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.
Burgers pricing in Kolkata
Burgers cuisine runs a 28-34% food cost band when executed well. The most-missed cost line: buns + patty + cheese: each independently priced.
For Kolkata specifically: Durga Puja week is +120% peak; Bengali home-style cuisine dominates.
Worked example: Veg Burger comes out to a plate cost of ₹53 and a recommended price of ₹224 at a 30% food cost target. The minimum viable price is ₹192 — below this, you're losing money on every plate after kitchen labour.
Next: run the viability score for Burgers × Kolkata, and check the opening cost for Kolkata.
Common questions
What is the typical food cost % for Burgers restaurants?
Well-run Burgers kitchens land between 28% and 34%. Above this, audit portions and supplier contracts.
What ingredient is the silent margin killer for Burgers?
Buns + patty + cheese: each independently priced.
How should I price Burgers in Kolkata?
Example: Veg Burger in Kolkata has a plate cost of ₹53 and a recommended price of ₹224 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 Burgers?
Yes. Burgers signals: Late-night, IPL season. Watch the sensitivity table — a 25% mandi swing on key commodities moves the recommended price by 8-15%.
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