Features for faster menu quotes and reusable costings

Practical tools for fast quotes, reusable costing templates, custom portion sizes, recipe variants, total labour time, overheads and menu decisions.

Costing workflow

Costings built for fast quotes and repeat event work

MenuM8 costings are working documents for events, pop-ups and frequently changing menus. Use templates, custom portions, recipe variants and total labour time to respond faster without losing sight of margin or overheads.

MenuM8 costing items table showing quantities, costs, markups, labour and cost summary — Costing items with quantities, allergens, labour, markup and totals

Faster custom quotes

Pull together event or menu quotes from current costs, custom portions, selected items and total labour time without rebuilding the structure each time.

Event metadata with custom fields

Add structured details such as guest count, event date, venue, service type or internal notes directly to a costing.

Templates for repeat work

Save a costing as a template, duplicate it, or create a new costing from a proven setup for the next event.

Smart quantities

Set custom portion sizes manually, or calculate quantities from total labour time, a custom field, or the number of tags on an item.

Total labour time for overheads

Costings total the labour minutes from products and labour-time inputs, so you can factor staffing and overhead costs into the menu execution cost.

Recipe variants

Duplicate, swap or adjust items inside a costing so you can compare menu options without starting again.

Tagged items and sections

Tag costing items for menu sections, courses, prep areas or service points, then group outputs by those tags.

Printable shopping lists and job sheets

Generate supplier-aware shopping lists you can print or copy, plus prep-friendly job sheets from selected costing items.

Menu generation

Create a printable or copyable menu with optional prices, images, notes, quantities, allergens and tag totals.

MenuM8 custom fields for costing event metadata such as date, customer and guest count — Custom fields for event details

MenuM8 generated shopping list grouped by supplier for selected costing items — Printable shopping lists

MenuM8 generated job sheet showing event details, quantities, notes and allergens — Prep-friendly job sheets

MenuM8 menu generator controls and preview grouped by menu sections — Generated customer menus

Recipe & Menu Management

Recipe Builder

Create detailed recipes with ingredients, quantities, and cooking instructions. Support for sub-recipes and component products.

Auto Cost Calculation

Automatically calculate recipe costs based on current ingredient prices with real-time updates.

Yield Tracking

Track cooking yields and waste factors to ensure accurate costing and portion control.

MenuM8 product components table showing recipe inputs, quantities, allergens and notes — Product components with recipe inputs, allergens and notes

MenuM8 product info tab showing cost analysis, time analysis and product details — Product cost and labour-time analysis

Inventory & Purchasing

Ingredient Database

Comprehensive ingredient database with pricing history, nutritional information, and allergen tracking.

Supplier Management

Manage multiple suppliers, track purchase history, and compare pricing across vendors.

Purchase Tracking

Record and track all ingredient purchases with timestamps, quantities, and pricing details.

MenuM8 inputs list showing ingredient tags, allergen filters and Simple plan usage — Inputs with prices, units, allergens, tags and plan usage

MenuM8 input purchase history showing a recorded purchase price and supplier — Purchase history for ingredient price tracking

Costing Outputs

Cost and Margin Checks

See ingredient cost, total labour time, overhead items, markup, sell price and margin in the costing so you can check the quote before it goes out.

Food cost percentages
Gross margin checks
Ingredient, labour and overhead breakdowns
Sell-price and markup checks

Practical Costing Outputs

Create the useful documents that fall out of a costing: supplier-aware shopping lists, prep-friendly job sheets, customer menus and allergen details.

Shopping lists
Job sheets
Costing summaries
Allergen details on outputs

Additional Features

Allergen Management

Track and manage allergen information across all ingredients and recipes.

Advanced Filtering

Filter and search ingredients, recipes, and products with powerful search tools.

Menu Templates

Save and reuse costing calculations as templates for future menu planning.

Mobile Friendly

Access your menu costing data from any device with our responsive design.

MenuM8 tag management screen with tag colours, previews and existing tags — Tag management for menus, products, inputs and costing sections

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