Recipes are a powerful unlock for profitability, but manually adding them into MarginEdge can be tedious. Our Recipe Setup Service saves you time and hassle so you can get back to your team and your guests.
How it works
We only need two things to get started:
- A point of contact to keep things running smoothly
- Your digital recipes (PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)
With those in hand, you can sit back and relax. Our team of experts will build your recipes for you, and in no time you’ll be able to:
- Get up-to-date recipe costs — costs are updated as invoices are processed (plus see recipe cost history)
- Display recipes in the kitchen — photos and videos of prep techniques keeps everything consistent
- Manage recipes centrally — multi-unit groups can choose to make a recipe change across all locations or restrict changes to a single location
Pricing & Timing
We like to keep things simple — $5 per recipe set up.
| Number of Recipes | 1-249 | 250-399 | 400+ |
| Turnaround Time | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Let's chat! |
Ready to Get Started?
Let us do the work for you. Email recipes@marginedge.com to raise your hand.
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Common Questions
What are the benefits of having recipes stored in MarginEdge?
A lot of the functionality in MarginEdge relies on having your recipe data stored within the software.
With Recipes you will be able to:
- Know your up-to-date recipe costs
- Use our Digital Recipe Viewer to share line-friendly recipe cards including photos and videos of prep techniques with your staff
- Centrally manage your recipes — multi-unit groups can choose to make a recipe change across all locations or restrict changes to a single location
And if your menu items are PMIX mapped, your Recipes will help you:
- Engineer your menu for maximum profitability with our Menu Analysis tool
- Reduce food costs by quickly spotting variances on our Theoretical Usage Report
Recipes are a powerful unlock for profitability in our software, but manually keying them into MarginEdge can be tedious. With our Recipe Setup Service, our team of experts build your recipes for you, setting you up for success and saving you the time and hassle of data entry.
What does your recipe team need to get started?
First thing first, we need your recipes! Email them to recipes@marginedge.com in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Google Docs or PDF.
What information do I need to include in my recipe document?
Include the following for each recipe:
- Ingredients and instructions
- Menu price
- Recipe type — whether it is a Prep item (something you make), a Menu item (something you serve) or a Bar Item
- Yield — if the recipe is a Prep item (how much does it make of that prep item)
- Precise measurements (to the best of your knowledge) — units like “handful,” “pinch,” or “each,” need to be converted to numeric weight or volume
- Conversions for items that are purchased in a different unit of measure than how they are used in the recipe — our software can mathematically calculate conversions between two known weights or two known volume measurements but can’t calculate weight to volume without that info from you
Anything else I should know?
- We need a recipe point of contact in case any questions come up.
- Once we start building your recipes, won’t be able to add more (but we’re happy to create a new quote for a new recipe project).
- Please avoid creating or editing your recipes until our team is done.
- Once we’re done, we’ll make sure you have everything you need to learn about making edits or creating recipes in MarginEdge.
When will I be billed for the service?
You will be billed for this on your next MarginEdge billing cycle after we complete our initial recipe entry. If you pay for your subscription annually, you’ll be charged 30 days after we finish your recipe project.