Restaurant Food Cost Control
Know exactly what your food cost percentage is at any moment. Budget Chef connects your ingredient prices, recipe costs, stock takes and EPOS sales data so you always have an accurate picture of where your margins stand.
- Real-time food cost percentage per recipe and across your whole kitchen
- Automatic updates when supplier prices change
- Stock take reports showing opening stock, purchases, closing stock and theoretical usage
- Waste tracking by item, quantity and reason
Recipe Costing Software
Build your recipe library and let Budget Chef calculate cost per portion automatically. When a supplier raises their price, every recipe that uses that ingredient updates instantly — no spreadsheets, no manual recalculations.
- Cost per portion calculated in real time
- Supports all units: kg, g, litres, pieces, cases, bags
- Sub-recipe support for sauces, stocks and prep batches
- All 14 FSA allergens tracked per ingredient and per recipe
AI Invoice Scanning
Stop typing invoices by hand. Take a photo or upload a PDF of any supplier delivery invoice and Budget Chef's AI reads every item, quantity and price automatically. Your expense records are built as deliveries arrive.
AI Pricelist Scanning
Keep your ingredient prices up to date without manual data entry. Photograph or upload a supplier pricelist and the AI reads every product and price, updating your catalogue in seconds.
Restaurant Purchasing & Supplier Ordering
Build one cart with items from all your suppliers and Budget Chef automatically splits it into separate orders — one per supplier — emailed directly from your own Gmail. No marketplace, no middleman: you keep your existing supplier relationships.
- Order from all suppliers with a single cart
- Emails sent from your own Gmail inbox
- Automatic CC to head chef, manager or accounts
- Searchable 3-month order history
Expense Tracking & Supplier Analytics
Every scanned invoice feeds your expense dashboard. See your spending broken down by supplier, by ingredient category and over time. Spot price increases early, compare suppliers and generate PDF and CSV expense reports.
Restaurant Menu Builder
Create professional menus with custom sections, assign recipes with selling prices, and Budget Chef calculates VAT, profit margins and food cost percentages automatically. Export polished PDF menus with your logo and allergen icons.
Staff Roster & Scheduling
Manage your team in a weekly roster. Enter shift times, mark days off, holidays and sick days, and the app calculates total hours and labour costs. Email the weekly schedule to your team directly from the app.
Plans & Pricing
Order Chef — €5/month or €55/year
Supplier ordering, ingredients catalogue, recipe costing, staff roster, unit converter and AI pricelist scanning (20 scans/month).
Budget Chef — €30/month or €330/year
Everything in Order Chef plus: unlimited AI pricelist scanning, AI invoice scanning, expense tracking, spending analytics, stock takes and the restaurant menu builder.
Both plans include a 14-day free trial with full access and 50 free AI scans. No credit card required to start.
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