I will create an automated menu engineering and food costing excel calculator

Kenya

I speak English

Hospitality Writer, Hotel and Tourism Content

Hello, I’m Ian, a hospitality management student and passionate writer. I first discovered my love for writing as a Journalism Club chairperson in secondary school. Over time, writing has become a sou...
About this Gig

Are you struggling to identify which dishes make your restaurant money and which ines are reducing your profitability? Knowing what sells ain't enough but you also need to understand what's profitable.


I offer an automated Restaurant Menu Engineering & Food Costing Excel Calculator designed to help restaurant owners and managers make informed menu decisions.


What can you achieve with this tool?

1. Identify profitable and underperforming menu items

2. Calculate recipe costs, food cost percentages and contribution margins

3. Automatically classify dishes into Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, and Dogs using the Kasavana and Smith method.

4. Identify popular but low margin dishes and profitable items that need more promotion

5. Make informed menu pricing and cost control decisions.


Who is it for?

Restaurants, hotels, cafés, bistro, chefs, F&B managers.


What you get

An automated Excel workbook with menu engineering calculations, food coating tools, performance analysis and an easy to follow structure.

Make better menu decisions and improve your understanding of restaurant profitability.



Technology:

Excel

Analysis type:

Quantitative analysis

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Descriptive analysis

Expertise:

Business Insights

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Financial ratios

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Automation

Programming language:

Other

Tools:

Microsoft Excel