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Dish costings with allergen alerts, menus ready to print, and a members' area that works with greasy fingers. No design skills needed.

ℹ️ Example figures for illustration. Your costs will vary.

Costed to the penny

Four everyday dishes, run through the same sums as the app. Packaging included.

Breakfast

Egg Sandwich

  • Bloomer bread
  • Free range eggs
  • Salted butter
  • Mayonnaise
  • Cress
  • Sandwich wedge pack
Cost per plate
£1.24
Menu price
£4.25
Margin
65%

Suggested price at 70% margin: £5.00

Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk, MustardSuggested allergens. Always check labels and confirm.
Mains

Chicken Tikka Masala with Rice

  • Chicken thighs
  • Onions
  • Celery
  • Tikka masala paste
  • Mustard seeds
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • Natural yoghurt
  • Double cream
  • Ground almonds
  • Basmati rice
  • Curry container and lid
Cost per plate
£2.90
Menu price
£9.95
Margin
65%

Suggested price at 70% margin: £11.60

Contains: Celery, Milk, Mustard, Tree nutsSuggested allergens. Always check labels and confirm.
Street food

Chicken Shish Kebab in Pitta with Salad and Garlic Sauce

  • Chicken breast
  • Natural yoghurt
  • Pitta bread
  • Iceberg lettuce
  • Tomatoes
  • Red onion
  • Garlic mayo
  • Tahini
  • Kebab bag and foil
Cost per plate
£2.78
Menu price
£8.95
Margin
62.7%

Suggested price at 70% margin: £11.20

Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Eggs, Milk, Mustard, SesameSuggested allergens. Always check labels and confirm.
Drinks

Flat White

  • Coffee beans
  • Whole milk
  • Takeaway cup and lid
Cost per plate
£0.65
Menu price
£3.40
Margin
77.1%

Suggested price at 70% margin: £2.60

Contains: MilkSuggested allergens. Always check labels and confirm.

Example figures for illustration. Your costs will vary. Prices include 20% VAT and margins are worked out after VAT, using the same sums as the app.

Menus fit for the wall

Made with SaucySums templates. Every menu ends with: “Please speak to a member of staff about allergens before ordering.”

Rapid Daily Specials: from idea to print in 30 seconds

  1. Type itName your dish and add the ingredients
  2. Tick itAllergens fill in for you
  3. Print itA4 board or download

Tap ⚡ Rapid Daily Specials, name your dish and add ingredients. The allergens fill in for you. Check them against your labels, then print a smart A4 board or download it to share.

The Rapid Daily Specials pop-up with an allergen alert
The Rapid Daily Specials pop-up with an allergen alert
A printed Today's Specials board with allergen lines
A printed Today's Specials board with allergen lines

Peek inside the members' area

Real screens from a demo account filled with made-up dishes. No real customer data.

Your dashboard: a screenshot of the SaucySums members' area. Every recipe, its cost and its margin at a glance.
Your dashboardEvery recipe, its cost and its margin at a glance.
Recipe list: a screenshot of the SaucySums members' area. Spot the dishes below your margin goal in seconds.
Recipe listSpot the dishes below your margin goal in seconds.
Recipe costing with allergen alert: a screenshot of the SaucySums members' area. Allergens follow your ingredients, so you just check and confirm.
Recipe costing with allergen alertAllergens follow your ingredients, so you just check and confirm.
What-if planner and Food Inflation Projector: a screenshot of the SaucySums members' area. Try a price rise before it hits your menu.
What-if planner and Food Inflation ProjectorProTry a price rise before it hits your menu.
Print my menu with dish photos: a screenshot of the SaucySums members' area. Pick a template, add photos, print A4 or A5.
Print my menu with dish photosPick a template, add photos, print A4 or A5.
Refer a friend: a screenshot of the SaucySums members' area. Share your link and you both get a free month.
Refer a friendShare your link and you both get a free month.
Plan and billing: a screenshot of the SaucySums members' area. Change or cancel your plan in a couple of taps.
Plan and billingChange or cancel your plan in a couple of taps.

Made for the real kitchen

Wet Hands mode

One tap and the buttons get bigger and the spacing gets roomier. Made for greasy, wet, sticky fingers.

Dark mode for late shifts

Easy on the eyes after closing. It follows your device setting, or flip it yourself.

Both switches live at the top of every page. Members' choices are saved to their account. If you are not signed in, they last for this visit only and nothing is stored on your device.

Three steps. That's it.

  1. 1Pick a template

    Chalkboard, bistro or modern. Choose your colours.

  2. 2Add your dishes

    Costs and allergens come along from your recipes.

  3. 3Print

    A4 or A5, ready for the wall or the counter.

  • 👆 Big buttons, made for tapping
  • 🧮 No spreadsheets, no formulas
  • 🖨️ Prints from your browser or as a PDF

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