The restaurant profitability engine for independent kitchens
Know your menu inside out.Know what every dish costs.
Menucore connects ingredient costs, recipes, menu prices and sales to show your real margins, biggest profit contributors, and where pricing changes can have the most impact.
14-day free trial · No credit card required · Quick setup in minutes
Features
Everything you need to run a profitable kitchen
From ingredient tracking to margin calculations — Menucore replaces spreadsheets, guesswork, and wasted money.
Ingredient Cost Tracking
Maintain accurate ingredient costs and keep every recipe and menu calculation up to date.
Recipe Costing
Calculate the true cost of every recipe based on ingredient quantities and serving sizes.
Menu Profitability
Understand the profit margin and contribution of every item on your menu.
Smart Pricing
Set target margins and automatically calculate profitable menu prices.
Sales-Based Insights
Combine sales volume and margins to discover your biggest profit opportunities.
Profit Leak Detection
Identify high-selling items with weak margins before they impact your bottom line.
Profitability Dashboard
See margins, profit contributors, pricing opportunities, and key performance metrics at a glance.
Menu Performance Analytics
Track top-performing items, category profitability, and margin distribution.
Actionable Recommendations
Know exactly which menu items to reprice, promote, or review first for maximum impact.
Why Menucore
Built different — for a reason
Built for real restaurant workflows
Manage ingredients, recipes, and menu items in one connected system instead of scattered spreadsheets.
Automatic margin calculations
When ingredient prices change, Menucore automatically recalculates recipe costs and menu item margins.
Profit visibility
Instantly see your most profitable dishes, lowest-margin items, and ingredients driving your food cost.
Simple and fast to use
Clean, focused interface designed for restaurant owners and chefs — no complex accounting tools required.
How it works
Up and running in four steps
Add your costs
Add ingredients and recipes, or send us your existing spreadsheet and we'll help import it.
Build your menu
Connect recipes to menu items and selling prices.
Add your sales
Enter weekly or monthly sales to see the real financial impact of each dish.
See what to fix first
Menucore ranks profit opportunities and highlights high-selling items with weak margins.
Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.
Free Trial
14 days · Full core features
$0/ 14 days
Start free trial- 14 days
- Full access
- No credit card required
Pro
Most popularEverything you need to grow
$21/ month
Get started- Unlimited ingredients
- Unlimited recipes
- Unlimited menu items
- Profitability intelligence
- Sales performance analytics
- Pricing optimization tools
- Priority support
- New feature voting
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- What is Menucore?
- Menucore is a menu profitability engine for independent restaurants. It connects ingredient costs, recipes, menu prices, and sales so you can see what every dish really costs, how much profit it contributes, and where changes can have the biggest impact.
- How long is the free trial?
- The free trial lasts 14 days with full access to core features. No credit card is required.
- What problems does Menucore solve?
- Menucore helps you move beyond spreadsheets and guesswork. It shows which dishes make money, which high-selling items have weak margins, and where pricing changes could have the biggest impact on your profit.
- How does Menucore use sales data?
- Add sales for your menu items and Menucore combines sales volume with costs and margins to show your biggest profit contributors, high-selling low-margin items, and the opportunities with the greatest financial impact.
- Do I have to enter all my recipes manually?
- No. You can set up ingredients, recipes, and menu items yourself, or send us your existing spreadsheet and we'll help import your data into Menucore.
- What happens when ingredient prices change?
- Update an ingredient price once and Menucore automatically recalculates the costs of recipes and menu items that use it, so you can immediately see how your margins are affected.
- Do I need accounting knowledge to use Menucore?
- No. Menucore is built for restaurant owners and operators, not accountants. It turns your ingredient costs, recipes, prices, and sales into clear profitability insights without complicated accounting tools.
- Is my data secure?
- Yes. Menucore runs on secure cloud infrastructure and follows modern security practices to protect your data.
US Pilot Program
Now accepting pilot restaurants in the US
Menucore is early, and we are building it alongside the people who will use it. We are selecting a small group of US restaurants and catering businesses to work with us directly.
6 months free
Full access to Menucore for six months at no cost — no credit card required.
Personal onboarding
A one-on-one onboarding session so you and your team are confident from day one.
Setup help included
We help you enter your ingredients, build your recipes, and structure your menu.
Direct founder support
A direct line to the founder for questions, issues, and feature requests.
All we ask in return is your honest feedback — what works, what does not, and what your kitchen actually needs.
Ready to take control of your menu?
Move from spreadsheets to Menucore and see the real cost behind every dish. Start your free trial today — no credit card needed.