![]() The spreadsheet will scale up the amount you need for the desired amount of servings you’d like to end up with, and give you a total cost for that ingredient, in your new, larger-serving amounts. Again, this is the amount of each ingredient called for in your original, unscaled recipe. Recipe Amount Column: Next, enter the “Recipe Amount” for that ingredient. The “Bulk Size” column is the total weight in ounces of the product, as you buy it from the wholesaler.īulk Cost: The “Bulk Cost” field is for what you pay for that ingredient, in your bulk sizes. By default this spreadsheet has space for a recipe with 27 total ingredients, but you can add additional rows into the spreadsheet if the recipe requires more.īulk Size Column: Next, begin entering your ingredients. Be as detailed as possible here and making sure to including even small costs like salt or pepper. Ingredients Column: Here you will enter each ingredient needed to produce your recipe. This will set your “scale factor” for the rest of the spreadsheet. To scale the recipe up or down, enter the desired number of servings in the field to the right. ![]() You’ll need to enter the total recipe yield (in ounces), as well as the number of servings the original recipe was intended to feed. Original Recipe: Begin by entering the values from your original recipe, under the “original recipe” field. In our video walk-through below, we guide you through filling out this tool. ![]() Let’s begin! You can also listen to the audio companion for this post below. This tool applies to restaurants, food trucks, and specialty food makers alike. Let’s take a look at the at the reasons you need to utilize a tool like in your business and how start using the tool right away. Using this cost and recipe scaling tool couldn’t be simpler, but there are a few details we wanted to take a moment to walk you through in this tutorial to help unleash the power of this Excel or Google Docs spreadsheet (.xlsx). Trying to figure out how profitable a new menu will be? Not feeling confident about ingredient costs? We’ve got you covered with the release of the Menu Recipe Upscale and Food Costing Spreadsheet (patent pending). Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
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