Menu Pricing Calculator
Dish + recipe + city → minimum viable price + recommended price using live Agmarknet mandi feed. The same data layer that powers Forkcast Supply Watch.
1. Dish details
2. Ingredients in this dish
Add only the ingredients used in one plate. Onion, tomato, potato, rice, wheat and oil use live mandi prices when available.
3. Monthly fixed costs
These are spread across your expected plates/month so profit is closer to reality.
Result
Includes raw ingredients, per-plate overhead and allocated fixed costs.
Café / Bakery pricing in Chennai
Café / Bakery cuisine runs a 28-36% food cost band when executed well. The most-missed cost line: dairy + flour + coffee bean fx exposed.
For Chennai specifically: Stable South Indian breakfast demand; rains disrupt Oct-Dec.
Worked example: Butter Chicken comes out to a plate cost of ₹82 and a recommended price of ₹320 at a 30% food cost target. The minimum viable price is ₹275 — below this, you're losing money on every plate after kitchen labour.
Next: run the viability score for Café / Bakery × Chennai, and check the opening cost for Chennai.
Common questions
What is the typical food cost % for Café / Bakery restaurants?
Well-run Café / Bakery kitchens land between 28% and 36%. Above this, audit portions and supplier contracts.
What ingredient is the silent margin killer for Café / Bakery?
Dairy + flour + coffee bean FX exposed.
How should I price Café / Bakery in Chennai?
Example: Butter Chicken in Chennai has a plate cost of ₹82 and a recommended price of ₹320 at a 30% food cost target. Your channel mix (dine-in vs Zomato vs Swiggy) shifts the recommended price by ₹15-30.
Do mandi price moves matter for Café / Bakery?
Yes. Café / Bakery signals: Breakfast + brunch, Weekend. Watch the sensitivity table — a 25% mandi swing on key commodities moves the recommended price by 8-15%.
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