Know your numbers before service.
Fast, practical calculators for restaurant managers who need an answer—not another spreadsheet to babysit.
Most calculations take less than a minute. No login. Entries stay in your browser.
Eight free tools for busy operators.
Use figures from your POS, invoices, payroll and inventories. Compare matching reporting periods.
Food Cost Percentage
Calculate the share of food sales spent on ingredients using inventory and purchases.
Open calculator →02 / StaffingLabor Cost Percentage
Compare labor expense with net sales over the same shift, week or reporting period.
Open calculator →03 / Menu engineeringMenu Price Calculator
Turn a recipe's plate cost and desired food-cost percentage into a starting menu price.
Open calculator →04 / PlanningBreak-Even Sales
Estimate how much monthly sales are required to cover fixed costs after variable costs.
Open calculator →05 / Cost controlPrime Cost Percentage
See the combined weight of cost of goods sold and labor relative to sales.
Open calculator →06 / Menu engineeringContribution Margin
Find the amount each sale contributes after its direct variable cost.
Open calculator →07 / StaffingSales per Labor Hour
Measure sales produced for each paid labor hour in a shift or reporting period.
Open calculator →08 / InventoryInventory Turnover
Estimate how often inventory is consumed and replaced during a given period.
Open calculator →Free guides for the decisions behind every shift.
Go beyond a single calculation with practical examples, common reporting mistakes and repeatable restaurant management checklists.
How to calculate food cost
Turn an inventory count into a useful food-cost report.
Read guide →Staffing and reportingUnderstand labor percentage
Calculate a consistent labor metric and interpret changes.
Read guide →Menu engineeringPrice menu items with context
Combine plate costs with contribution dollars.
Read guide →Daily operationsOpening and closing checklists
Give shift routines clear owners and actionable handoffs.
Read guide →Move from a quick answer to a repeatable process.
Our editable Restaurant Manager Operations Toolkit includes practical trackers, scorecards, checklists and forms for daily restaurant operations.
See the $19 Manager ToolkitMeet ShiftCommand
Restaurant operations tasks, handoffs, temperature logs, maintenance and reports in one place.
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