Recipe Costing Simplified.

Calculate recipe costs, track ingredient prices, and maximize dish profitability with precision and ease. Our solution integrates seamlessly with your systems, empowering you to maximize margins and take full control of your food costs.

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Back Office – Food Cost Management – Recipe Cost Calculator

Take the guesswork out of calculating recipe costs with real-time, actionable insights into each ingredient to maximize margins and drive profitability with confidence.

Straightforward, Efficient
Recipe Costing

Real-Time Ingredient Updates

Build recipes once, and let the software handle the rest! With every invoice, our system automatically updates ingredient prices, providing real-time cost insights and margin analysis based on your selling price, ensuring your recipes are always optimized for profitability.

Pricing Threshold Alerts

Customize alerts for weekly trend monitoring with pricing thresholds so you can proactively control costs! Instantly see price fluctuations, enabling you to make timely adjustments.

Resilient to Substitutions

Eliminate the hassle of adjusting your recipes with every supplier change – our software automatically maps and categorizes ingredients, eliminating the need for manual updates, inventory, or reports when new ingredients are introduced!

Developed by and for restaurant operators, our recipe costing software is the easiest and most reliable tool on the market!

User-Friendly Dashboard

Track trends, identify opportunities, and optimize your menu with key metrics like food spend, sales, purchases, and COGS, updated weekly. Our intuitive interface provides a comprehensive overview of your financial performance, empowering you to make informed decisions with ease!

Multi-Unit Menu Item Distribution

Customize menu distribution across your restaurants with just a few clicks! Decide exactly which restaurants within your organization should receive specific menu items, for greater flexibility and control over your menu offerings.

More features to optimize your menu

Simplified recipe cost calculations and auto-updates mean you spend less time in the software and more time doing what you love

Easy Invoice Capture

Save 80% of your invoice processing time and streamline your recipe management. Snap a photo, upload, and watch as your ingredients are effortlessly cataloged!

POS Integrations

Our recipe costing software integrates with POS systems, automatically importing sales data, ensuring accurate tracking of ingredient usage, and minimizing errors. Receive real-time insights into sales trends and menu performance, allowing for timely adjustments to recipes and menus. By streamlining the workflow between FOH and BOH operations, POS integration enhances efficiency in your kitchen!

It makes chef’s lives easier and gives us more hours to spend in the kitchen. All the reporting I could ever ask for is at my fingertips.

Other food cost management features you might be interested in

Inventory Management

Take control of your restaurant inventory to drive efficiency and maximize profits.

Food Cost Reporting

Gain real-time insights into your COGS, ingredient price trends, and menu profitability.

GL Coding and Export

Embrace the future of digital invoice management and simplify bill pay by eliminating manual data entry.

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Looking to fine-tune your recipe costs? Our recipe costing tools offer precise calculations and insightful analysis to help you optimize ingredient use and set profitable menu prices. Uncover how accurate costing can supercharge your menu’s profitability. Book a demo today!

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our food cost management solution!

Is Back Office Food Cost Management Software suitable for either single or multi-unit operations?

Yes! Our food costing software is designed to support both single and multi-unit operations. It provides comprehensive tools for managing food costs, optimizing menu pricing, and reducing waste, regardless of the size or number of your locations.

How can Back Office Food Costing Software help reduce waste?

By analyzing purchase data and sales trends, our food cost software helps identify discrepancies and inefficiencies. This allows you to adjust orders and minimize waste by aligning inventory with actual consumption patterns.

Is the onboarding process for Back Office Food Cost Management difficult?

Absolutely not! We pride ourselves on our speed to value; onboarding is quick and easy! Our reps will help you upload your invoices to start automating food cost calculations immediately.

How does Back Office's Restaurant Food Cost Software integrate with existing systems?

Our food cost management solution integrates seamlessly with your current POS and accounting systems, ensuring that all data is synchronized and accurate. This integration allows for real-time updates and seamless management.

How often is the food cost data updated?

With each invoice that comes into Back Office, ingredient prices are updated automatically. This ensures that you can easily view which ingredients are increasing your plate costs and make adjustments to keep your menu items, like that burger, profitable and cost-effective.

What support is available if I need help with any of the features within the Back Office Food Costing Software?

We offer comprehensive support including tutorials, a knowledge base, and excellent customer service. Our team is available to help with any questions you may have.

How does Back Office Food Cost Management improve overall profitability?

By automating cost calculations, streamlining recipe costing, and minimizing waste, our software helps you optimize inventory management and pricing strategies, ultimately improving your restaurant's profitability.

Still have a question?

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