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Food Truck Recipe Costing Software

A food truck menu is short, and prices move from one shopping trip to the next. KitchenSync is nutrition label and recipe costing software for food businesses: enter what you pay at each store and it costs each menu item at the lowest unit price.

The Suppliers page listing four suppliers and the ingredients each has the best price on

Shopping

Record prices from every store you shop

Most trucks buy from a restaurant supply store, a warehouse club and a produce vendor, and a case of chicken thighs costs something different at each. Add each price to the ingredient, creating the supplier as you type if it is new. KitchenSync costs your recipes at the lowest unit price, and the Suppliers page shows what each store charges. See ingredient pricing.

Menu pricing

Set window prices from real costs

On a short menu, one underpriced item is a large share of sales. Enter each item as a recipe and read its batch cost and its cost per ounce or gram. When fryer oil or beef goes up, update the price once and check which items moved before you reprint the menu. See recipe costing.

Commissary prep

Enter commissary prep once

The salsa, the marinade, the slaw and the house sauce are made in bulk at the commissary and used across the menu. Save each as a recipe and add it as an ingredient to the tacos, bowls and sandwiches it goes into. Its cost carries into every item. See recipes inside recipes.

Allergens

Know the allergens before the customer asks

Questions come at the window with a line waiting. KitchenSync detects the FDA's nine major allergens from USDA ingredient descriptions and writes a Contains statement for each item, with a copy button, so you can print an allergen sheet to keep on the truck. Check it against the labels on what you buy. See allergen detection.

A generated ingredient list and allergen statement, each with a copy button

Frequently asked questions

How do I work out the food cost of a food truck menu item?

Enter the item as a recipe and add the prices you pay. KitchenSync shows the batch cost and the cost per unit of weight. Multiply the cost per ounce by the portion you serve, then compare that with the price on the board.

Can I test a special without changing my regular recipe?

Yes. Choose New version on the recipe and change the copy. The regular recipe stays as the primary version, and both sit in one dropdown. See recipe versioning for the details.

Do food trucks need nutrition labels?

Generally not for food made to order. If you bottle your hot sauce or sell packaged cookies, those are packaged foods with their own labeling rules, and KitchenSync makes the Nutrition Facts label and ingredient list from the recipe. Ask your health department what applies to you.

Price your menu from what you pay

Add your menu items and the prices from each store. Start free.

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