Start with your best seller.
Enter pack prices, recipe quantities, and servings. Include takeout packaging as a line item. See the cost per serving and a price based on your chosen food-cost target.
Try the bowl example below →
PrepMarginFor independent food trucks & pop-ups
A short menu.
A clear cost.
One less guess.
Know what each food-truck dish costs—and what changes when your supplier prices do.
Still working it out in a spreadsheet or on paper? Start with one item, your portions, and what you actually pay for ingredients.
Free operator beta · no card required.
No sign-in to calculate. Sign in to sync your workspace or use photo/PDF imports, within the beta allowance.
From the first dish to the next invoice
Use the files you already have.
Make your menu editable.
Bring up to three menu, recipe, or supplier files into one draft. Review missing quantities and prices before saving. A menu photo alone cannot tell us your real recipe costs.
See supported files and samples →Review the next price change.
Upload a newer supplier invoice, check the proposed matches, and confirm updates to affected saved dishes. Keep shared ingredient prices in one workspace.
Preview the supplier-update flow →Focused on recipe costs, not a full truck-management system. Fuel, labor, commissary rent, permits, taxes, and other overhead are not automatically included. Food-cost margin is not net profit. No POS or live inventory integration.
Live calculator
Cost your first dish.
Use the example or replace it with your own numbers. Results update as you type.
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A focused first tool
One pricing decision.
Nothing between you and the answer.
Package-to-recipe math
Buy by the case, pound, gallon, or dozen. Use a different compatible unit in the recipe.
A price you can act on
Compare today's price with the price required to hit your food-cost target.
A clean costing record
Print the inputs and result for your files without building a spreadsheet first.
Not included in early access: inventory, invoice processing, nutrition or allergen claims, labor scheduling, POS integrations, purchasing, and team training.
After the free dish
Cost the menu
without buying a suite.
Choose a one-time menu pack for a single costing project, or a subscription when you revisit recipes and prices throughout the year.
Menu Costing Pack
$29 one time
- 1 menu with up to 10 dishes
- Printable costing sheets
- Ingredient and menu summaries
Active Menu
$15.83 / monthBilled $190 yearly · two months free
- Unlimited menus and dishes
- Reusable ingredient prices
- Spreadsheet import and menu margin view
- Features released to Active Menu while subscribed
Committed next releasesReusable ingredient library · CSV/spreadsheet import · menu margin overview
Deliverable extensions of the existing costing model. Live inventory, invoice scanning, and POS integrations are being evaluated and are not included promises.
Straight answers
Before you put it on the menu.
Does this include labor and overhead?
No. The result covers ingredient and packaging inputs entered here. Labor, overhead, tax, delivery, and channel fees still need to be considered.
Can package and recipe units be different?
Yes, when they are compatible. For example, buy chicken in pounds and use ounces, or buy sauce by the gallon and use cups.
Do I organize this by dish or by menu?
You cost each dish because recipes and yields belong to a dish. Menus group those dishes for imports and margin review, while confirmed ingredient prices can be reused everywhere.
Is this a nutrition or allergen calculator?
No. PrepMargin makes no nutrition, food-safety, or allergen claims. Those compliance-sensitive calculations are outside the current product.
Can I subscribe today?
Not yet. PrepMargin is in early access, and checkout will open only after the payment and entitlement flow passes owner review.