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How to Calculate Food Cost and Increase Profits in Your Restaurant

calendar_today May 19, 2026 person Wade Nelson domain spoton

Before I started writing professionally, I worked in kitchens for 20 years. Sometimes as a line cook, sometimes as a sous chef, sometimes managing kitchens. And out of all the restaurants I worked in, only a small percentage actually calculated food costs consistently, which is wild when you think about it.

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