What to include
Include dough ball cost, toppings, garnish, box, delivery commission when relevant and expected waste.
Pizza
Pizza food cost combines dough, toppings, mozzarella, tomato, oil, box and waste. Small gram changes matter across hundreds of pizzas.
Include dough ball cost, toppings, garnish, box, delivery commission when relevant and expected waste.
Many pizzerias target 25-32% food cost, but premium toppings and delivery fees can push the number higher.
Ignoring dough loss and waste, leaving box and delivery commission out of takeaway food cost, and applying the same markup to every pizza regardless of its own food cost.
Divide ingredient cost by your target food cost. Example: €1.20 of ingredients at a 30% target gives €4.00 net, before VAT and menu positioning.