Kitchen Founder
Free Food Cost Calculator
Free Food Cost Calculator
What you receive
- Complete recipe bible, every dish costed to the gram
- Full monthly and annual P&L model with assumptions
- Staff forecast, roster hours and labour percentage
- Kitchen design, equipment list and daily prep schedule
- Word-for-word service scripts and upsell language
- Customer retention systems and allergen matrix
Who this is for
Head chefs building a new concept, owner-operators reworking a menu that isn't making money, and first-time founders who need the numbers before they sign a lease. Written by a working executive chef, not a consultant.
Format and delivery
High-resolution PDF, emailed to you at checkout. The Excel tools are on your Downloads page straight away. Opens on phone, tablet and desktop, and prints clean for the kitchen wall.
Refunds
Digital products are delivered instantly and can't be returned, so refunds aren't offered once the file has been downloaded. If your link fails or the file won't open, tell us through Ask the Chef and it's fixed or refunded the same day.
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Free. Check out at $0 and it is yours.
The download is emailed to you the moment the order goes through.No card needed. The free guide is the PDF only; the costing and budget tools come with a paid guide or membership.
Want the numbers checked by a chef?
Every $189 guide includes the costing sheet pre-loaded with its recipes, the opening budget model, three Ask the Chef questions and a Numbers Review. Membership lets you download 2 guides a month and keeps the chef within reach.