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Menu Price Calculator: Price Dishes for Target Food Cost & VAT
Combine target food cost % with a minimum cash contribution floor and local VAT (DE 7%, EU 10%, UK 20%, CH 8.1%) to get an instant menu price.
Calculate Menu Selling PriceTarget % + Cash Margin
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€ Net
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Required Gross Menu Price (incl. 10% VAT)
€17.68
Suggested Menu Price: €17.90 · Net Contribution Margin: €11.57
Net Selling Price
€16.07
VAT Included
€1.61
Markup Factor
3.57x
Gross Margin %
72 %
Methodology & European VAT Accounting
- Net Revenue Basis: All food cost percentages and contribution margins are calculated on Net Sales (excluding hospitality VAT such as 7% in Germany, 9% in the Netherlands, 10% in Austria/France/Spain, or 20% in the UK).
- Prep & Trim Waste: If 15% of raw weight is lost during trimming or peeling, effective ingredient cost is divided by
(1 − Waste %). - Delivery App Commission Trap: Platforms like Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Wolt, and Just Eat charge their 14%–30% commission on the gross order value (including VAT).
Privacy & Data Policy
This calculator runs 100% on your inputs without storing your business metrics in any database. Quick-select presets (EUR, GBP, CHF, USD, VAT rates, and Stripe/PayPal standard rates) are provided for convenience and can be overridden at any time.