01
Why the percentage alone says nothing
Your food cost percentage can be on target while margin is still missing, when the sales mix or portioning has shifted without the overall percentage showing it.
Optimize food cost
Optimize food cost: target vs. actual, per dish
Our AI Agent ORA doesn’t just show your food cost percentage, but which items really drive it.
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Food cost
02
The items that really matter
As a rule, a manageable number of items determines most of your food cost. That’s where a close look pays off, not across the whole menu at once.
03
The blind spot: supplier invoices
Price changes on supplier invoices often don’t make it into the recipe costing. The recipe stays the same, but actual food cost drifts away from the calculated figure, and this is often also where food waste starts.
Dashboard vs. AI Agent ORA
You already have enough numbers.
A classic dashboard gives you figures. Our AI Agent ORA gives you the decision that goes with them: what is happening, why, and what it is worth.
Classic software
Revenue
€4,821
Food cost
31.2%
Staff costs
34.8%
AI Agent ORA
Act today
Food cost for dish X is 4.1 percentage points above your target.
Cause
Purchase price + portion deviation.
Recommendation
Check the purchase price and standardize portioning.
+ €420
additional contribution margin per month
Example values for illustration.