AUDITABLE INPUT RECORD
Restaurant Recipe Cost Version Record
Direct definition
A recipe cost version is a dated snapshot of the ingredient inputs used to calculate one menu item’s plate cost. It makes a later margin comparison traceable to the actual quantities, units and prices used.
Required fields
- Menu item and version date
- Ingredient quantity, purchase unit and unit cost
- Trim or cooking yield assumption
- Calculated plate cost and reviewer
Calculation contract
Plate cost is the sum of each usable ingredient cost allocated to one serving.
Decision use
Use it before repricing or comparing a supplier change so the old and new calculations share the same recipe scope.
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