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# Food Costing Software

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> Food Costing Software allows restaurants to easily calculate food costs for their recipes, in order to ensure profitable menu pricing.

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## Products

1. [Gofrugal](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/71693/gofrugal-pos-software) — 4.4/5 (198 reviews) — ERP made easy for Retail, Restaurant, Distribution \& Enterprise businesses on the digital path helping them stay competitive
2. [Poster POS](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/141470/poster-pos) — 4.9/5 (70 reviews) — Cloud-based point of sale software, with access to powerful business management tools and analytics. Simple to use, easy to install.
3. [meez](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1025237/meez) — 4.7/5 (43 reviews) — Save time. Leave the kitchen math to us. Optimize your food costing operations and improve menu profitability with meez.
4. [Rezku POS](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/157466/rezku-pos) — 4.7/5 (42 reviews) — The most advanced, secure and cost-efficient restaurant POS system available. Nothing compares to the power and value of Rezku POS.
5. [Recipe Cost Calculator](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/207446/recipe-cost-calculator) — 4.9/5 (17 reviews) — Accurate recipe costing trusted by 10,000+ food businesses. Track costs, protect margins, price with confidence.
6. [Growzer](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/213005/growzer) — 4.0/5 (5 reviews) — In just a few clicks, our platform allows you to place orders and manage food cost as well as register your deliveries.
7. [Kostly](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1086773/Kostly) — 5.0/5 (1 reviews) — Cloud-based food costing software for restaurants and chefs to calculate dish costs, manage ingredients, and optimize menus.
8. [Ratatool](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/196663/ratatool) (0 reviews) — Ratatool is the web application for catering professionals to improve their productivity by managing recipe forms, costs, and orders.
9. [Possier](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1042615/possier) (0 reviews) — Possier is a cloud-based restaurant POS that offers features such as sales reports, inventory management and more.
10. [Open Pantry for Restaurants](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1060685/open-pantry-restaurant-pro-suite) (0 reviews) — Complete restaurant management software. Manage your costs, manage your inventory and automate your orders.
11. [Cocotte](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1086449/Cocotte) (0 reviews) — Cocotte is a software tool that helps restaurants and catering businesses analyze costs and profitability.
12. [Rezeptrechner](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1086580/Rezeptrechner) (0 reviews) — Web-based solution for food businesses to save time and money: recipe management, cost calculation, and LMIV-compliant label creation.

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- [Restaurant Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/20026/restaurant-management/software)
- [Restaurant POS Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30603/restaurant-pos/software)
- [iPad POS Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30915/ipad-pos/software)

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