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Profit protection & food safety

Supplier prices went up. Did your menu?

Food costing shows each dish’s plate cost and GP% from the pack prices you enter. Track use-by dates and digital HACCP checks in practical kitchen management software for hospitality.

For head chefs, pub kitchens, cafés and caterers.

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Pan-seared salmon with crushed potatoes, samphire and lemon.

Recipe costing

Pan-seared Salmon

Cost / portion
£4.75
Selling price
£18.00
73.6% GPOn target

FishMilk

Profit

Recipe costing & GP%

Allergens

All 14 UK allergens

Food safety

Digital HACCP checks

Built around UK food safety guidance

  • Aligned with FSA SFBB
  • 14 UK allergens
  • EHO audit pack export
  • Free plan, no card required

Where margin goes

Where kitchens lose money

  • Past its date. Straight in the bin.

    Track stock dates and log waste by reason.

  • Still pricing from last month’s costs?

    Update ingredient costs and see recipe cost and GP% recalculate.

  • EHO asks for the log. Can you find it?

    Record temperatures and daily checks, then export an audit pack.

Made for a working kitchen

Protect profit. Keep food safety records straight.

Chef’s Helper Android app: Cost per portion and GP% on every recipe; sample kitchen data.

01 · RECIPE COSTING & GP%

Know the plate cost before it hits the menu.

Check plate margins and set selling prices with confidence before menus go to print.

  • See cost per portion and GP% at your menu price.
  • Update pack costs yourself when suppliers change prices.
  • Scale recipes for prep without losing the cost per portion.
Recipe costing GP calculator
Chef’s Helper Android app: Stock, low levels and use-by dates; sample kitchen data.

02 · WASTE & STOCK CONTROL

Check the walk-in before you order another case.

Spot expiring ingredients and low stock at a glance, so you only order what service needs.

  • Track stock levels, par levels and use-by dates.
  • Group order lists by supplier.
  • Log what was wasted and the reason it went in the bin.
Inventory control Waste tracking
Chef’s Helper Android app: Opening and closing safety checks; sample kitchen data.

03 · DIGITAL HACCP & 14 ALLERGENS

When the EHO asks, get the check on screen.

Keep daily food safety records where the team can find them.

  • Record temperatures, corrective actions and opening or closing checks.
  • Review all 14 UK allergens against your recipes.
  • Keep prep lists and weekly rotas in the same kitchen account.
Digital HACCP and food safety Allergen management

The actual app

See what your team will use

Screens show a sample kitchen; names and figures are illustrative.

Works on Android, iPhone & iPad (in Safari) and any desktop browser.

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Chef’s Helper Android app: Today’s kitchen at a glance; sample kitchen data.
Today’s kitchen at a glance
Chef’s Helper Android app: Kitchen Hub: every tool, one tap; sample kitchen data.
Kitchen Hub: every tool, one tap
Chef’s Helper Android app: Cost per portion and GP% on every recipe; sample kitchen data.
Cost per portion and GP% on every recipe
Chef’s Helper Android app: Menus with live GP% across every dish; sample kitchen data.
Menus with live GP% across every dish
Chef’s Helper Android app: Stock, low levels and use-by dates; sample kitchen data.
Stock, low levels and use-by dates
Chef’s Helper Android app: Temperature logs with corrective actions; sample kitchen data.
Temperature logs with corrective actions
Chef’s Helper Android app: 14 UK allergens, checked and signed off; sample kitchen data.
14 UK allergens, checked and signed off
Chef’s Helper Android app: Opening and closing safety checks; sample kitchen data.
Opening and closing safety checks

Plans

Kitchen software pricing: free, solo & team plans

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Free

£0 forever

Solo

£9.99 /mo

Team

Most popular

From £24.99 /mo

Kitchen questions

Common questions about Chef’s Helper

Straight answers to the things chefs and owners ask before moving their records into an app.

Records suit all three UK food safety systems: SFBB in England and Wales, CookSafe in Scotland and Safe Catering in Northern Ireland. See how they line up.

Protect the margin

Supplier prices went up. Check your menu before the next service.

Update pack prices to check recipe cost and GP%. Keep digital HACCP records and all 14 UK allergens ready when the EHO asks.

Start the 14-day Solo trial after email verification. No card needed. The Free plan is available after the trial.

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