Free tool · Food cost & margin calculator
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still profitable?
Cost RM8.50, price RM22 → food cost 38.6%, gross margin 61.4%, gross profit RM13.50 per plate. Try your own numbers.
Food cost = cost ÷ price. Margin = (price − cost) ÷ price. Markup = (price − cost) ÷ cost. Margin and markup are not the same.
Food cost
38.6%
Gross margin
61.4%
Gross profit / plate
RM13.50
Markup
159%
At 500 plates / month · gross contribution
RM6,750
Before rent, labour and overheads. Not net profit.