Automatic recipe costing that updates when prices change
Add ingredients with costs, build your recipe, and see the exact cost per portion instantly. When a supplier raises prices, every affected recipe recalculates automatically.
Get started freeWhy Recipe Costing?
Most restaurants track food costs in spreadsheets that go stale the moment an ingredient price changes. A single price increase from a supplier can silently erode margins across dozens of recipes, and nobody notices until the monthly P&L arrives.
Cucinovo connects ingredient costs directly to recipes. When you update the price of olive oil, every recipe that uses olive oil recalculates immediately. You see the impact on cost per portion, food cost percentage, and margin before you serve another plate.
For home cooks, the same engine helps you understand what meals actually cost. Track grocery spending per recipe, compare homemade versus store-bought, and budget your weekly meals based on real numbers instead of guesswork.
What you get with Recipe Costing
Real-time cost updates
Change an ingredient price once and every recipe that uses it recalculates automatically. No manual spreadsheet updates, no stale data.
Sub-recipe nesting
Build sauces, stocks, and bases as sub-recipes, then use them as ingredients in other recipes. Costs roll up correctly through every level of nesting.
Per-portion breakdown
See the exact cost per serving, not just the batch total. Scale portions up or down and watch costs adjust proportionally.
Multi-currency support
Price ingredients in any of 17 supported currencies. Useful for restaurants sourcing from international suppliers or home cooks tracking costs abroad.
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Add ingredients with purchase costs
Enter each ingredient with its supplier price, pack size, and unit. Cucinovo stores the cost per base unit (per gram, per milliliter) so recipe math is always accurate.
Build your recipe
Add ingredients to your recipe with the quantities you actually use. Include sub-recipes like sauces or doughs that you prepare in advance.
See instant cost per portion
Cucinovo multiplies each ingredient quantity by its unit cost and divides by portions. You see total recipe cost, cost per portion, and food cost percentage against your menu price.
Track changes over time
When ingredient prices change, update them once. Every recipe using that ingredient shows the new cost immediately, so you can adjust menu prices or swap ingredients before margins erode.
Built for how you actually work
Restaurant operators pricing menus
Set menu prices with confidence by knowing the exact food cost percentage for every dish. Identify high-margin items to promote and low-margin items that need repricing or reformulation.
Catering companies quoting events
Build event menus from costed recipes, scale to guest count, and generate accurate quotes. No more underpricing a 200-person event because you forgot to account for garnish costs.
Home cooks budgeting meals
Track what your family meals actually cost per serving. Compare the cost of cooking at home versus ordering out, and plan weekly menus that fit your grocery budget.
Start costing your recipes in minutes
Free for home cooks. 14-day trial with full Pro features for restaurants. No credit card required.
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