Menu Cost Calculations #
Calculate Menu Item cost #
Fillet uses Price information from the Menu Item’s Components to calculate cost.
Menu Components are Ingredients and Recipes used in a Menu Item.
Error messages #
If Fillet cannot calculate cost for a Menu Item, you will see error messages.
Each error message has an explanation and options for resolving the error.
Details
| Error | Resolving the error |
|---|---|
| Ingredient in Menu Item does not have at least one Price | Go to that Ingredient and resolve the error by adding a Price. |
| Recipe in Menu Item does not have Food Cost because of its own costing errors | Go to the Recipe and resolve the errors there. |
| Ingredient or Recipe uses an incompatible unit in Menu Item | Change unit to a compatible unit.You can also go to the Ingredient or Recipe and specify the conversion. |
Automatic calculations #
Fillet automatically calculates a Menu Item’s Food Cost, Profit, and Nutrition:
Details
| Calculation | |
|---|---|
| Food Cost | Total cost of Menu Components (Ingredients' prices and Recipe cost) |
| Profit | Menu Item Price minus Food Cost |
| Nutrition | Total Nutrition of Menu Components |