Foundation
$425
one-time
For a focused menu or a food business building its first reliable costing model.
- Tool setup and input structure
- Up to 10 finished recipes, including prep components
- Labor and target-pricing review
- 60-minute handover session
Elegant costing, thoughtfully set up
Know what every dish really costs.
Guided food-costing setup for independent food businesses. We turn recipes, prep, labor, and pricing into dependable inputs you can use with confidence.
Built for bakers, caterers, food makers, pop-ups, and small kitchens.
Our promise
Clear numbers, without guesswork.
Accurate
Your actual ingredients, yields, waste, prep, and labor—not generic estimates.
Practical
A working tool configured around the way your kitchen really operates.
Independent
Professional guidance with no invented claims, inflated promises, or software sales pitch.
Guided setup
From scattered inputs to a usable costing system.
We build the foundation carefully, then show you how to maintain it as suppliers, recipes, and menus change.
- 01
Gather the real inputs
We organize supplier costs, pack sizes, edible yields, recipe quantities, batch yields, and production notes so the model starts with sound data.
- 02
Build recipes and prep correctly
Prep components and sub-recipes are linked into finished items, helping prevent the hidden double-counting and omissions that distort margins.
- 03
Account for labor and pricing
We add active labor, review portion costs, and test selling prices against your target food-cost percentage and operating reality.
- 04
Hand over a system you understand
Your final session covers updates, new recipes, supplier changes, and the checks that keep your numbers reliable after setup.
Setup packages
Start at the scale your menu needs.
Package pricing is shown upfront. Complex menus or unusual production workflows are scoped before work begins.
Full Menu
Most complete$825
one-time
For established kitchens that need recipes, prep, labor, and pricing connected across a broader menu.
- Everything in Foundation
- Up to 25 finished recipes
- Prep and batch-yield mapping
- Menu pricing and margin review
- Two guided working sessions
- 30-day follow-up check
Ready when your recipes are
Price from facts, not instinct.
Tell The Counting Cow about your menu, current tool, and where your costing process gets stuck. We’ll identify the right setup scope before you commit.