GastroApp manual

Recipes and food cost

Write a recipe once and see its cost per serving, the waste and a suggested menu price.

9 steps · 5 min

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   Step 1. Open Recipes.

   

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   Step 2. Under Create Recipe choose a Category and type the recipe name in English and Danish, plus the method or notes if you want them.

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   Step 3. Press Add ingredient. Pick the Item, the Qty and the unit. Repeat for every ingredient.

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   Step 4. Check the cost preview before saving: food cost per serving, waste cost and the top cost driver.

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   Step 5. Press Create Recipe. It appears in the Recipe Catalog.

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   Step 6. In the catalogue each recipe shows its raw-material cost per batch, the waste cost, a margin alert, the target food cost and the suggested menu price.

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   Step 7. Use the x1, x2, x3, x5 buttons to preview a bigger batch without saving anything. Use Edit to change a recipe.

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   Step 8. Many recipes in a text file? TXT Import → Import TXT file loads them all at once.

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   Step 9. The search box finds recipes by name or by ingredient. The filter All coverage shows only recipes that are fully priced or that still need prices.

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