Observed arrival · 2026-09-25
DishCost, from ingredients to menu margins
An Italian web tool for restaurant operators that links ingredients, preparations, recipes, and menus to calculate dish costs, food cost, margins, and minimum prices.
- For
- Restaurant operators managing recipes and menu pricing
- Worth noticing
- Reusable, nested preparations carry their costs into products; the free trial allows three calculated products and one menu or offer.
Field notes
The workflow begins with purchase formats, quantities, and supplier prices, then reuses those ingredients in preparations and recipes. The site also describes adding cooking energy, water, labor, packaging, and fixed preparation costs, with an example tagliatelle calculation displayed on the homepage. Its trial is limited to three calculated products and one menu or offer, while ingredients and semi-finished preparations are listed as unlimited.
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