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Similarly, it is asked, how do you calculate food cost in a restaurant?
While each restaurant is different, the most basicformulafor calculating ideal food cost is:
- Total ingredient cost (recipe) ÷ Menu sale price =Idealfood cost.
- Net food purchase ÷ Net food sale = Ideal foodcostpercentage.
- Beginning inventory + Purchases — Ending inventory /Totalfood sales = Actual food cost.
- Beginning Inventory + Purchased Inventory –EndingInventory = Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
- Cost of Goods Sold = Beginning Inventory + PurchasedInventory– Ending Inventory.
- Cost of Goods Sold = $9,000.
- 1) Buy in Bulk.
- 2) Purchase Cheaper Products.
Also, what should food cost percentage be?
In reality, a healthy percentage can varygreatlydepending on the products you sell, food costcontrol, andthe the market you serve. For example, a steakhouse canrun afood cost percentage close to 35 percent,because thecost of its ingredients are muchhigher.
Actual Food Cost, also reported as a percentageoftotal sales, is a measure of how much your food costtrulyis. It's a straight-forward calculation, but it relies ontakingcareful and regular inventory counts.