How to spot ingredient price spikes in 7 easy steps (2026)

Modern Steak, Calgary, Alberta, CAN If you’re running three, ten or fifty restaurant locations, you already know this: ingredient prices don’t move in unison across your supply chain. One location’s chicken cost creeps up 8% while another stays flat, and by the time your monthly P&L arrives, the damage is done. Restaurant cost tracking software like MarginEdge gives multi-unit operators the daily visibility to catch those spikes before they quietly eat your margins.