Free restaurant financial tools

Free Restaurant Calculators for Independent Restaurants

Understand the numbers behind your restaurant.

Use these free restaurant calculators to analyze prime cost, food cost, labor, menu pricing, break-even sales, delivery profitability, beverage cost, and other key restaurant numbers. No email is required, and the numbers you enter are not saved or sent to TrueCount Services.

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Restaurant calculators

Nine practical tools, free to use.

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Restaurant Prime Cost Calculator

See how much of your net sales is being consumed by food, beverage, and fully loaded labor costs.

  • Prime cost percentage
  • Food and beverage cost
  • Fully loaded labor cost
  • Margin before labor

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Restaurant Actual Food Cost Calculator

Calculate the cost of food consumed from inventory and purchases, then compare your actual food-cost percentage with your target.

  • Cost of food consumed
  • Actual food cost %
  • Food gross profit
  • Dollars over or under target

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Restaurant Labor Cost Calculator

Calculate the full employer cost of labor, including wages, payroll taxes and benefits, and compare it with sales.

  • Total employer labor cost
  • Labor cost %
  • Costs beyond wages
  • Dollars over or under target

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Restaurant Menu Pricing Calculator

Build the plate cost from ingredient packages and portions, then compare the current price with a target food-cost percentage.

  • Ingredient cost
  • Adjusted plate cost
  • Suggested menu price
  • Gross profit per item

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Food Cost Variance Calculator

Compare expected food cost from recipes and sales mix with actual food usage, then put a dollar figure on the gap.

  • Expected food cost
  • Actual food usage
  • Gap in percentage points
  • Recorded waste

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Restaurant Break-Even Sales Calculator

See the sales your restaurant needs to cover fixed and variable operating costs.

  • Break-even sales
  • Sales left after variable costs
  • Daily sales target
  • Target-profit sales

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Third-Party Delivery Profitability Calculator

See what remains from delivery orders after food, commissions, packaging and fees.

  • Dollars left per order
  • Platform fees
  • In-house comparison
  • Price to match in-house dollars

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Sales Per Labor Hour Calculator

Measure sales supported by labor hours and compare performance with your own target.

  • Sales per labor hour
  • Labor cost %
  • Guests per labor hour
  • Difference from target

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Beverage Cost & Pour Calculator

Calculate serving cost, yield and pricing for liquor, wine, draft and packaged beer.

  • Beverage cost %
  • Estimated servings
  • Gross profit per serving
  • Target selling price

Need Help Making Sense of the Numbers?

These calculators can help you identify where to look, but a calculator cannot tell you why a number is moving or what is happening inside your operation. TrueCount Services works with independent restaurants on food cost, inventory, prime cost, financial systems, and other focused financial management projects.

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