Recipe costing calculations based on real-time supplier prices

Purpose

 1.1. Automate calculation of recipe costs in real-time for Andalusian dishes using dynamic supplier price data.
 1.2. Maintain accurate menu pricing, ensure profitability, and adapt rapidly to ingredient cost changes.
 1.3. Integrate supplier APIs, inventory management, and financial software for seamless cost updates.
 1.4. Provide actionable insights for menu engineering and purchasing decisions.
 1.5. Generate notifications for cost anomalies or margin drops.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. New or updated supplier price received via API or email.
 2.2. Scheduled (e.g., nightly) sync of supplier databases.
 2.3. Manual recipe update initiated by staff.
 2.4. Inventory level changes triggering new purchase orders.
 2.5. Changes to supplier contracts or catalogues.

Platform variants

 3.1. SAP Ariba
  • API: Supplier Price List API — fetch most recent ingredient price.
 3.2. Oracle NetSuite
  • Inventory Management: Configure Item Receipts to monitor real-time prices.
 3.3. Square for Restaurants
  • Item Catalog API — sync cost fields for each ingredient.
 3.4. Toast POS
  • Inventory Management API — update ingredient and recipe costs daily.
 3.5. Xero
  • Items API — edit item price fields upon updated supplier info.
 3.6. QuickBooks Online
  • Purchase API — stream new supplier invoice data into cost calculations.
 3.7. FreshBooks
  • Expenses Endpoint — allocate ingredient purchase expenses automatically.
 3.8. SAP Business One
  • Goods Receipt PO API — track incoming purchase prices by item code.
 3.9. BlueCart
  • Product API — ingest current supplier price feeds per ingredient.
 3.10. MarketMan
  • Items API — configure webhook for price fluctuation detection.
 3.11. DEAR Systems
  • Inventory Cost Layer Endpoint — recalculate recipe costs on new inputs.
 3.12. Upserve
  • Ingredient Cost API — auto-update recipe costs from incoming price feeds.
 3.13. EazyStock
  • Supplier Price Sync: set up daily fetch for cost records.
 3.14. WooCommerce
  • REST API: update product meta fields for base ingredient prices.
 3.15. Shopify
  • Product API: modify ingredient variant cost via metafields on update.
 3.16. HubSpot Operations Hub
  • Data Sync: configure to propagate price changes to cost tracking sheets.
 3.17. Google Sheets
  • Apps Script: auto-refresh recipe cost cells from external price CSV/API.
 3.18. Microsoft Power Automate
  • Scheduled Cloud Flow: set trigger for supplier price update notification.
 3.19. Slack
  • Incoming Webhook: post alerts when certain recipe costs breach thresholds.
 3.20. Jotform
  • Integration: ingest supplier updated prices via submitted forms into cost calculation flow.
 3.21. Zapier
  • Webhook: route new price update from email or supplier portal to cost calculation engine.
 3.22. Make (Integromat)
  • HTTP Module: poll supplier APIs and push cost data to main inventory system.

Benefits

 4.1. Attain accurate, up-to-date recipe costs for menu engineering.
 4.2. Rapidly identify profit risks when ingredient prices rise.
 4.3. Reduce manual data entry and calculation errors.
 4.4. Streamline purchasing by responding to real-time price changes.
 4.5. Increase responsiveness in contract negotiations and supply chain management.