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F&B Cost Consultancy

Focus on your restaurant. We handle the numbers.

ostro unites strategic consultancy and data automation for restaurants and hospitality businesses. Fewer spreadsheets, real-time financial control.

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Three things almost every restaurant owner does, and that quietly drain margins every month.

Pricing by gut feeling

Setting menu prices without knowing true dish margins or real portion food cost.

Hours lost in spreadsheets

Spending every month sorting invoices and manual tables — time that belongs on the restaurant floor.

Outdated numbers

Operating without live visibility on food costs, portion drift, and inventory waste.

Generating revenue, working non-stop, and still not sure where the profit is escaping?

WHAT WE DO

Strategic consultancy + data automation.

ostro combines specialized F&B advisory with proprietary software to organize your costs, keep recipe cards continuously updated, and give you total clarity on business profitability.

01

Costs updated automatically

We process invoices received via WhatsApp or email with zero manual typing.

02

Integrated recipe cards

Direct setup and synchronization of your Excel or PDF recipe cards into the platform.

03

Monthly profitability reports

In-depth analysis of margin per dish, food cost, prime cost, and waste alerts.

04

Dedicated advisory

Senior strategic support to interpret data and optimize menus, margins, and purchasing.

Why this works better than a spreadsheet

Your team types nothing. Forward invoices and your numbers stay fresh.

F&B Cost Engineering
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🇪🇺 Europe · EUR (€)
Overview Invoices 2 Recipe cards Stock Reports Menu & margins
August 2026 updated 4 Sep, 09:28 · 62 invoices
PERIOD REVENUE
56 400 €
▲ 4.2% vs July
2,292 covers
GROSS PROFIT
40 100 €
▲ 1 240 €
71.1% of revenue
FOOD COST
28.9%
▼ 1.4 pts
target 30.0%
PRIME COST
57.8%
▼ 0.6 pts
target 60.0%
OPERATING PROFIT
4 210 €
▲ 380 €
7.5% of revenue
AVERAGE TICKET
24.61 €
▲ 0.80 €
1,425 dishes
REVENUE AND COSTS · LAST 6 MONTHS
60k 30k 0k
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Revenue
Cost of goods sold
SPENDING BY CATEGORY
Meat
28% 4 720 €
Fish & seafood
21% 3 540 €
Pantry & dry goods
17% 2 866 €
Beverages
14% 2 360 €
Dairy
11% 1 854 €
Other
9% 1 517 €
TOP SUPPLIERS
Makro Cash & Carry
4 210 € ▲ 6.2% 12 invoices
Suvita / Gelitalia
1 669 € ▼ 2.1% 4 invoices
Recheio
980 € ▲ 1.4% 6 invoices
Atlantic Seafood Co.
842 € ▲ 9.8% 5 invoices
COST SHARE
Salted cod (desalted)
14.2% 18.72 €/kg ▲ 2.8%
Picanha beef cut
11.8% 29.03 €/kg ▲ 0.4%
Extra virgin olive oil
6.4% 7.82 €/l ▲ 6.2%
Goat cheese
4.1% 12.40 €/kg —
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Next 30 days 8 340 €
Overdue 420 €
Due this week 2 180 €
Monthly avg (6 months) 7 960 €
THEORETICAL VS REAL FOOD COST
Theoretical (from recipe cards) 28.9%
Real (from purchases & stock) 31.1%
Unexplained variance
2.2 pts
≈ 480 €/month
waste, overportioning, or recipe variance
WHAT CHANGED 4 alerts
▲
Olive oil rose 6.2% 14 recipe cards affected · +38 €/mo
7.36 → 7.82 €/l
▲
Cod rose 2.8% 3 recipe cards · +21 €/mo
18.21 → 18.72 €/kg
▼
Bar inventory variance DOC white wine · count on 21/08
−9.28 €
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Possible duplicate invoice Makro · same document on 27/08 and 04/09
276.60 €
DISHES TO OPTIMIZE · 5 ITEMS
Pasta of the day 610/mo Price 11.00 € margin +2.05 € FC 62.4%
Fresh pressed juice 290/mo Price 3.50 € margin +1.10 € FC 55.7%
INITIAL DIAGNOSIS

A comprehensive diagnosis to put your numbers in order.

We analyze your restaurant's full operation and deliver a sharp, actionable roadmap.

Before any ongoing advisory, we run a thorough analysis to detect where margins are leaking and identify high-impact priorities.

Talk with Free 45-min strategic session without commitment.
PHASE 01

Free Strategic Session

45 minutes discussing your operation, food costs, and key operational hurdles. We identify critical points and outline an action plan.

PHASE 02

Full Operational Diagnosis

Deep audit of recipe cards, purchasing invoices, suppliers, and dish margins. We deliver a detailed report with a profitability X-ray and a 90-day optimization roadmap.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

A diagnosis that delivers an action plan

Straight answers about onboarding and how our advisory operates. If you have questions, talk with our team.

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The first phase (diagnostic and 90-day action plan) typically takes 5 to 10 business days from the moment we have all documents. Once approved, we establish an advisory schedule with concrete milestones. Visible results occur in the very first month.
No. ostro connects with what you already use. Our platform directly reads the supplier invoices and POS export logs your business produces, eliminating manual spreadsheet entry.
You send photos or PDF invoices via WhatsApp or email. The platform extracts the items and values, updating ingredient costs, recipe cards, and profitability indicators automatically.
No. Our advisory is designed to lighten your workload, not add to it. Meetings are short (45 min/month) and strictly focused on commercial decisions. Ongoing monitoring happens live on the platform.
No. Our purpose is precisely to lift that weight from your shoulders. The platform handles the technical extraction and our consultants translate data into clear, actionable decisions. Your role is simply to choose, not fill tables.

Focus on your business.
ostro handles the numbers.

We will evaluate your restaurant's operation and prepare an initial diagnosis with clear scope and profitability plan, free of commitment.

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