Recipe Costing

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Restaurant management & recipe costing

About Recipe Costing

Recipe Costing Software is a cloud-based recipe costing and restaurant management solution designed to assist businesses with cost control, inventory management, sales data tracking, and more. Recipes, sub-recipes, and menu items can be costed, and users can manage allergy and nutrition information for all of their ingredients and finished goods.

Users can create fully-costed menu items, recipes, and sub-recipes, including the cost of ingredients, materials, and labor. Cost breakdowns for both the total recipe and individual portions can be viewed and tracked. Integration with the USDA database allows users to search for nutritional information for standard or branded food products, and print nutrition labels for their finished goods. Allergen information can be added for each ingredient and is automatically carried through into any recipes or menu items made with that ingredient. Inventory can be tracked and managed, with options for multiple par levels for different locations, point of sale (POS) integration for real-time inventory updates, and inventory transfer between locations.


Key benefits of Recipe Costing

  • Allergens for individual ingredients can be added or removed, including celery, eggs, peanut, soya, nuts, crustaceans, fish, lactose, mustard, sesame, sulphur dioxide, and gluten, and allergen information is automatically carried through into recipes, sub-recipes, and menu items.

  • Portion sizes and inventory counts can be tracked using a range of different units, both metric and imperial, and different par levels can be set for item inventories across multiple locations.

  • Users can search the USDA database for nutritional information for both standard and branded food products, and use this information to calculate nutritional information for recipes and menu items.

  • Recipes and sub-recipes can be created using food, material, and labor costs, and details of both the total recipe cost and individual portion costs are displayed to users.

  • If a recipe is marked as a ‘Finished Good’, the ingredients are automatically removed from the inventory when the prep list is completed, and replaced with stock of the finished item.

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    Recipe Costing Software - Menu items can be created and costed, with a breakdown of the food, material, and labor costs
    Recipe Costing Software - Allergens for each ingredient are automatically carried through into recipes and menu items
    Recipe Costing Software - Preparation and cooking time can be recorded for each recipe, allowing users to calculate the recipe's labor costs
    Recipe Costing Software - Nutritional label for menu items can be generated and printed
    Recipe Costing Software - Different par levels can be set for inventory items for each location
    Recipe Costing Software - Users can track product sales in the dashboard
    Recipe Costing Software - Daily sales can be tracked for each restaurant location
    Recipe Costing Software - Employee profiles can be added for each location, including their pay rate
    Recipe Costing Software - Inventory quantities, costs, and values can be tracked
    Recipe Costing Software - Recipes can be scaled up or down as required
    Recipe Costing Software - Users can generate purchase orders to replenish their inventory
    Recipe Costing Software - Labor hours reports can be generated to determine the sales value per labor hour
    Recipe Costing Software - Labor cost reports can also be generated
    Recipe Costing Software - Recipe cards can be generated and printed
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    Recipe Costing Software - Menu items can be created and costed, with a breakdown of the food, material, and labor costs
    Recipe Costing Software - Allergens for each ingredient are automatically carried through into recipes and menu items
    Recipe Costing Software - Preparation and cooking time can be recorded for each recipe, allowing users to calculate the recipe's labor costs
    Recipe Costing Software - Nutritional label for menu items can be generated and printed
    Recipe Costing Software - Different par levels can be set for inventory items for each location
    Recipe Costing Software - Users can track product sales in the dashboard
    Recipe Costing Software - Daily sales can be tracked for each restaurant location
    Recipe Costing Software - Employee profiles can be added for each location, including their pay rate
    Recipe Costing Software - Inventory quantities, costs, and values can be tracked
    Recipe Costing Software - Recipes can be scaled up or down as required
    Recipe Costing Software - Users can generate purchase orders to replenish their inventory
    Recipe Costing Software - Labor hours reports can be generated to determine the sales value per labor hour
    Recipe Costing Software - Labor cost reports can also be generated
    Recipe Costing Software - Recipe cards can be generated and printed

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    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4.9 /5
    (10)
    Value for Money
    5/5
    Features
    4.7/5
    Ease of Use
    4.6/5
    Customer Support
    5/5

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    Abid
    Abid
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    • Industry: Banking
    • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Excellent Software For Restaurants & Hotels

    Reviewed on 26/06/2022

    I am using recipe costing software from last 2 years for managing the recipes costing and inventory...

    I am using recipe costing software from last 2 years for managing the recipes costing and inventory management. The interface is very simple and easy to use and provides excellent tools and features to its user to attain desired results and support.

    Pros

    Recipe Costing has some excellent features some of them are online ordering, recipe management, menu planning, kitchen and menu management, billing and invoicing, nutrition analysis and point of sale. The software provides complete solution to all size of restaurants, bars and hotels to manage there day to day work efficiently and smartly. The software supports cloud, android and windows operating system.

    Cons

    Recipe Costing software has all the necessary tools and features to help user's however if any query or problem arises their excellent support team always there to help and provide solutions.

    Response from Kitchen Porter Tech

    Hi Abid,

    Thank you for your review and feedback. It's customers like you that help us to continuously improve recipe costing software.

    Kind Regards,
    Rob

    rackel
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    • Industry: Retail
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    A business friend

    Reviewed on 25/06/2021

    Overall it is awesome tool to use. it solve a lot of hard work especially if you are only starting...

    Overall it is awesome tool to use. it solve a lot of hard work especially if you are only starting up your business. this software is highly recommendable.

    Pros

    This product is very convenient to use,it gives helps on the growth of the business,every features are important to use to save a lot of work and time and to give more time for the customers.it is great tool to use.

    Cons

    Since it is easy to use,I think i like this software and if i experience some problem,the custoner service are ready to help.

    Response from Kitchen Porter Tech

    Hi Rackel,

    Thank you for your review.

    Kind Regards,

    Rob

    Bruce
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    • Industry: Food & Beverages
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    Very good application for Costing recipes and Scaling Recipe Production.

    Reviewed on 18/10/2017

    Simplicity of Use.
    Production Requirements
    Food Costing
    Inventory Management.
    Great Price/Suppor...

    Simplicity of Use.
    Production Requirements
    Food Costing
    Inventory Management.
    Great Price/Support

    Pros

    Costing Recipes.
    Scaling Production.
    Simplicity of Use.
    Customer Support is Great.

    i have really enjoyed working with the team and i believe their product fills a need in the market for a hosted service that does Costings/Scaling and Inventory control with a simple user experience - and they are continuously evolving.

    Price and open monthly contract is also great.

    Cons

    Inventory management can feel a bit cumbersome.
    Updating inventory is limited to Purchase Order in order to effect calculations - however there are ways to get around this.

    Response from Kitchen Porter Tech

    Bruce, thank you for the review. The work around is to adjust the inventory manually. The only problem is on the reporting end. To get an accurate prime cost, we need what was purchased, what was received, actual sales, and labor to give an accurate financial picture. It may seem a bit cumbersome, but it will give you an accurate prime cost going the long way. In any case, I've challenged our development team to find ways to improve inventory management. I look forward to discussing ideas with you.

    Chris
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    • Industry: Food & Beverages
    • Company size: 11–50 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Kansas City Catering

    Reviewed on 02/02/2022

    Recipe Costing has enabled us to keep a very exact real time cost on our recipes along with making...

    Recipe Costing has enabled us to keep a very exact real time cost on our recipes along with making it easy to track trends of both items and recipes. The development team is also great to work and brainstorm with!

    Pros

    Most softwares fall short of the claims. Recipe Costing has exceeded my expectations and has become a vital part of our everyday operation. Our company is much more streamlined since implementing this software!

    Cons

    There are currently features that are more specific to restaurants than catering but the management team is working to have both business types serviced.

    Response from Kitchen Porter Tech

    Hi Chris,

    Thank you for your feedback. Your suggestions for better catering costing features were greatly appreciated!

    Tamer
    Tamer
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    • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Overall a great product to plan and review your food cost. Best customer service I've...

    Reviewed on 19/10/2017

    Pros

    Simplicity of use, amazing support. They customize and make requested changes promptly and efficiently.

    Cons

    Reporting features need some work as well as not being fully mobile ready. Would be good to have customization units (which i'm told is being developed)

    Response from Kitchen Porter Tech

    Tamer, thank you for the review. We believe providing exceptional support is key to building long lasting relationships with our customers. We are planning to build out an Android and Apple app early next year. The custom units will be ready in November.

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    Recipe Costing FAQs

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    Recipe Costing offers the following pricing plans:

    • Starting from: USD 25.00/month
    • Pricing model: Subscription
    • Free Trial: Available

    14-day free trial, no credit card required. $25 per location, per month.

    Recipe Costing has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

    Recipe Costing supports the following languages:

    English

    Recipe Costing supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile)

    Recipe Costing integrates with the following applications:

    Heartland Restaurant, Shopify, Slice, Square Point of Sale

    Recipe Costing offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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