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Recipe costing and labels

Recipe costing and nutrition labels for food makers

Pricing a product means knowing what a jar costs, down to the lid and the label. Getting into stores means a compliant nutrition panel. We build both from your recipes.

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Built for makers. Set up for you, on the tools you already use.

Recipe cost
Strawberry jam, 8 ozBatch of 240
Fruit$1.10
Sugar and pectin$0.32
Jar, lid, label$0.85
Labor$0.90
Cost per jar$3.17
Wholesale $7.50. Fruit is up 8% this month.
58% margin
Yours is built from your own recipes and prices.

Margins

Change an input, see every margin move

When fruit or jars go up, every product that uses them shows its new cost and margin, so you reprice from numbers.

Margin by product
Hot sauce, 5 oz59%
Strawberry jam58%
Salted caramels52%
Granola, 12 oz32%

Labels

Nutrition panels that pass a buyer's review

Panels, ingredient statements and allergen declarations in FDA format, with the layout checked before you print.

Nutrition panel
Nutrition FactsStrawberry jam
Serving size1 Tbsp (20g)
Calories50
Total fat0g
Sodium0mg
Total carbohydrate13g
Total sugars12g
Protein0g
Ingredients: strawberries, cane sugar, pectin, lemon juice.
FDA format

Works with what you already run

Already on one of these? We work with what you have before suggesting a switch.

  • ReciPal
  • Craftybase
  • Genesis R&D
  • LabelCalc
  • MenuCalc
  • Nutritionix
  • meez
  • Recipe Cost Calculator
  • Canva
  • Avery
  • Dymo
  • Zebra
  • Primera

What is included

  • Costed recipes for every SKU: ingredients, packaging, labor, yield and loss

  • Nutrition facts panels, ingredient statements and allergen declarations in FDA format (or a lab analysis arranged when a calculation is not enough)

  • Label layout checked against FDA requirements for net weight, identity, address and claims like organic or gluten-free

  • Print-ready files and a label printer set up on your bench

See what this looks like for your business

Tell us what you make. We send back a short plan and a price.

Get a plan and a price

How it works

  1. Tell us what you make

    What you make and what you use now. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer.

  2. Get a short plan

    Keep this, replace that, connect these, and the cost.

  3. We set it up

    Setup and migration done for you. You approve before anything goes live.

  4. Run it or hand it off

    Take it from there yourself or keep us on for the upkeep.

A good fit if

  • A store asked for a nutrition panel and you do not have one
  • You priced by feel and the feel was wrong
  • You want to change packaging and see what it does to margin

Questions

How do I get a nutrition facts label for my food product?

Two ways: a calculation from your recipe using a nutrient database, or a lab analysis of the finished product. A calculation is enough for most recipes. We do the calculation and arrange a lab when the product needs one.

Do small food businesses need a nutrition facts panel?

Some small producers qualify for an FDA exemption, but most stores and distributors ask for a panel anyway. We tell you which applies and build the panel if you need it.

How do I work out my cost per jar?

Add ingredients, packaging and labor for a batch, allow for loss, and divide by the jars you actually fill. We set that up once so it updates when a price changes.

Get a plan and a price

Tell us what you make and what you use today. A spreadsheet and a Square account is a fine answer. We reply by email with what we would keep, what we would change and what it costs.

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