Know what a dish contributes
Cost usable ingredients and approved portions; consider pricing, demand and the menu as a portfolio.
Restaurant Playbook Series · Costing & financial decisions
The Math Behind the Menu
By Rakesh Chauhan · 65 pages · Digital PDF
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Cover + 3 original interior pages. Select a page to look inside.
Understand recipe costs, menu pricing, contribution and cash flow.
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A closer look
A book for the decisions in front of you.
For owners and menu decision-makers who want to connect prices with costs, contribution and cash. Follow restaurant examples through recipe costing, break-even, monthly results and payment planning.
Is this a familiar challenge?
- Mistaking sales or the bank balance for profit
- Pricing dishes without usable-yield costs
- Reporting a profit while cash obligations build up
What you’ll learn
Read the operating model
Separate fixed and variable costs, calculate break-even and explain budget variances.
Connect profit to cash
Review channel deductions, build a rolling cash forecast and test investment assumptions.
Who it’s for
Restaurant owners, managers and chefs involved in recipe costing, menu pricing or financial planning.
Put it to work
Use the recipe sheets and money workbook with your actual invoices, sales records and payment dates. The worked examples explain the calculation; your own inputs determine the decision.
Inside the book: contents
01The Model and the Menu
02Sales, Break Even and the Monthly Result
03People, Commitments and Channels
04Cash, Capital and the Owner
05The restaurant money workbook
Examples and worksheet figures are teaching illustrations. Adapt the material to your own business records and circumstances; reading a book does not guarantee a business result.
Reader feedback
Customer reviews
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4.3 out of 5 starsBased on 14 reviews
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Ankit Srivastava
5.0 out of 5 starsThis book made me think more carefully about what a dish actually costs to serve. A menu price can look fine on paper, but understanding costs and margins is essential.
Riya Chawla
4.0 out of 5 starsI found the topic practical because menu decisions affect the whole business. It encouraged me to pay closer attention to food costs and not judge items by popularity alone.
Suresh Reddy
5.0 out of 5 starsA worthwhile read for restaurant owners who want to understand profitability better. I liked the reminder that revenue and profit are not the same thing.
Pallavi Desai
3.0 out of 5 starsThe subject is important and the book gave me useful things to think about. I would have liked more worked examples with sample numbers, but it raised the right questions.
Lokesh Yadav
4.0 out of 5 starsI liked the focus on the numbers behind the menu. It made me think about whether we review ingredient costs and pricing often enough as costs change.
Nupur Bhat
5.0 out of 5 starsA useful perspective for anyone running a food business. The topic encouraged me to consider the financial contribution of each menu item instead of only looking at total sales.
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The complete 65-page PDF edition of The Math Behind the Menu, including its workbook pages. This is a digital book, not a physical delivery.
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