Food · Verdict tool
Is This Restaurant Markup Outrageous?
Compare menu price with estimated ingredient cost while keeping restaurant overhead in view.
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What this means
This instrument starts blank so it does not judge a made-up example before you have entered your own situation.
Formula used
Markup multiple = menu price / ingredient cost. Gross margin = (price - cost) / price x 100.
Worked example
A £16 pasta dish with £2.80 of ingredients is 5.71x ingredient cost and about 82.5% gross margin.
Common questions
Can I use this internationally?
Yes. Currency selectors are display-only unless a tool explicitly says otherwise; no currency conversion is performed.
How exact is the result?
It follows the published Technofatty formula for this tool, but real life can add fees, rules, timing quirks, and context.
Plain-English summary
Fill in the questions on the left to generate a verdict card.
This section translates the result into a short, direct takeaway rather than leaving the page at a bare number.
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