Profitability Warnings
Get alerted when rising costs push your recipes below target margins.
You set a target margin on a recipe when you price it. But ingredient costs change — sometimes gradually, sometimes overnight. If you're not watching every recipe's margin every day (and nobody is), costs can creep past your targets without you noticing.
Recipe Cost Calculator watches for you. Set a target margin on any recipe, and if ingredient or labour cost changes push the actual margin below your target, you'll see a warning on your dashboard. You decide what to do about it — adjust the price, find a cheaper supplier, or change the recipe — but at least you know.
Warnings show up on your dashboard and on the recipe itself, so you catch them whether you're looking at the big picture or working on a specific dish. You can set different margin targets for different recipes depending on your pricing strategy.
Why this matters
Catch margin problems early.
The worst kind of cost problem is the one you don't know about. Margin warnings surface issues as they happen, so you can make adjustments while they're still small. It's a simple concept, but it keeps a lot of operators from losing money without realizing it.