Recipe management, costing & kitchen operations in one platform
From ingredient costing to event scaling, Cucinovo gives chefs and home cooks the same tools, built for the kitchen, not the spreadsheet.
Most kitchen software makes you choose: a tool built for restaurants that's overkill for home, or a personal recipe app that can't handle team access and procurement. Cucinovo is one platform for both: the same recipe engine, the same costing math, the same interface, with plans that scale from a family kitchen to a multi-location restaurant group.
Below: how the eight Cucinovo features fit together, organized by what you're trying to get done in the kitchen.
Recipe management
Create, organize, and cost recipes with sub-recipe rollup and bulk import: the foundation everything else builds on.
Recipe Costing
Know exactly what every dish costs before it reaches the table.
Learn moreSub-Recipes
Build reusable recipe components with automatic cost roll-up through every level.
Learn moreCSV Import & Export
Import recipes and ingredients from spreadsheets, export data for accounting.
Learn moreRecipe Migration
Bring your recipes over from wherever they live today, reviewed before anything is saved.
Learn moreHalal & Dietary Flags
Contains-alcohol, contains-pork, and other dietary flags at the ingredient level, rolling up through every dish that uses them.
Learn morePlanning
Plan meals for the week or scale an entire menu to a 200-guest event. Cucinovo adjusts quantities and costs automatically.
Costing & control
Turn recipes into shopping lists, track food waste, and keep costs visible before they become surprises.
Smart Shopping Lists
Auto-generated shopping lists that aggregate quantities and group by supplier.
Learn moreFood Waste Tracking
Track prep losses and waste costs to protect your margins.
Learn moreMulti-Currency Recipe Costing
Price every recipe in the currency you actually pay in, wherever your kitchens are.
Learn moreCollaboration
Share a recipe library across your team with role-based access, from view-only to full kitchen management.
How features work together
A typical workflow starts with creating and costing a recipe. If the recipe uses a stock, sauce, or dough that appears in multiple dishes, break it out as a sub-recipe, and costs roll up automatically. Plan the week with meal planning or scale for a catered event, then generate a smart shopping list that aggregates every ingredient across every recipe. After service, log food waste to close the loop on actual vs. planned cost.
Every step feeds the next. Change an ingredient price and costs update everywhere that ingredient is used, from the recipe card to the shopping list total.
Still using spreadsheets?
A spreadsheet can calculate food cost for one recipe, but it breaks at scale: formulas don't auto-update when prices change, there's no sub-recipe rollup, no team collaboration, and no shopping list generation. Cucinovo replaces the spreadsheet with a system that stays accurate as your menu grows.
See the full comparisonFrequently Asked Questions
Do all features work on the free plan?
The free plan gives home cooks unlimited recipes, sub-recipes, meal planning, and shopping lists. Features like event catering, purchase orders, and team collaboration are available on paid restaurant plans. See the pricing page for the full feature matrix.
Can I use Cucinovo with my existing recipes from a spreadsheet?
Yes. The CSV Import/Export feature lets you bulk-import recipes and ingredients from any spreadsheet. Export from your current tool as CSV, map the columns, and import. Your recipes will be costed automatically once ingredient prices are set.
Do team features cost extra?
No, all restaurant plans (Starter and Pro) include unlimited team members at no extra charge. Team collaboration with role-based access is included in every restaurant plan.
Is there an enterprise or multi-location version?
Cucinovo supports multiple restaurants under one organisation, with an Extra Location add-on (€29/mo per location). For larger deployments, contact us to discuss volume pricing.
Free for home cooks. 14-day trial for restaurants. No credit card required.