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Food cost calculator

Enter what a dish costs you and what you sell it for — and see the food-cost percentage and the real margin.

One dish, three numbers

Enter what the dish costs and what you sell it for — the percentage follows immediately.

Ingredient cost of the dish

Everything that goes into it: protein, vegetables, oil, seasoning — and packaging if it is delivery.

Selling price of the dish

The menu price before tax and service.

The percentage you are aiming for

The norm is between 28% and 35% — it varies by type of kitchen.

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Enter the dish cost and its selling price.
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Wasl works this out on its own — every day, for every branch

You are still typing the numbers in by hand. Inside Wasl the same figures come straight from the orders themselves: food cost, waste, drawer variance and app commissions — without anyone opening a spreadsheet.

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