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What is it worth in money?

Five quick sums every food business should know. Type your own numbers — no account, nothing is sent anywhere.

Calculator 1

An ingredient went up. What does it cost me?

Prices go up; the price on your menu often doesn't. See what the rise costs a year, and what to charge so the dish earns what it did.

Price per kg beforePrice per kg nowKg you use a weekKg of it in one dishFor example 0.15 for 150 gPrice of the dish (without VAT)Ingredients of the dish before the rise

£1,706

the rise costs you a year

£3.22

ingredients of the dish now

£9.88

price that keeps your margin

This rise costs you £1,706 a year. Charge £9.88 instead of £9.50 and the dish earns what it did.

Calculator 2

What do my leftovers cost?

Food left at closing is money in the bin. A small number every day adds up.

Items left unsold a dayIngredient cost of one itemWhat the ingredients of one cost you, not the price you sell it atDays you open a year

£3,292

in the bin a year

£274

in the bin a month

£1,646

you keep making half as many too many

18 leftovers a day is £3,292 a year in the bin. Make half as many too many and you keep £1,646.

Calculator 3

What is cutting waste worth?

Waste is usually written as a %. Here is what that % is in money.

Sales a week (without VAT)Waste now, % of sales%Waste you aim for, % of sales%

£20,800

thrown away a year now

£8,320

you keep a year

£160

you keep a week

Going from 5% to 3% waste on £8,000 a week keeps £8,320 a year.

Calculator 4

If I raise the price, can I sell less?

A higher price leaves more on each one. See how many fewer you can sell and still make the same money.

Price now (without VAT)New price (without VAT)Ingredient cost of oneWhat the ingredients of one cost you, not the price you sell it at

£1.11

left on each one now

£1.21

left on each one at the new price

8.3%

fewer you can sell and still make the same

At £1.80 you can sell 8.3% fewer and still make the same money.

Calculator 5

How much must I sell to cover my costs?

Rent, bills and staff come first; every sale also pays for its own food. This is the line you must cross each week.

Rent, rates and bills a weekStaff a weekFood and drink, % of sales%

£3,429

sales you need a week

£490

a day, open 7 days

70%

of every sale left above the line

You need £3,429 a week (£490 a day) before you make any money. Everything above that is profit.

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Example figures to start with. Sums as in the cost-control books LYVO is built on; your accountant has the final word.