Café profit margin calculator
Enter monthly revenue, food cost %, and waste % of food spend to estimate waste cost in euros, a conservative recoverable amount, margin lift, and how many months Starter pricing would take to pay back at that recovery rate.
This is a planning tool, not a forecast of your café. Anteiku’s live product replaces these assumptions with costed waste logs from your own menu.
14-day free trial — you are not charged until the trial ends.
How the estimate works
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Monthly food cost
Revenue × food cost percentage.
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Monthly waste cost
Food cost × waste percentage of food spend.
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Recoverable estimate
Waste cost × 20% — a conservative share many operators can influence with daily logging and tighter prep. Your results will differ.
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Starter payback
Starter monthly price ÷ monthly recoverable estimate. Shown only as a rough payback illustration.
Estimates assume ~20% of waste cost is recoverable with daily logging — Anteiku tracks real waste from your menu. Per site: €1290/yr recoverable.
Frequently asked questions
Why assume 20% of waste is recoverable?
Not all waste disappears. Some is unavoidable; some improves with better counts, smaller batches, and clearer ownership. Twenty percent is a cautious planning figure used on the Anteiku homepage calculator — not a promise.
Does this use my real Anteiku data?
No. This page uses the numbers you type. After you log waste in Anteiku, reports reflect your menu costs and quantities instead of slider assumptions.
What is Starter pricing?
Starter is Anteiku’s single-site owner plan at €22 per month, with a free trial. See the pricing page for Pro and annual billing details.
Can I model multiple sites?
Yes — choose 1–5 sites to see a per-site annual recoverable illustration. Multi-site teams typically use Anteiku Pro.
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Replace slider assumptions with costed waste logs from your own menu.