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Cost menu items, find your break-even covers, and track food and labor margins — free calculators plus profit and inventory trackers for food businesses.
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enter your fixed costs, price, and variable cost per sale to see how many units and how much revenue you need to break even
Free toolenter revenue and cost to instantly see gross profit, profit margin %, and markup %
Free tooladd materials, labor, and overhead, set your markup, and get the price to quote plus your profit and margin
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Start from the plate's food cost and target a food-cost percentage (often around 28–35%), then price so labor and overhead are covered too. Check the item's margin with the profit margin calculator.
Restaurant net margins are famously thin — commonly in the low-to-high single digits — so food and labor cost control is everything. Find your break-even covers with the break-even calculator.
Divide fixed costs by the average profit per cover (or per ticket). The break-even calculator turns that into a nightly target.
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