ChefExpenses
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ChefExpenses, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ChefExpenses's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Chef | €10 a month | 1 user · 1 restaurant · unlimited ingredients, base recipes, finished recipes and menus · 1 main menu · allergen, calorie and macro control · PDF export · Monthly subscription with automatic renewal; cancel anytime from your profile. |
| Restaurant | €25 a month | 3 users with specific permissions · 1 restaurant · unlimited ingredients, base recipes, finished recipes, set menus and main menus · allergen, calorie and macro control · PDF export · menu profitability analysis · Monthly subscription with automatic renewal; cancel anytime from your profile. |
| Group | €50 a month | Unlimited users with specific permissions · 3 restaurants · unlimited ingredients, base recipes, finished recipes, set menus and main menus · allergen, calorie and macro control · PDF export · menu profitability analysis · expandable locations · Monthly subscription with automatic renewal; cancel anytime from your profile. |
| Cook | — | 1 user · 1 restaurant · 500+ preloaded ingredients · 10 base recipes · 5 finished recipes · 1 menu · 1 main menu · allergen, calorie and macro control |
The facts
Each one read from ChefExpenses's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Allergen responsibility
- The establishment remains responsible for allergen compliance and is instructed to verify information against the actual product label before serving.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data location
- The policy says Firebase data is hosted on EU servers in europe-west4 and that some technical services may involve US transfers under certified security frameworks or standard contractual clauses.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations and providers
- The privacy policy lists Google Firebase for hosting, database, authentication and file storage; Stripe for payments; and other providers for analytics, anti-abuse protection, monitoring and email.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Menu analysis
- It can cross sales with current costs and classify dishes as Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles and Dogs; menu profitability analysis is included from the Restaurant plan.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Nutrition data
- It offers nutrition and allergen data from BEDCA, Open Food Facts and the ChefExpenses chef community, including barcode lookup for commercial products.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ChefExpenses calculates recipe costs, food cost percentages and dish margins for restaurants.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The policy says ChefExpenses applies SSL encryption, firewalls and strict access controls, and that it does not sell or transfer data to third parties for commercial purposes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Subscription terms
- The terms state subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and provide a 14-day withdrawal period for digital subscriptions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support and availability
- The terms state that email support is available during business hours Monday to Friday and guarantee 99% uptime except for force majeure.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The privacy policy describes ChefExpenses as directed at professionals and says registration is not allowed for people under 18.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser access
- ChefExpenses is a web application that runs in a browser on computers, tablets and phones without installation, with data synchronized across devices and the team.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Price tracking
- It keeps ingredient price histories and recalculates recipe costs to show dish cost changes and lost margin.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Recipe costing
- It combines ingredients and base recipes, calculates costs including yields, and updates recipes when ingredient prices change.checked 8 Oct 2026
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