Recipes: Linking Items to Inventory and Calculating Cost

A recipe links a menu item to its inventory ingredients — so as soon as the item is sold, the ingredients are automatically deducted from inventory, and you can know the food cost and profit margin.

The recipes tab: link each item to its ingredients so you know its actual cost

1. The recipes tab
2. Click "New Recipe" to link an item to its ingredients
3. Each recipe links a menu item to its ingredients and calculates its cost

Creating a recipe

1. Admin panel → Recipes (or from the item screen).
2. Choose the item (and the size, if it has sizes).
3. Add the ingredients from inventory, and set the quantity and unit for each ingredient (for example: 150 g flour, 50 ml milk).
4. Save.

Important notes

• The unit must be convertible to the ingredient's storage unit (for example, if the ingredient is stored in kilos, use g/kg — not "piece"). The system will reject an incompatible unit so the calculation is not corrupted.
• Ingredients are deducted when the order is placed; and if an order is voided before the kitchen starts, the ingredients are returned to inventory.
• Cost is calculated using the weighted average from purchase orders.

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