Recipe costing for small food businesses

Know your ingredient costs. See your margins. Price with confidence.

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Sourdough Pan Loaf
450 gbread flour
$0.68
100 gactive starter
$0.20
310 gwater
$0.04
9 gfine salt
$0.03
Batch cost$0.95
Scale indicator2×
Price you enter$7.50
Gluten-free substitution availablePro recipe tools

A practical starting point for independent bakers and small food businesses

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Entered by youIngredient prices
Up to fiveFree recipe saves

What BakeScore does

Everything you need to price right

Built for small food businesses that need a clearer view of ingredient costs and margins. Scale a recipe, work from prices you maintain, and compare ingredient cost with the selling price you enter.

Smart recipe scaling
Smart Recipe Scaling
Scale recipe ingredient quantities up or down for the batch you need, with the adjusted amounts shown as you work.
Ingredient costing
Ingredient Costing
Enter and maintain ingredient prices yourself. BakeScore uses those saved rates to estimate recipe and batch ingredient costs.
Margin comparison
Margin Comparison
Enter the selling price you have in mind and compare it with ingredient costs to see food cost, markup, and margin.
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Simple by design

Up and running in minutes

Start with a recipe and the ingredient prices you track. You can calculate in the browser before signup; an account is needed when you want to save recipes.

01

Build a recipe draft

Enter ingredients, quantities, and a batch size in the browser. You can calculate costs before creating an account.

02

Set your pricing data

Enter and maintain ingredient prices yourself. BakeScore applies saved ingredient rates when you cost matching recipes.

03

Scale, cost, and price with confidence

Scale the batch, review ingredient cost per serving, then compare it with a selling price you enter.

Example · per serving
Ingredient cost$0.79
Retail price you enter$7.50
Food cost · example10.5%

Ingredient prices

Set by you

Stop leaving money on the table

When ingredient costs change, an old batch estimate can hide the margin on your next order. BakeScore helps you review ingredient cost per serving and compare it with the selling price you enter.

  • CheckReview ingredient cost per batch and per serving from saved prices
  • CheckCompare ingredient cost with a selling price you choose
  • CheckScale recipe quantities for the batch you need
  • CheckUpdate ingredient prices yourself when your costs change
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On the roadmap

Live ingredient pricing

Coming soon. Ingredient prices are entered and maintained by you today. Join the list for an update when live supplier pricing is available.

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