How does VAT treatment affect the result?

Choose whether the menu price includes VAT, has VAT added separately, or should be assessed without a VAT adjustment. The calculator shows the selected scenario; confirm the treatment that applies to your business.

Can this calculator recommend a menu price?

No. It can show the price required for a user-entered contribution scenario. It does not forecast demand or account for the full profit-and-loss statement.

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UAE Dish & Delivery Margin Calculator

In shortTest one dish scenario using your own price, ingredient cost, packaging, discounts, delivery fees and VAT treatment. The result is an estimate of contribution margin, not net profit or a menu-price recommendation.

Selling price per portion

AED

Ingredient cost per portion

AED

Order assumptions

Packaging (optional)

AED

Waste / yield uplift (optional)

Customer discount (optional)

AED

Payment fee (optional)

AED

VAT treatmentVAT rate used in scenario

“VAT added separately” keeps the menu price before VAT; “No VAT adjustment” leaves VAT out of this scenario entirely.

Target scenario (optional)

Target contribution margin

Enter a selling price to view the estimate.

Estimate only. This is not tax or accounting advice, net profit or a menu-price recommendation. It uses only the assumptions you enter; confirm contracts, settlements and accounting treatment with the relevant professional.

How to use it

Three clear steps

1Enter the selling price and ingredient cost for one portion.
2Add the delivery, discount, VAT and yield assumptions that apply to this scenario.
3Review contribution margin, then verify the inputs against your records before acting.

What the calculation includes

Adjusted food cost = ingredient cost x (1 + your waste or yield uplift). Contribution margin = net revenue after the selected discount and VAT treatment minus adjusted food cost, packaging, delivery fees and payment fees. It excludes fixed costs and is not tax or accounting advice.

Use the scenario alongside recipe costing, menu pricing, delivery VAT, inventory and cloud-kitchen operations.

Common questions

No. This estimate subtracts the order-level costs entered here. It does not include rent, salaries, utilities, marketing, tax advice or other business costs.