- Identifying Recipe Cost Issues
- Troubleshooting Step 1: Compare the Estimated Serving Size Against the Portion Size
- Troubleshooting Step 2: Check the Yield
- Troubleshooting Step 3: Check the Vendor Products Selected for the Ingredients
Identifying Recipe Cost Issues
When you review a recipe, you may notice that its cost is higher or lower than it should be for the portion size that you had entered for the recipe.
In the example below, the portion size for the recipe "Toast Cinnamon on Wheat" is two slices, but the cost is .89 cents, which you know is too high for two slices of cinnamon toast. When you identify a recipe cost that is too high for a recipe portion size, refer to the Troubleshooting Steps below.
Troubleshooting Step 1: Compare the Estimated Serving Size Against the Portion Size
The recipe cost is based on the estimated serving size for the recipe (see Viewing and Understanding Ingredients Costs of a Recipe for more information). If the estimated serving size is grossly mismatched compared to the portion size, it most likely indicates that an ingredient portion is not correct for the recipe.
In the example below, the portion size is 50 grams (two slices of toast at 25 grams each); however the Estimated Serving Size is 207.76 grams, which is too much for two slices of toast.
Clicking the scale icon () for the Estimated Serving Size brings up the Estimated Serving Size pop-up (screenshot below), which lists each ingredient and its weight/serving amount in the estimated serving size. In the example below, the weight/serving amount for the ingredient "Bread Wheat" is 200 grams, which is too much, and as such will need to be adjusted (as explained below).
To adjust an ingredient amount, open the Ingredients and Preparation section of the recipe slide-out panel, and click the edit icon () of the ingredient to be adjusted (first screenshot below). The Edit Ingredient pop-up appears (second screenshot below) for you to make the adjustment.
Note that if the ingredient is a SUoM (special unit of measure), such as "Slice" or "Each", then click the edit icon () to display the Special Unit of Measure pop-up (screenshot below), where the amount can be adjusted.
After making the adjustments, to show the updated cost on the recipe slide-out panel, click the Save button.
Troubleshooting Step 2: Check the Yield
If the ingredient amounts appear to be correct (as per above), then you can check the Yield, which is displayed in the Recipe Information section of an open recipe, as indicated below (right-click screenshot to open and expand in new tab if needed).
As noted, the recipe cost is based on the Estimated Serving Size for the recipe (see About Recipe Costs for more information). If the servings were inadvertently adjusted for the recipe directly in the Yield field, then it updates the Estimated Serving Size using the existing ingredient amounts (i.e., the ingredient amounts are not scaled). The below examples show how the Estimated Serving Size adjusts accordingly when the servings were manually updated directly in the Yield field.
To readjust the estimated serving size and the cost, enter the appropriate serving number in the Yield field.
Note: If wanting to adjust the ingredient amounts when you adjust the yield (i.e., scale the recipe by yield), see Scaling Recipe by Yield (for a "My Recipe" Only).
Troubleshooting Step 3: Check the Vendor Products Selected for the Ingredients
It could be that a vendor product selected for an ingredient has changed or that the pack price for a vendor product is not correct.
You can view the vendor products selected for the ingredients of a recipe by clicking the Cost link at the top of the recipe slide-out panel (first screenshot below), which then opens the ingredient breakdown window (second screenshot below).
Do You Need to Change the Vendor Product Selected for an Ingredient?
If it is necessary to change the vendor product selected for the ingredient, refer to the following chapter for options: Selecting Vendor Products for Food Items by Favouring.
Pack Price Incorrect for a Vendor Product?
The pack price is used to calculate an ingredient's cost in a recipe (for more information, see How Is an Ingredient Cost in a Recipe Calculated?). If the pack price is not correct, then it needs to be corrected by editing the product. Doing so depends on the following:
- If your vendor is partner vendor (vendor with interface to automatically populate and update vendor products in your account), then contact the vendor to have the product price updated.
- If your vendor is a non-partner vendor (i.e., vendor without interface), your account can manually update the product price.
You can determine if a vendor is an interface-enabled vendor on the Vendors screen (Procurement > Vendors & Products) via the value in the Order Guide Source column:
- Manual means the vendor does not use an import interface
- Electronic means the vendor has an import interface.
Vendor Product not Selected for an Ingredient?
If an ingredient does not have a selected vendor product, then visit the Vendor Product Selection screen (Procurement > Buying Preferences) and search for the ingredient (i.e., food item) to confirm if a No Matching Vendor Product label is displayed (screenshot below). Once confirmed, then see the following topic for resolution options: If a Food Item has the "No Matching Vendor Product" Label?