CalcMenu
Solution

Solution

Master kitchen purchasing and stock

CalcMenu calculates net needs from planned menus, turns quantities into supplier orders and helps stewards keep stock without shortages or waste.

Purchasing & stewarding

Before / after

Without CalcMenu

Supplier prices change without the kitchen knowing fast enough.

With CalcMenu

Every recipe recalculates its cost as soon as a supplier price moves. You anticipate before buying.

Why this feature matters

This feature is built directly into the CalcMenu recipe and menu database. The same data serves kitchen, service, and administration—no re-entry, no paper versions.

CalcMenu calculates net needs from planned menus, turns quantities into supplier orders and helps stewards keep stock without shortages or waste.

What it gives you

Needs calculated from menus

KitchenPlan and CalcMenu turn recipes and planned quantities into gross needs, then net needs after de-stocking. No more spreadsheet retyping.

Auto-aggregated supplier orders

Needs are grouped by supplier, delivery date and unit. You validate, then export or send directly.

Stock and par levels under control

Track stock levels, movements and variances. CalcMenu alerts before stockouts and flags overstocked items.

How it works

1

Plan the menus

Build the week's menus with planned quantities per service. CalcMenu automatically calculates ingredient needs.

2

Adjust with inventory

Enter or import stock. CalcMenu deducts available quantities and calculates net order needs.

3

Validate and order

Generate purchase orders by supplier, compare against recorded prices and approve in one click. History remains searchable.

For which sectors

Used by central kitchens, chains and institutions to reduce losses and secure supply.

Luxury hospitality

One reference recipe, shared across all your restaurants.

Mountain resorts & ski stations

Short season, rotating teams, multi-outlet dining, all-inclusive. Pricing adapted to your season length.

Beach resorts & islands

Extreme seasonality, supply by boat, expensive energy and water. Pricing adapted to isolation and season length.

Resort & casino

The same numbers across every outlet.

School catering

Safe, balanced menus that stay consistent across every school.

Corporate restaurant

Forecast footfall, control food cost, display everything at self-service.

Food manufacturer

The recipe becomes a product: compliant labels and exact declarations, at scale.

Bakery & pastry

Best-before labels, allergens and shelf prices without the paperwork.

Airline catering

SPML, manifests and trays right, flight after flight.

Hospital

Clinical dietetics, IDDSI, full traceability. For hospital kitchens where errors are not an option.

Staff Canteens & Corporate Restaurants

Hundreds of covers a day, zero guesswork: menus, allergens and costs fully under control.

Military & Defence

Thousands of meals, zero margin for error. Military food logistics under control.

Vegetable Processor

Regulatory labelling, batch traceability, material cost. For processors who cannot afford a labelling error.

Sauce & condiment manufacturer

Approved recipes, compliant labels, controlled costs. Every batch, every line.

Buying centre & brands

Centralised recipes, controlled costs, compliant labels. For brands that produce at scale.

Bakery & Patisserie

Compliant labels, accurate allergens, controlled costs. For artisan producers who want to sell with confidence.

Butcher & Delicatessen

Compliant labels, allergens under control, margins in view. For artisans who sell fast and sell right.

Sandwich chain

Master recipe followed, cost controlled, label compliant in every store.

CalcMenu for Cruise Ship Galleys

From provisioning port to passenger plate — every diet, every nationality, every sailing.

Rail catering

Thousands of meals per departure, zero allergen deviation, production in sync with the train timetable.

Airports & passenger F&B

Cafes, lounges and fast-casual in the transit zone: standardised menus despite high staff turnover.

Stadiums & arenas

Peaks of tens of thousands of meals in a few hours, with event crews and allergen requirements.

Theme parks

Hundreds of food outlets that must serve the same taste and quality all year round.

Trade shows & exhibitions

Temporary kitchens that must serve thousands of meals over a few days, with strict labelling requirements.

Cruises & ferries

Kitchens at sea that supply multiple ports, with limited stock and menus adapted to each itinerary.

Camps & bases

Large-scale meals for mobile workforces, with varied diets and full traceability.

Correctional facilities

Secure, diet-compliant and traceable meals, served at scale every day.

Caterers & contract catering

Custom menus per client, with different allergen and cost requirements for every contract.

Supermarket & large retail

Thousands of products labelled every day, from allergens to best-before dates, from fresh counters to bakery.

University dining

Thousands of students, multiple campuses, one safety standard.

Bakery-café & fast-casual chains

Same quality, same cost, same compliance in every store.

Quick-Service Restaurants (QSR)

Master recipes, allergens, labels and costs synced across hundreds of outlets.

Fast-casual

Fresh, customisable menus, standardised across the chain.

Franchise operators & multi-unit groups

A replicable, controlled and compliant business model in every territory.

Restaurant chains

Same recipes, same costs, same standards across every restaurant.

Care Homes & Nursing Homes

Resident menus, diets, tray cards. For institutions that want zero errors.

Psychiatry

Multiple wards, sites, complex diets. No phone calls, no paper.

Rehabilitation

Clinical diets, HACCP, multi-site. Prescriptions connected directly to the kitchen.

Hospitality

Multi-outlet, RevPASH, luxury. Baur au Lac.

Nutrition brand

Substantiated claims, nutrition to the gram, across your whole portfolio.

Cloud kitchen

Multiple brands, one kitchen, food cost under control.

Private clinic

Culinary excellence, clinical diets, full traceability. Hotel-grade quality with zero compromise on safety.

Hotels & Restaurants

Recipes, food cost, allergens and labels. One tool for your entire kitchen brigade.

Food Court & Hospitality

Appealing menus, controlled costs, allergens on display. Everything a modern food court demands.

Ice Cream & Chocolatier

House recipes, compliant allergen info, labels at a click. For artisans who make and sell.

Vending & snacking

Compliant labels, live prices, visible allergens. On every machine, every day.

Café & brasserie

A menu that changes daily, reliable recipe specs, without complexity.

More CalcMenu features

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