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Don’t leave profits to guesswork! Garde’s Menu Analysis feature shows you how each menu item contributes to the bottom line. You can see how your entire menu or individual categories are performing based on weighted averages of the product mix. The report breaks down average cost, number sold, modifier cost, total cost, total revenue, and your theoretical cost percentage. First: To get up and running, you need to take care of several items:
  1. Upload your invoices on a regular basis so your product prices are up to date.
  2. Set up your menu items in Recipes.
  3. PMIX map these recipes to your POS (Garde supports Toast, Square, ChowBus, and Clover).
To access the Menu Analysis report, go to Inventory > Recipes. In the Menu Analysis screen, you can set the time period you want to view using the adjuster on the upper left. All prices and sales will be based on the date range you select. There are additional filters you can use to adjust your view. The Average Cost column tells you the average cost of the base recipe, excluding any modifiers. Recipe costs are determined proportionally, combining the last purchased cost of each ingredient. Then on the menu analysis report, we average together the ingredient cost from each day within the defined date range. More details:
  • Items Sold shows the total quantity of each menu item sold within the selected date range.
  • Modifier Cost shows the total amount of all the modifiers applied to that menu item. Mapping modifiers is optional. If you do not map modifiers, they will not be included in either cost or revenue.
  • Total Revenue shows the total revenue (including modifiers applied to the item) within the selected date range.
  • Theoretical Cost % is calculated by dividing the total cost by the total revenue. Many operators find this helpful because it immediately identifies what food costs should be for each item.

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This can also be seen as a chart! See the Visual Chart for Menu Analysis article for more information.

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This can also be seen as a chart! Click here for more information on this view.

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For answers to common questions: Menu Analysis FAQs