Service 06

Food Costing, Pricing & Profitability

Know what it costs. Know what to charge. Know what makes money.

← All Services

Your menu price should be built on more than what competitors charge or what feels reasonable.

Whether you are starting a food business, launching a new menu, expanding your product range, or already operating and need better control over your numbers, we help you build clarity around your food costs, pricing, and profitability.

We work with you to:

What the Service Covers

Nine parts of one picture

01.

Ingredient & Product Costing

We establish the actual cost of your products from ingredient level through to the finished product, taking into account quantities, portions, yields, and production realities.

02.

Direct Cost Review

We identify the costs directly connected to producing or delivering your products, including relevant labor, packaging, delivery-related costs, platform commissions, and other attributable costs.

03.

Production & Portion Control

We review whether your actual production quantities and portions align with the assumptions used in your costing.

04.

Overhead Allocation

We determine the portion of your business's operating costs that each product or sale needs to contribute towards.

05.

Cost Protection

We build appropriate protection into your pricing to account for cost fluctuations, inflation, wastage, refunds, replacements, samples, and other operational realities.

06.

Menu Pricing

We develop pricing based on your actual costs, desired profitability, product role, market position, customer value, and the appropriate pricing method for your business.

07.

Break-Even & Profitability Analysis

We determine the sales volume required to cover your costs and assess how changes in sales volume can affect profitability.

08.

Menu Profitability Review

We assess your products and menu mix to identify which products are contributing strongly, which need attention, and where pricing or product decisions may be affecting profitability.

09.

Costing, Pricing & Profitability Framework

We establish a clearer framework for reviewing costs, updating prices, evaluating profitability, and making future menu decisions.

Who Is This For?

Starting a Food Business

If you're building your food business from the ground up, we help you establish your costing, pricing, and profitability structure before you build your menu around assumptions.

Launching a New Product or Menu

We help you understand the numbers behind new products, determine appropriate prices, and assess their potential profitability before they go to market.

Already in Business

If you already have a menu but aren't completely confident in what your products cost, what you should be charging, or how profitable they actually are, we help you bring structure and clarity to the numbers.

Growing or Expanding

As your products, sales volume, and operating costs change, we help you review your costing, pricing, and profitability structure so your numbers can support better business decisions.

Clearer visibility

The engagement gives your business clearer visibility into:

The goal is simple: to help you make better costing, pricing, and profitability decisions using numbers that reflect your actual business.

Would you like us to audit your food costing and pricing system?

Start with the 15-Minute Food Costing, Menu Pricing & Performance Audit.

In 15 minutes, we'll assess your current food costing, operational performance, expenses, menu pricing, and profit strategy.

You'll see what you're doing well, where the gaps are, and what needs attention.

Start the 15-Minute Audit

Ready to Build a Stronger Costing, Pricing & Profitability Structure?