Everything You Need to Run a Profitable Culinary Business
RecipeOps combines professional recipe management, real-time food costing, AI-powered tools, and business intelligence in one platform built specifically for culinary professionals.
Professional Standardized Recipes
Build kitchen-ready recipe cards with everything your operation needs to run consistently and profitably.
- Purchase unit vs recipe unit math — buy a dozen eggs, use 3, pay the right cost
- Auto-calculates unit cost and line total for every ingredient
- Yield % support for trim loss and cooking shrinkage
- Photo upload for visual recipe documentation
- Duplicate recipes to create variations without starting over
- Save scaled versions for different event sizes
Know Your Numbers Before You Price
Real-time food cost calculation that updates as you build your recipe — no spreadsheets required.
- Food cost % with color-coded target indicators (green/amber/red)
- Suggested sell price based on your target food cost %
- Profit per serving calculated automatically
- Labor & prime cost panel (food + labor combined)
- Total plate cost including packaging and overhead
- Auto-saves as you type — never lose your work
Your AI Kitchen Business Assistant
AI features built specifically for culinary professionals — not generic tools repurposed for food.
- Generate captivating dish descriptions from keywords (Free)
- AI-generated step-by-step cooking instructions (Free)
- Scale recipes to any serving count instantly (Pro)
- Convert units automatically — oz to lb, quart to cups, and more (Pro)
- Get industry-standard yield suggestions for any ingredient (Pro)
- AI-suggested ingredient cost ranges for new items (Pro)
- HACCP reheating and cooling instructions generated automatically (Pro)
Know Which Dishes Make You Money
The same menu engineering framework used by major restaurant chains — now available for independent culinary professionals.
- Automatic quadrant assignment based on food cost % and popularity
- Stars: protect and promote your high-margin, high-demand dishes
- Puzzle: reposition great-margin dishes that aren't selling
- Plow Horse: reprice your popular but low-margin dishes
- Dog: identify dishes to cut or completely overhaul
- AI-powered pairing suggestions for catering menus
- Menu balance analysis with specific recommendations
Model Changes Before You Commit
A completely sandboxed environment where you can experiment with ingredient swaps, price changes, and portion adjustments without affecting your saved recipes.
- Swap any ingredient and see cost impact instantly
- Model supplier price increases across your full recipe
- Reduce portions 15% and see margin improvement
- Side-by-side comparison: current vs simulated metrics
- AI analysis of whether to make the change
- Access from recipe builder or profitability dashboard
Stay Ahead of Price Spikes Before They Hit
Built-in seasonal intelligence warns you when ingredient prices are about to spike or dip based on time of year.
- Warnings for 20+ commonly used ingredients
- Monthly dashboard alerts when your ingredients are in peak season
- Full year calendar view showing price patterns
- Specific advisory for what to do (adjust price, substitute, stock up)
- Seasonal badges on ingredient rows in recipe builder
- Public Seasonal Guide available to all users
Run Events Like a Pro
Full catering event management from food cost to prep list to shopping list.
- Multi-recipe event costing with scaling
- Cost per head and suggested revenue calculations
- Profit estimates at multiple food cost % targets
- AI-generated master prep list organized by timeline and station
- Generate shopping lists directly from any event
- All recipes scaled automatically to serving counts needed
Present Your Menu Professionally
Build and share branded menus that show clients exactly what you offer and at what price.
- Full pan / half pan / individual portion serving options
- Toggle prices on or off per menu
- Shareable link — no account needed for clients to view
- PDF download for printing or emailing
- Multiple menus for different event types or seasons
- Publish/unpublish control
See Your Business Clearly
CEO-level visibility into your culinary business profitability — without a business degree.
- Profitability dashboard ranking all recipes by margin
- Top earners and underperformer identification
- Food cost distribution chart
- Profit Impact Alerts when ingredient costs change
- Ingredient price history tracking
- Smart yield database with 50+ common ingredients