Who we are
Platemise is an independent software publisher. We are building a recipe and menu costing workspace for independent restaurants, caterers and bakeries with staff. The name comes from the plate and from mise en place: everything in its place before service.
This site, platemise.com, publishes the costing guides behind that software. Food-cost formulas are easy to find; what is harder is seeing a real recipe costed line by line, with yields, so you know which lines drive the cost.
What we publish
- Dish costing guides, each with its own sample recipe and numbers.
- Ingredient yield guides: as-purchased versus edible portion, trim and cooking loss.
- Food-cost guides by type of operation, such as pizzerias, cafés, food trucks and caterers.
- Pillar guides on the food-cost formula, menu pricing, recipe costing templates and sub-recipes.
How we cost each sample dish
- A stated recipe per portion. Every guide lists its sample recipe with quantities, so you can compare it with yours.
- Dated, sourced prices. Each ingredient price carries the month we took it and its source. We never invent a cost, and we never present a sample’s cost as what you will pay.
- Yields from public data. Where a yield matters, we take it from USDA sources such as the Food Buying Guide where they cover the item, and mark any other figure as an estimate.
- Prices at several targets. We show the menu price at 25%, 30% and 35% food cost, before sales tax, so you can read off your own target.
- The lines that matter. Each guide names the two or three ingredients that drive the cost, and the yield traps that make a portion cost more than it looks.
- One question per page. We do not publish near-identical dish pages that only swap a name. Each page has its own recipe, numbers and explanation.
- We correct mistakes. If you spot an error, email contact@platemise.com.
What we are not
- We give no legal, tax or food-safety advice, and we do not cover nutrition, calorie or allergen labeling. For those, see FDA, USDA FSIS and your state or local health department.
- Platemise is not affiliated with any food distributor, supplier or point-of-sale company, or with USDA or FDA. We do not use their logos or describe anyone as a partner.
- When we compare software, we quote rivals’ published prices with the date we checked them and a link.
Sister sites
Platemise shares its costing approach with Bakeqo, which covers pricing and orders for home bakers who sell custom cakes, cookies and cupcakes.
Contact
Questions, corrections and privacy requests: contact@platemise.com.