Recipe Costing

Know what every dish
actually costs

Real-time ingredient costing, food cost percentages, and margin optimization — so every plate you serve is profitable.

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Recipe Cost Analysis
Wagyu Beef Tartare
Sell: AED 122Cost: AED 34
28%72% margin
Truffle Risotto
Sell: AED 78Cost: AED 19
24%76% margin
Grilled Sea Bass
Sell: AED 72Cost: AED 22
31%69% margin
Lamb Rack
Sell: AED 140Cost: AED 41
29%71% margin
Lobster Bisque
Sell: AED 82Cost: AED 18
22%78% margin
Avg Food Cost
28%
Target: ≤30%
On target
Margin Optimizer
Best margin
Lobster Bisque78%
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Sea Bass69%
7
Recipes
85%
On target

Ingredient-Level Costing

Break every recipe down to the last gram. Dynabite tracks ingredient prices in real time, so your food cost percentage updates automatically when supplier prices change — no manual recalculation required.

Ingredient Breakdown
Wagyu Beef Tartare
Wagyu Beef 120g
AED 24.00
Egg Yolk
AED 2.50
Truffle Oil
AED 4.80
Seasonings
AED 2.70
Total CostAED 34.00

Food Cost % at a Glance

See every recipe ranked by food cost percentage. Color-coded indicators flag dishes that are eating into margins before they become a problem. Set your target threshold and let Dynabite alert you automatically.

Food Cost % by Recipe
Lobster Bisque22%
Truffle Risotto24%
Wagyu Tartare28%
Lamb Rack29%
Sea Bass31%
30% target threshold

Margin Optimizer

Dynabite's margin optimizer surfaces which dishes to price up, which ingredients to substitute, and which recipes to promote. Data-driven nudges that improve profitability without sacrificing quality.

Margin Optimizer
Current avg margin
72%+12%
Highest margin dish
Lobster Bisque78%
Price adjustment rec.
Sea Bass +AED 8saves 3%
28%
Avg food cost on Dynabite
7
Recipes costed on avg
85%
Restaurants hitting cost target
12%
Avg margin increase

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