Module 3 of 3 · The differentiator

Every menu hides a dish that loses money

MarginMind AI finds it. Real-time, dish-level profit margin analytics — recipe costing, live food-cost variance, and a menu ranked by what it actually earns.

Included in Pro at ₹15,000/yearPer-dish, per-day, per-outletFirst insight in week one
Menu Matrix · This MonthEXAMPLE
★ STARS — push thesehigh margin · high volume12 dishes+₹1.9L
PUZZLES — promotehigh margin · low volume8 dishesupside
WORKHORSES — repricelow margin · high volume9 dishesreview
DOGS — retire or reworklow margin · low volume4 dishes−₹38k
THIS WEEK'S ACTION → reprice 2, retire 1+₹61,200/mo
How it works

From recipe card to repricing decision

Cost every recipe once

Ingredient-by-ingredient costing with yield percentages for prep waste — the step most operators skip, and the reason their costs are understated.

Guided during onboarding

Track variance continuously

Ideal vs actual food cost computed on every sale. A variance above 4% means waste, over-portioning or theft — and now you'll know which dish.

Live, not month-end

Act on the Menu Matrix

The Menu Matrix screen ranks every dish — stars, puzzles, workhorses, dogs — and shows what to push, promote, reprice or retire, with the rupee impact of each move.

Weekly action list
Reports

Restaurant reporting and analytics in F&Bos

MarginMind sits on top of the reports every outlet needs. What you get depends on your plan; prices exclude 18% GST.

ReportWhat it showsPlan
Daily sales and item-wise reportsWhat sold, by item and by dayBasic and up
Advanced reports, data export and Owner AlertsDeeper sales analysis, exports for your accountant, alerts on your phonePro, or the ₹3,000/year Reports & Insights pack on Basic
MarginMind margin insightsMargin per dish, ideal vs actual food cost, the Menu MatrixPro and Enterprise
Stock and wastage reportsStock levels, wastage in rupees, purchase price historyPro, or the ₹3,500/year inventory pack on Basic
Multi-outlet roll-upEvery outlet on one screen, outlet comparisonEnterprise
AI SuiteMenu suggestions, customer sentiment insights, smart bundle recommendations₹6,000/year add-on on any plan

Billing also exports GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for filing. Predictive Intelligence adds demand forecasting and inventory predictions; ask us which plan fits your outlet. Menu Matrix is a form of menu engineering; our menu engineering guide explains the method.

MarginMind questions

What owners ask first

What is MarginMind AI?

MarginMind is a proprietary AI analytics module within F&Bos that calculates the true profit margin for each dish in real time. It analyses live sales data alongside food cost, ingredient usage, portion size and wastage — so operators can identify underperforming items, correct pricing and reduce food cost without waiting for month-end accounts.

How does MarginMind calculate dish profitability?

Each recipe is costed ingredient by ingredient, including yield percentage for prep waste. Every POS sale updates the dish's contribution margin at current ingredient prices — so when onions spike ₹25→₹70/kg, your margins update the same week, not at year-end.

Do other restaurant platforms offer dish-level margin analytics?

Many restaurant POS systems include recipe costing or food cost reports. MarginMind goes further: it updates each dish's margin with every sale at current ingredient prices, compares ideal with actual food cost, and ranks the menu in the Menu Matrix with an action for each dish. It's part of the Pro and Enterprise plans, not a separate tool. See how F&Bos compares with a typical restaurant POS.

What is restaurant analytics software?

Restaurant analytics software turns your bills, recipes and stock into numbers you can act on: what sold, what each dish earned, where food cost leaks, and which outlet needs attention. In F&Bos this is MarginMind AI plus the sales, stock and multi-outlet reports.

What is the Menu Matrix?

The Menu Matrix sorts every dish by margin and sales volume into stars, puzzles, workhorses and dogs, and suggests what to push, promote, reprice or retire. It's a form of menu engineering, updated from live sales.

Find the dish that's draining your profit.

Load your recipes in a free demo — MarginMind usually names it within the first week of live data.

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