CalcMenu
CalcMenu is recipe management software for professional kitchens, bringing recipe workflows together with ingredient costs, allergens, and compliance informa…
What CalcMenu is
CalcMenu is recipe management software for professional kitchens, bringing recipe workflows together with ingredient costs, allergens, and compliance information. Teams can create, scale, organize, share, and print recipes, then use them to generate shopping lists. The software tracks ingredient prices and calculates plate costs automatically. Its nutrition and compliance tools include nutritional analysis, allergen information, CO₂ impact, and Nutri-Score, with the available depth depending on the plan. An AI assistant offers recipe suggestions, cost optimization, and allergen identification. CalcMenu supports multiple locations, recipe versioning, yield scaling, and preparation instructions, and is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Listed interfaces include SAP, JD Edwards, QuickBooks, TCPOS, Simphony, and Nicelabel; additional connectors can be requested. Its API covers recipe data, shopping lists, menu plans, nutritional analysis, real-time synchronization, and custom endpoints. CalcMenu is paid, with pricing on request. The homepage says there is no free plan and self-service Starter, Pro, and Executive registrations are closed to new registrations.
Good
- Automatically calculates plate costs from ingredient prices.
- Supports recipe scaling, versioning, and preparation instructions.
- Provides allergen information and nutritional analysis.
- Available on Android, iOS, and the web.
- API supports real-time synchronization and custom endpoints.
Watch out
- No free plan.
- Pricing is available on request.
- Self-service registrations for Starter, Pro, and Executive are closed.
- Interface fees include setup and yearly support costs.
Who it suits
CalcMenu is aimed at professional kitchens, including hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and food chains. Its recipe, cost, and compliance tools may also suit chefs, nutritionists, procurement managers, and IT or finance teams.
Verdict
CalcMenu brings recipe organization, costing, and kitchen compliance tools into one system, with mobile and web access. Check plan-dependent feature depth and integration fees, and note that pricing requires a request.
Plans and prices
From CalcMenu's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise access | Priced on request | Price depends on number of sites and modules · Request a tailored plan |
The facts
Each one read from CalcMenu's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI
- Its AI assistant offers recipe suggestions, cost optimization, and allergen identification.checked 30 Sep 2026
- API
- The API supports recipe data, shopping lists, menu plans, nutritional analysis, real-time synchronization, and custom endpoints.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Audience
- The product is presented for hotels, restaurants, hospitals, food chains, chefs, nutritionists, procurement managers, and IT and finance teams.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Availability limit
- The homepage says there is no free plan and that self-service Starter, Pro, and Executive registrations are closed to new registrations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integration fees
- Interfaces have a one-time setup fee and yearly support fee; the exact cost depends on the systems, data mapping, and synchronization frequency.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists interfaces for SAP, JD Edwards, QuickBooks, TCPOS, Simphony, Nicelabel, and other systems, with additional connectors available on request.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Nutrition and compliance
- The product provides nutritional analysis, allergen information, CO₂ impact, and Nutri-Score, with the depth depending on the plan.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- CalcMenu is recipe management software for professional kitchens that brings together recipes, food costs, allergens, and compliance.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Recipe tools
- Users can create, scale, organize, share, and print recipes, and turn them into shopping lists.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- EGS says it maintains organizational and technical processes to protect information and does not process sensitive personal information.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker offers demos and consultations and says its team can help assess integration needs and recommend an integration level.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Company history
- EGS says the first EGS CALCMENU version was developed in 1985.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Neuchâtel, Switzerlandchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Food costing
- CalcMenu tracks ingredient prices and calculates plate costs automatically.checked 30 Sep 2026
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