# Menu Costing Sheet Template, Free to Fill In Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/menu-costing-sheet Work out what a dish costs and what it earns: ingredients, portions, cost per portion and margin. Before you send it Selling prices may include sales tax or service charges in some countries. Say in the price field whether yours does, and use the same basis for cost and price. Allergen and labelling rules also differ by country. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/menu-costing-sheet) ### Menu costing sheet **Business:** Napoli Corner Kitchen **Dish:** Margherita pizza **Costed by:** Head Chef **Date:** 12 February 2027 **Portions made:** 1 ## Ingredients | Ingredient | Amount used | Cost | | Pizza flour | 250 g | 0.45 | | Fresh mozzarella | 125 g | 1.30 | | Tomato sauce | 80 g | 0.25 | | Fresh basil | 5 g | 0.10 | | Olive oil | 15 ml | 0.15 | | Yeast and salt | 6 g | 0.03 | **Total ingredient cost:** 2.28 **Packaging, garnish and other costs:** 0.30 ## Cost and margin | Measure | Result | | Cost per portion | 2.58 | | Selling price per portion | 9.50, including sales tax | | Food cost percentage | 28 per cent | | Gross profit per portion | 5.92 | **Target food cost:** 30 per cent of the price before tax ## Notes Mozzarella price rose in January. Check again in April. Recalculate when ingredient prices, portion sizes or the selling price change. Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Operations and quality ## What this template is for A menu costing sheet for one dish: ingredient amounts and costs, portions, cost per portion, selling price, food cost percentage and margin. Free to fill in. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all Operations and quality templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/operations-quality) Operations and quality ## What you fill in The form asks for 14 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Business For example: Napoli Corner Kitchen - ### Dish For example: Margherita pizza - ### Costed by For example: Head Chef - ### Date costed Ingredient prices change, so date the sheet. For example: 12 February 2027 - ### Portions this recipe makes For example: 1 - ### Ingredients One row for each ingredient. For example: Pizza flour | 250 g | 0.45 Fresh mozzarella | 125 g | 1.30 Tomato sauce | 80 g | 0.25 Fresh basil | 5 g | 0.10 Olive oil | 15 ml | 0.15 Yeast and salt | 6 g | 0.03 - ### Total ingredient cost Add up the cost column. For example: 2.28 - ### Packaging, garnish and other costs (optional) optional For example: 0.30 - ### Cost per portion Total cost divided by portions. For example: 2.58 - ### Selling price per portion For example: 9.50, including sales tax - ### Target food cost (optional) optional For example: 30 per cent of the price before tax - ### Food cost percentage Cost per portion divided by the price before tax. For example: 28 per cent - ### Gross profit per portion Price before tax minus cost per portion. For example: 5.92 - ### Notes (optional) optional For example: Mozzarella price rose in January. Check again in April. Operations and quality ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 Ingredients - 2 Cost and margin - 3 Notes Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=menu-costing-sheet) ### Was this template helpful? Operations and quality ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 14 details, starting with Business, Dish, Costed by, Date costed, Portions this recipe makes. 3 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat. ### What should I check before I use this template? Selling prices may include sales tax or service charges in some countries. Say in the price field whether yours does, and use the same basis for cost and price. Allergen and labelling rules also differ by country. ### Are these operations templates free? Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Do they meet a standard such as ISO 9001? They are a practical starting point and certify nothing. 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