Replaces your recipe costing spreadsheet

Know your true profit per plate

AI-powered menu costing that updates automatically when ingredient prices change. Stop guessing which dishes make money -- know it for certain.

3-5% Avg. restaurant profit margin
70%+ Still use Excel for costing
$29 /mo starting price

Your recipe costing spreadsheet is lying to you

Ingredient prices change every week. Your spreadsheet doesn't. The result: menus priced on stale data and invisible margin erosion.

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Stale Cost Data

Eggs spike 40%, avocado doubles, chicken fluctuates $1/lb monthly -- but nobody updates the spreadsheet. Your "food cost" numbers are months old.

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Hidden Margin Erosion

Without current costs, profitable dishes silently become money-losers. You won't know until the end-of-month P&L -- if you check at all.

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Manual Update Hell

Updating ingredient prices from supplier invoices into your spreadsheet is tedious, error-prone work. So it just doesn't get done.

Live profitability, updated automatically

PlateProfit replaces your recipe costing spreadsheet with a live dashboard. Enter your recipes once, then paste or upload supplier invoices -- AI extracts the prices and updates every cost automatically.

  • Enter recipes once with ingredients, quantities, and portions
  • Paste or upload any supplier invoice -- AI parses it instantly
  • Every recipe cost and margin updates in real time
  • See exactly which dishes are profitable right now
  • Get alerts when items cross your margin threshold

Profit Per Plate -- Live

Grilled Salmon
Cost: $8.42 | Price: $24.00
65% margin
Classic Burger
Cost: $5.18 | Price: $16.00
68% margin
Avocado Toast
Cost: $6.73 | Price: $14.00
52% margin
Eggs Benedict
Cost: $7.91 | Price: $15.00
47% margin

Everything you need to control food costs

Built specifically for independent restaurants, food trucks, bakeries, and caterers.

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Recipe Builder

Input ingredients with quantities, units, and portions per batch. Sub-recipes supported for sauces, doughs, and prep items.

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AI Invoice Parser

Paste or upload supplier invoices from Sysco, US Foods, or local distributors. AI extracts prices and maps them to your recipes automatically.

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Live Cost Dashboard

Real-time food cost percentage, profit per plate, and margin status for every menu item. Color-coded so you see problems instantly.

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Price Change Alerts

Get notified when ingredient price changes push any menu item below your target margin threshold. No more surprises.

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Menu Pricing Calculator

Set your target food cost percentage and get suggested retail prices for every item based on current costs. Price with confidence.

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Profit Ranking

See your most and least profitable items sorted by actual profit per plate. Identify hidden losers and surprise winners.

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Monthly Cost Trends

Charts showing how ingredient costs and menu item margins have changed over time. Spot seasonal patterns and plan ahead.

Invoice parsing that actually works

Supplier invoices come in every format imaginable. Our AI reads them all -- no templates, no setup, no manual data entry.

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Paste or Upload

Drop in an invoice from any supplier -- Sysco, US Foods, local distributors, even handwritten orders. Text, CSV, or PDF.

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AI Extracts Data

Gemini AI identifies item names, pack sizes, quantities, unit prices, and totals. No templates or rules to configure.

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Smart Matching

Fuzzy matching maps supplier names to your recipes. "Jumbo Eggs 15dz" automatically matches to your "eggs" ingredient at the correct per-unit price.

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Instant Update

Every affected recipe cost updates instantly. Significant price changes (>10% increase) are flagged for your review.

Simple pricing. Real savings.

A tool that prevents just 1% of food cost waste on $500K revenue saves you $5,000/year. PlateProfit pays for itself in the first week.

Starter

$29/mo
Perfect for single-location restaurants and food trucks
  • 1 location
  • Up to 50 recipes
  • 10 invoice uploads/month
  • Live cost dashboard
  • Price change alerts
  • Email support
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Common questions

How does the invoice parsing work?

Simply paste the text from a supplier invoice or upload a CSV file. Our AI (powered by Google Gemini) reads the invoice, extracts ingredient names, quantities, and prices, then automatically matches them to your recipes. It works with invoices from any supplier -- no special format needed.

What if I already have recipes in a spreadsheet?

We're building a bulk import feature so you can paste your existing recipe data directly into PlateProfit. During early access, our team will help you migrate your recipes manually at no charge.

How accurate is the AI at matching ingredient prices?

Our AI uses fuzzy matching to connect supplier item names to your recipe ingredients, even when naming conventions differ (e.g., "Jumbo Eggs 15dz" maps to "eggs"). You can review and correct any matches, and the system learns from your corrections over time.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. No contracts, no commitments. Cancel anytime from your account settings. You can export all your recipe data before canceling.

Stop losing money on dishes you think are profitable

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