Cost your dishesin under 5 minutes
Valu turns ingredients, shrinkage and prices into a clear panel. Track costs, compare prices and edit your menu without losing your financial pulse.
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Chicken tikka masala
Main course · 8 ingredients · 4 servings
Raw cost
$ 3.20
Suggested price
$ 10.90
Net margin
32.5 %
Food cost
29.4 %
Suggestion: Raise the menu price to $11.50 — your margin goes up to 33.5% with no cost change.
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Pre-loaded products
Base catalog with industry-standard shrinkage.
< 0 min
First dish costed
From signup to seeing your real food cost.
0 sheets
Of spreadsheets needed
The full cycle in one platform.
Your whole restaurant, in one platform
Recipes, purchases, costs, margins, QR menus and alerts connected in one flow. Fewer loose sheets; better decisions with context.
Dish costing
Enter ingredients, shrinkage and purchase units. Get the real cost of every recipe — converted and adjusted by you.
Live margin
Profit, suggested price and the variables that drive your earnings — no spreadsheets.
Pareto analysis
Identify which ingredients account for 80% of your cost with clear charts.
Purchase log
Monthly records, price comparison and automatic cost transfer.
Digital menu with QR
Share your digital menu with a link or QR code. Update prices in Valu and they go live instantly.
Price alerts & suggestions
Reads your data, alerts you when something is off and suggests prices that actually work.
Six flows,no friction
See how Valu feels from the first purchase to the suggested price. Each flow is built for speed without losing clarity.
01
Guided setup
From purchase to costed dish in one clear sequence.
02
Fast purchase
Capture prices and keep a trail for the next costing.
03
Dish card
Cost, margin and suggested price in one view.
04
Live catalog
Ingredients organized with units, shrinkage and prices.
05
Visual analysis
Quick signals to understand what drives profitability.
06
Simulation
Test price changes before touching the menu.
Traditional cuisine
Fine dining
Pizzeria
Specialty coffee
Bar & cocktails
BBQ & grill
Built for the whole restaurant team
Everyone sees what they need. Kitchen handles recipes, purchasing logs prices, accounting pulls reports. No overlap.
Restaurant owner
See profitability per dish, control food cost and make pricing decisions without relying on an outdated spreadsheet.
Executive chef
Manage recipes with precision: portions, real shrinkage and menu versions. Adjust ingredients and see the cost impact instantly.
Accountant or admin
Cost reports by period, purchase logs and supplier price comparisons. Financial data ready for the balance sheet.
From first ingredient to live menu
Set up a real recipe, validate the margin and publish your digital menu in one short session, without an accountant at your side.
Build your recipe book
Log ingredients with real purchase units. Valu calculates shrinkage and converts automatically from kilo to portion.
Set up your menu
Assign recipes to sections. Compare calculated cost to your selling price and spot where you're losing margin.
Monitor your margins
Valu analyzes patterns, suggests optimal prices and alerts you when a supplier raises prices above your threshold.
Share your menu
Generate a public digital menu with a print-ready QR. Update prices in Valu and the menu updates in real time.
The marginstarts with the numbers.
Create your account, log your first dish and see the real food cost. Free to start, no credit card required.