THE JELLY BLOG

Food cost and GP Articles

Practical guides to food costs, invoices and inventory.
For the people running the kitchen.

More from the kitchen

Calculate gross profit per menu item the right way. Jelly's UK step-by-step guide covers GP formulas, VAT, plate costs & live tracking tools.

Boost your restaurant's margins with the best gross profit tools of 2026. Jelly helps UK operators track, analyse, and optimise GP fast. Start today.

UK restaurants trust Jelly to track live dish GP%, automate invoice scanning, and connect to their POS — delivering 2–3% margin gains. Book a demo.

Boost gross profit with the best automated purchasing systems for UK restaurants. Jelly integrates with your POS & suppliers — get started today.

Boost your restaurant's GP to 65–75% with Jelly's 7-step playbook. Automate costing, cut waste & lift margins in 90 days. Start free today.

Master the restaurant COGS formula and track food costs every week. Jelly automates inventory to cut waste and lift your gross margins in weeks.

See UK restaurant gross profit margin benchmarks by concept and size. Jelly keeps data live so operators can act fast. Explore now.

Jelly helps UK multi-site operators cut food costs with real-time GP dashboards & automated invoicing. Onboard in 1 week from £129/site. Start today.