Food Cost Percentage Calculator
Measure period food usage against food sales using opening and closing stock.
Example result
- Food used at cost
- 13,000
Exclude beverage sales if beverage inventory is excluded. This simplified model does not adjust for transfers, staff meals or credits.
How to calculate it
Exclude beverage sales if beverage inventory is excluded. This simplified model does not adjust for transfers, staff meals or credits.
Worked example
This is an illustrative scenario, not a market benchmark. Select “Reset to example” to reproduce it in the calculator.
- Opening food inventory
- 5,000 currency units
- Food purchases
- 12,000 currency units
- Closing food inventory
- 4,000 currency units
- Food sales excluding tax
- 40,000 currency units
Food cost percentage: 32.5%
Food Cost Percentage FAQ
Why can this differ from recipe costs?
Actual food usage also reflects portion variation, spoilage, inventory errors and unrecorded consumption. Recipe costs model a standard serving.
What does this calculation leave out?
Exclude beverage sales if beverage inventory is excluded. This simplified model does not adjust for transfers, staff meals or credits.
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