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Food Cost & Margin Control

12 practical guides for UAE F&B owners.

Topic overviewThis topic hub collects TajerGo guidance on food cost & margin control for UAE F&B operators. Use it to compare workflows, understand the operating problem, and move from research into the most relevant product or demo page.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

COGS for Restaurants Explained in Plain Language

Cost of goods sold is the cost of ingredients used for the food you sold in a period. Here is what COGS means, how to calculate it, and why it matters.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

How to Cut Food Waste During Ramadan in Your Restaurant

Food waste spikes during Ramadan, especially at iftar buffets. Here is how UAE restaurants cut it with demand forecasting and buffet portion control.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

What Is a Healthy Food Cost Percentage in the UAE?

A healthy food cost percentage for most UAE restaurants is 25-35%, but it varies by concept. Here are benchmarks for cafes, casual and fine dining.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

The Hidden Cost of Food Waste in UAE Kitchens

Food waste is lost profit on top of the labour, storage and disposal already paid for. Here is the true cost of waste in UAE kitchens and how to cut it.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

How to Calculate Food Cost Percentage for a UAE Restaurant

Food cost percentage is ingredient cost divided by sales, times 100. Here is the formula, a worked AED example and the healthy 25-35% target.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

How to Price a Menu Item for Profit in the UAE

To price a menu item for profit, start from its full ingredient cost, apply your target food cost percentage, then sense-check against the local market.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

Menu Engineering: Which Dishes Actually Make You Money

Menu engineering classifies every dish by popularity and profitability, so you promote the winners, fix the underperformers and cut the losers.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

Portion Control: The Fastest Way to Protect Your Margins

Portion control is the fastest way to protect restaurant margins, because over-portioning silently inflates food cost on every plate. Here is the method.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

Recipe Costing for UAE Restaurants: A Step-by-Step Guide

Recipe costing means calculating the exact ingredient cost of every dish so you can price for profit. Here is the method with a worked AED example.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

How to Reduce Food Cost Without Lowering Quality

Cut restaurant food cost without hurting quality by tightening portions, cutting waste, renegotiating supplier prices and dropping low-margin items.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

How Rising Supplier Prices Erode Restaurant Profit (and How to Track It)

Small, unnoticed supplier price increases erode restaurant profit. Here is why they compound and how tracking invoice prices per ingredient protects it.

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Food Cost & Margin Control· 21 Jun 2026

Theoretical vs Actual Food Cost: Closing the Gap

Compare theoretical and actual food cost on the same period and cost basis. Calculate the variance, then investigate waste, counts, transfers and recipe yields.

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