Back of House (BOH) Waste Calculator
Calculate your restaurant's annual losses from food variance, waste, family meals, fryer oil, and utility inefficiencies
How This Works
Enter your restaurant's monthly food sales and operational costs. The calculator will show you exactly how much money you're losing annually to back-of-house inefficiencies and help you identify opportunities for savings.
Step 1Food Cost Inputs
Enter monthly total food sales
Industry avg: 28–35%
Enter current %
Default: 2–5% typical range
Step 2Family Meal Inputs
Default: $12–15/head
Usually 5 staff
How many family meals per month
Step 3Operational Inputs
Weekly oil cost
40% longer life with filtration
Water + power + chemicals
10% waste from inefficiency
ResultsCalculated Outputs
Annual Loss Breakdown
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Ideal Food Cost ($) | $0 |
| Actual Food Cost ($) | $0 |
| Food Variance ($) | $0 |
| Annual Food Variance ($) | $0 |
| Annual Waste Loss ($) | $0 |
| Annual Family Meal Cost ($) | $0 |
| Annual Fryer Oil Savings ($) | $0 |
| Annual Utility Waste ($) | $0 |
You're losing about:
$0
per year in Back of House inefficiencies (food variance, waste, oil, utilities, meals).