Create your own ingredients
Set up every ingredient you buy, from rice and oil to packaging. Each one becomes the building block for your recipes and your stock count.
Recipe costing software that shows the real cost of every dish
PosBytz recipe costing software lets you build a recipe for every menu item, down to each ingredient. Every sale deducts those ingredients from stock automatically, and daily and monthly food costing reports show exactly what each dish costs you to make.
From local cafés to multi-outlet chains
The problem
You can't protect a margin you can't see
- 01
Menu prices set on guesswork.
Without a costed recipe, you don't know which dishes actually make money.
- 02
Portions drift between shifts.
One cook uses 120 g of chicken, another uses 180 g, and nobody notices until month end.
- 03
Stock disappears without a trace.
When sales don't deduct ingredients, you can't tell waste from theft from over-portioning.
- 04
Food cost arrives too late.
A monthly spreadsheet tells you about last month's problem, not today's.
Why switch
Why restaurants use recipe management software
- 01
Know every dish's cost
Ingredient-level recipes calculate the real food cost of each menu item.
- 02
Stock that matches your sales
Every sale deducts its recipe's ingredients automatically.
- 03
Spot cost problems daily
Daily and monthly food costing reports flag margin leaks early.
How it works
How PosBytz recipe costing works
- 1
Add your ingredients.
Create each ingredient you buy, with its unit and purchase cost.
- 2
Build a recipe for each dish.
List the ingredients and quantities that go into every menu item.
- 3
Set up production for prepared items.
For items like burgers or fried rice, record the preparation flow from raw ingredients to the item you sell.
- 4
Sell as usual.
Every POS, online and aggregator sale deducts the recipe's ingredients from stock automatically.
- 5
Review food cost.
Daily and monthly food costing reports show cost per dish and where margin is slipping.
Features
Recipe costing and food costing features
Build a recipe for every dish
Ingredient-level recipes for each menu item
Define exactly what goes into each dish and in what quantity. Your team cooks to the same standard, and every portion is costed the same way.
Real food cost per dish
PosBytz calculates what each dish costs to make from its recipe. Price your menu on real numbers and see which items carry your margin.
Manage food production
Food preparation flow for prepared items
Many dishes are made from items you prepare first, like burger patties or a fried rice base. The production flow records how raw ingredients become prepared items and then sold dishes, so costs and stock stay accurate at every stage.
Production planning
Plan how much to prepare ahead of service based on what you sell. Prepare enough for the rush without overproducing.
Waste tracking
Record what gets thrown away, from spoiled produce to unsold prepared food. Waste shows up in your numbers instead of hiding inside food cost.
Keep stock in step with sales
Automatic ingredient deduction on every sale
When a dish is billed, its recipe's ingredients are deducted from stock automatically. Dine-in, takeaway, online and delivery app orders all count.
Multi-outlet recipe and stock control
Manage recipes and stock across every outlet from one platform. Each location deducts from its own stock, with central visibility for the owner.
See inventory managementAudit logs for stock movements
Every stock movement and adjustment is logged. When numbers don't match, you can see who changed what and when.
Food costing reports
Daily food costing reports
See food cost every day, not just at month end. Catch a portioning problem or a price rise while it's still one day's loss.
Monthly food costing reports
Track food cost trends month by month and across outlets. Use them to review menu prices and supplier costs.
Inventory and consumption reports
Compare what your recipes say you used with what's actually left. The gap shows waste, over-portioning or missing stock.
Built for your format
Recipe costing for every kind of food business
Restaurant & fine dine
Cost multi-component plates and keep portions identical across every service.
See the solutionQuick service
Prepare patties, sauces and bases in bulk and cost every burger and combo to the gram.
See the solutionCafe
Cost every drink by its coffee, milk and syrup, so a large latte is priced right.
See the solutionCloud kitchen
Share prepared items across virtual brands and see food cost per brand and per dish.
See the solutionBakery & sweet shop
Turn flour, sugar and butter into batches, then cost each cake or box of sweets.
Bars & breweries
Cost cocktails and mocktails by the pour, so happy-hour pricing still makes money.
See the solutionMulti-outlet & franchise
Keep recipes and portions the same at every outlet and compare food cost across them.
Works with
Connected to the rest of your restaurant
Restaurant POS
Every billed dish deducts its recipe's ingredients, on Windows, Android or iPad.
Inventory Management
Ingredient stock, suppliers and automated purchase orders at reorder points.
Online ordering and aggregators
Website, Talabat, Jahez, Uber Eats, Zomato and Swiggy orders deduct ingredients too.
Kitchen Display System
The kitchen cooks from the same menu your recipes are costed on.
Accounting
Purchase and consumption costs flow into your P&L.
Reports & analytics
Food costing reports alongside sales and inventory reports.
Compare
Recipe costing software vs spreadsheets
| Recipe costing software vs spreadsheets | Spreadsheet costing | PosBytz recipe costing |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per dish | Worked out once, rarely updated | Calculated from each recipe's ingredients |
| Stock after a sale | Counted by hand at the end of the week | Deducted automatically with every sale |
| Prepared items | Not tracked, or tracked on paper | Production flow from raw ingredient to sold dish |
| Waste | Hidden inside food cost | Recorded and reported |
| Food cost report | Monthly, days after month end | Daily and monthly |
| Multiple outlets | One file per outlet, merged by hand | One platform, compared side by side |
| Stock changes | No record of who changed what | Audit log for every movement |
FAQ
Recipe costing FAQs
Answer 01
What is recipe costing?
Recipe costing is working out what a dish costs to make by adding up the cost of each ingredient in the quantity the recipe uses. It tells you the food cost of every menu item.
Know what every dish costs from tomorrow
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