Client
Open Pantry
Responsibilities
UX/UI Design
Tools
Overview
To create/add a new recipe costing features which gives a complete price breakdown for each dish on your restaurant’s menu, item by item, that can be sorted and filtered. A software that gives you a top-to-bottom understanding of the cost of every plate you serve and helps identify ways you can reduce food costs.
Objectives & Goals
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To design the tools - Menu Costing and Inventory/ Stocktaking
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To research integrations and user test Open Pantry
What is Recipe Costing?
Recipe Costing allows managers and owners to take apart their current menu piece by piece and calculate how much every ingredient for each recipe costs. Once you find and add the total cost of your ingredients together, you’ll have a better idea of how much each dish costs to make. Many restaurants use this knowledge to form accurate menu prices that match their customers’ perceived values and ensure profit for the business.
Recipe costing may also help you track the cost of portion sizes to format your menu prices further. From determining ingredient costs and deciding how much to serve per dish to increasing revenue and maximising ingredients, recipe costing can help you use portions to your advantage.
Your menu is your moneymaker
Accurate food cost
depends on accurate
inventory.
Our Process
Business Challenges
Fast and easy to use software that’s specifically designed for the busy chef.
Stress-free menu costing that makes it easy to calculate accuracy down to the cent using real-time distributor pricing.
Simple and efficient product loading and pantry list building.
Easy Auto-Conversions
Software must be smart and flexible.
Reduce data-entry, minimise costs and maximise profits.
Product Users
Our target audience is Restaurant owners and Chefs
The steps for basic recipe costing are:
Recipe Building
Whether or not you are creating the menu yourself or are working alongside a chef, all kitchen staff should know the importance of portion control and recipe adherence with each meal. Variances in serving sizes and portions can make the following process redundant.
A simple standardised recipe costing sheet should be drawn up, with the capacity to enter:
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Meal name.
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Recipe identifier or code.
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Recipe yield.
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Portion sizes.
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An area to allow for chef’s notes.
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A table showing the breakdown ingredients of the recipe - include seasonings, oil and additives.
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Food waste including preparation discarding, perishables and stock loss.
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Revision fields - food costs are constantly changing and regular audits should be held fortnightly or monthly to ensure pricing remains relevant.
Reasons why inventory management software for restaurants is better than spreadsheets
In addition to being cumbersome, there are a number of other good reasons to stop using spreadsheets:
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Vulnerable to human errors
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Require plenty of time to plan and design
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Don’t give you Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
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Don’t generate reports
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Are difficult to analyse
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Don’t provide you with historical inventory data
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Don’t ensure real-time updates
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They Aren’t Easy To Share
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They Aren’t Forever
Features & Functionalities
To resolve user needs
Food Costing
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Plan and budget menu items, ingredients and preparations.
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Know your most and least profitable items
Control Inventory
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Know inventory quantity and value in real-time
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Ability to take inventory counts on a mobile device
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Easily track waste and theft
Optimise Ordering
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Set par levels
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System suggested ordering
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Submit digital purchase orders
Alerts & Reports
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Low inventory alerts
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Profitability and usage reports
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Real time dashboard views & notifications
Competitor Analysis
Optimum Control
Offers more than 70 report types to choose from, allowing you to pinpoint where in your business there is money to be saved.
Features :
Integration with POS Systems (Gain insights into sales trends, menu performance, and inventory depletion in real-time)
Reporting and Analytics (Access customisable reports sales, inventory, staff performance, and financials)
Restoke
One easy to use platform to replace spreadsheets, checklists, post-it notes and invoices.
Features :
AI powered food and recipe costing
Procedures and preps to help manage your team
User Persona
Task Mapping
I have developed descriptions of roles that can be used to tailor the screens and functionalities for each specific user, ensuring a personalised experience based on their assigned responsibilities.
Component Library
Dropdown Menus
Onboarding Screens
I created the onboarding screens to help users quickly understand the website's features and advantages, allowing them to feel confident in using it. With visually appealing design elements and clear instructions, the onboarding experience is smooth and engaging, establishing a strong foundation for a positive user journey.
Med-Fi Wireframes
User Testing
