Pack prices change mid-week. Yields are never 100%. The recipe cost sheet still multiplies yesterday’s unit costs — until the food-cost meeting, when nobody trusts the number.
PlateCost is a free, local-first recipe and plate costing workpaper for chefs and F&B managers. No account. No upload.
What you get
- Ingredient pack cost → unit cost with yield loss
- Recipes with lines, batch servings, and batch yield
- Plate cost, food cost % vs target, contribution margin
- Weekly covers → weekly food $ and contribution
- Simple menu engineering: star / plowhorse / puzzle / dog
Honest limits
Not a POS, inventory, or purchasing system. You enter pack prices and yields.
Live: sybilgambleyyu.github.io/PlateCost
Source: github.com/SybilGambleyyu/PlateCost
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