanced inventory tracking enabled for your workspace and a compatible, configured mobile installation.
Waste predictions
Review predicted waste to help prioritize operational checks.
AvailabilityAvailable when the waste-prediction module is configured for your workspace.
Daily and weekly production plans
Plan recipes and quantities by day or week, and reuse production templates.
Ingredient requirements and shortages
Calculate recipe and material requirements against stock, incoming deliveries and timing. See shortages and late arrivals.
Supplier packs and purchase drafts
Review supplier pack options, estimated costs and missing-price warnings, then prepare purchase-order drafts.
Purchase orders, approvals and receiving
Create and track purchase orders, manage approval steps, receive deliveries and review purchasing history.
Production orders and material requisitions
Organize production orders and request materials with source and available-versus-required stock visibility. Record production outputs.
Production costs and reports
Review production costing and cost variances, with PDF and Excel exports for operational reporting.
Internal branch ordering and quick reorder
Let branches request stock from your central operation, use low-stock and quick-reorder tools, and follow dispatch through reception.
AvailabilityFor your configured internal branch catalogue and ordering workflow.
Procurement recommendations
Review suggested purchasing actions before approving the next step.
AvailabilityAvailable when the procurement-recommendation module is configured for your workspace.
Sales-demand projections
Use historical sales from POS records or imported files to project demand quantities. Optionally sync weather context for configured locations. Included in all three plans.
Projected ingredients and draft production orders
Turn demand projections into future ingredient requirements and draft production orders for your team to review.
CSV and Excel sales imports
Preview and map sales files from your current system, then use imported quantities to prepare production orders.
Optional POS and shift reporting
Use the included POS when it suits your operation, with tax and receipt settings, refunds and voids. Review sales, payments, shifts and sync exceptions.
Shift reconciliation and operational checklists
Review cash counts and payment settlement differences using captured shift records and manual or CSV provider totals. Run operational checklists with required values or photos.
AvailabilityRequires configured shop workflows, permitted location access and complete records. Mobile checklist access requires a compatible installation.
Customers, quotes and sales orders
Manage customer records, quotations, orders, dispatch and customer invoices.
Sales analytics, food costs and margins
Review historical sales, actual and theoretical food costs, and cost variances. Export sales analytics to Excel.
Ask questions about sales, costs and stock
Ask about recipe costs, price changes, suppliers, low stock and sales using your workspace records.
Up to five locations
Share recipes and ingredients across your workspace, with location-specific operational visibility.
Central kitchens, branches and independent sites
Choose the operating model that matches your business and configure the catalogues and location workflows you need.
Roles, permissions and PIN users
Give team members scoped roles and location access, with PIN-user workflows where appropriate.
Activity history and operational settings
Review the audit trail and manage menu, tax and price-list settings for your operation.
Selected mobile work, with later sync
Record supported cash sales, stock counts and checklists offline, then sync when connected. Transfers stay online.
AvailabilityRequires a compatible, configured mobile installation. This is not whole-app offline access.
Date-label printing
Print date labels as part of your configured kitchen workflow.
AvailabilityRequires a compatible mobile installation and configured printer hardware.
Voice-assisted workflows
Use supported voice commands with confirmation steps for actions that need approval.
AvailabilityAvailable with the configured voice module, supported device and required model access.
Demand projections depend on the historical records you supply. Review suggested quantities and draft orders before acting. Module and device requirements are noted beside the relevant features.
Try it with your own kitchen dataGo straight to
your own workspace.
No sales conversation required. Your team runs the software and decides what to do with the numbers.
Create your account
Sign up directly in the MenuCosting app. Your 30-day free trial starts when you create your workspace, with no card required.
Bring in your kitchen data
Add your ingredients, recipes and suppliers, then review units, pack sizes and yields.
Keep the numbers useful
Use the included POS, or upload sales exports from your current system in CSV or Excel. Review invoices, stock and recipe costs to guide your decisions.
Ready to run it
with your own team?
Start your free trial Want us to take on the work instead? See our managed services.