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Supplier Price Increase Calculator for Restaurants

Your distributor raised prices. See what it costs across every location, what it does to your food cost percent, and how much to raise menu prices to win it back.

It is free, needs no email, and starts with example numbers you can replace with your own.

Your restaurants

Use a typical week from before the price increase.

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What went up

Use the price change for the same item, pack size and unit. Enter weekly spend at the old price, for one location.

ExampleIf menu prices stay the same

$59,540

more a year across 5 locations. That is $11,908 per location each year, or $4,962 a month across all 5.

Food cost %30.0% to 31.1%
Menu price rise to win back the dollars+1.1%
Menu price rise to get food cost back to 30.0%+3.8%
Biggest movers, per year, all locations
Chicken breast$31,460
Fries$16,380
Beef patty$11,700

Assumes you buy the same amounts and sell the same dishes. Waste, portion size and menu mix change the real number.

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How this calculator works

  1. Added cost per week, one location = weekly spend × price increase %, added up for every item you list.
  2. Added cost per year = that number × 52 weeks × your number of locations.
  3. Food cost % after = (weekly food cost before the increase + added cost) ÷ weekly food sales.
  4. Menu price rise to win back the dollars = added cost ÷ weekly food sales. To get food cost back to your old percent = added cost ÷ weekly food cost before the increase.
Example with the starting numbers. 5 locations, $20,000 a week in food sales each, 30% food cost. Chicken breast: $1,100 a week, up 11%. Fries: $700, up 9%. Beef patty: $900, up 5%. That is $229 more a week per location, or $59,540 a year across all 5. Food cost moves from 30.0% to 31.1%.

The result is a first estimate. It is only as good as the spend you enter, so pull the weekly spend from your invoices, not from memory.

What to do about a supplier price increase

  • Compare the invoice line to your last invoice for the same item, pack size and unit.
  • Ask your rep why it moved. Keep the answer with the invoice.
  • Ask for a locked price on your biggest items, or get a second quote.
  • If you pass it on, decide which dishes take the change before you reprint menus.

Questions owners ask

How do I calculate the cost of a supplier price increase?

Multiply what you spend on the item each week by the percent it went up. Then multiply by 52 weeks and by your number of locations. For example, $1,000 a week on chicken that rose 11% costs $110 more a week, or $5,720 a year at one location.

How much should I raise menu prices when food costs go up?

There are two targets. To win back the dollars, divide the added weekly cost by your weekly food sales. To bring your food cost percent back to where it was, divide the added weekly cost by your weekly food cost before the increase. This calculator shows both. You can raise prices only on the dishes that use the item, or spread the change across the menu.

What food cost percent should I enter?

Enter your actual food cost from before the increase, for example the average of the three months before it. If you enter a recent number that already includes the increase, the calculator counts the increase twice.

Why do supplier price increases go unnoticed?

A price change on one invoice line is easy to miss if you only check the invoice total. Small changes on many items add up across weeks and locations.

How often should I check supplier prices?

Compare line prices for the same item, pack size and unit each time an invoice arrives, or at least once a month. Ask your rep about any jump you cannot explain, and keep the answer with the invoice.

Does the calculator work for more than one location?

Yes. Enter your number of locations and the calculator multiplies the result. It assumes each location buys about the same amount. If your locations differ a lot, run it once for each group of similar locations and add the results.

Is my data saved or sent anywhere?

The math runs in your browser. We do not save or send the dollar amounts you enter or the results. We count page visits and whether the calculator was used. There is no sign-up and no email is needed.

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