"My supplier raised prices and I only found out at month-end."
Scan the invoice when it arrives. Every plate using that ingredient updates the same day.
Founding price $29/mo · first 100 owners only
Know what every plate really costs.
Snap a supplier invoice or just say the new price out loud. PlateCost updates every recipe, flags the menu items losing you money, and tells you what to charge.
Cancel any time. No setup fees.
Supplier prices change every week. Your menu prices don't. Most owners only find out a dish stopped making money when the month-end numbers land. PlateCost tells you the day the invoice arrives.
Free tools, no signupFood cost of one dish Break-even calculator
The problems that quietly eat your margins
"We cook in big batches and serve buffet style. Per-plate costing doesn't fit."
Go weekly instead. Log what you went through, like 20 cases of chicken, and get your food cost for the week.
"I honestly don't know which dishes make money."
Every menu item gets a green, amber or red rating, so your most and least profitable plates are obvious.
"Food gets tossed at close and nobody knows what it cost."
Log waste by voice or with a tap. You see the dollars every week, not just a feeling.
"Between food and wages, I can't tell if I'm actually making money."
Add your weekly labour and PlateCost shows prime cost, the number that decides whether you're profitable.
"I'm on the line all day. I don't have time for admin."
Built for your phone. Most updates take under a minute, right from the kitchen.
Six screens. That's the whole system.
Your food cost, live
Food cost and total COGS at a glance, plus the plates that need attention today.
Home
Food cost24.4%
Total COGS26.1%
Target 32% On targetWorst margins
Shrimp Fried Rice41.1%Raise to $17.99
Beef Broccoli33.8%Watch
Sweet and Sour Pork27.4%On target
Small creep, big money
Food cost is what you spend on ingredients for every $100 you sell. When it creeps up even a little, it comes straight out of your profit.
Your monthly sales $40,000
How much your food cost has crept up
Say your food cost should be 28% of sales, but it's really 30%. That gap is creep. It happens quietly when supplier prices rise, portions get bigger, or waste piles up.
What it's costing you$800/monthThat's $9,600 a year, straight out of your profit.
PlateCost is $29/month.
An example to show the math, not a promise.Menu prices set by head office? You can still win it back:
Catch price hikes
See a supplier increase the day the invoice lands, so you can push back or switch.
Spot heavy portions
Know what each plate should cost, so over-portioning stands out.
Push your best plates
Feature and upsell the items that make you the most per order.
Cut supply waste
Track forks, bags and gloves so they stop disappearing.
"I run a quick-service restaurant, and I kept finding out about margin problems a month too late. So I built PlateCost. In my first weeks using it, I caught a few items that jumped in price and pulled them for the week instead of selling them at a loss. If I'd had this at the start of the year, I could have saved thousands."The founder, owner-operator since 2017
One plan. Everything included.
Founding price · first 100 owners only
$29/month$59
Locked in for as long as you stay subscribed. After the first 100 owners, the price goes up to $59/month. Includes a 14-day free trial.
- Unlimited invoice scans
- Voice updates
- Unlimited ingredients, recipes and menu items
- Food cost and total COGS
- Weekly food cost, prime cost and waste log
- Suggested prices and margin alerts
- Your logo and brand colours
30-day money-back guarantee
What one-location owners actually use, for a fraction of the price
Swipe the table to see all four
| PlateCost | MarginEdge | MarketMan | xtraCHEF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $29 CAD | $350 USD per location | $179 to $399 USD | $149 USD per feature |
| Setup fee | None | Paid onboarding packages | $500 on monthly plans | Not listed |
| Invoice scanning | 20 to 300 a month | |||
| Recipe and plate costing | ||||
| Speak price changes out loud | ||||
| Weekly food cost from cases used | ||||
| Waste log | voice or tap | |||
| Inventory counts | Weekly $ totals | |||
| POS and accounting sync | Not yet | POS only |
Competitor prices are from their public pricing pages and review sites as of October 2026, in US dollars, and may change. Blank means we couldn't find it, not that it's missing.
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