Recipe costing & GP tracking software for independent UK restaurants
Pinch is recipe costing and GP tracking software for independent restaurants, pubs and cafés in the UK with one to five sites. It reads your supplier invoices automatically, re-costs every recipe the moment an ingredient price changes, and shows live gross profit per dish. Plans start at £49 a site, a month, ex-VAT.
Six things that decide whether it pays for itself.
If you run one to five sites, these matter more than a long feature list. Here is why each one counts, and how Pinch handles it.
01
Invoices in without typing
Recipe costs are only as fresh as the last price you entered. If someone has to key invoices in, the numbers drift within a week.
How Pinch does it: Photograph the invoice, drop in the PDF or forward the supplier's email. Pinch reads every line — supplier, code, pack size, price — in about eight seconds.
02
Recipes that re-cost themselves
A price rise on one ingredient touches every dish that uses it. Doing that by hand in a spreadsheet is where GP goes missing.
How Pinch does it: Every dish using an ingredient updates the moment a new price lands. Unlimited recipes and menu items on every plan.
03
Live GP per dish, not at month end
A GP figure from the accountant six weeks later tells you what you lost, not what to change on Friday's menu.
How Pinch does it: Gross profit per dish, live, plus what moved this week and what now costs more than it did.
04
Stock at its latest cost
Stock valued at last quarter's prices flatters your margin.
How Pinch does it: Inventory carries the latest cost per unit from your most recent invoice.
05
Ordering that knows your pars
Over-ordering is food cost too.
How Pinch does it: Supplier ordering to par levels, and an AI assistant you can ask about your costs any time.
06
Priced per site, not per invoice or user
Per-scan and per-user pricing punishes the kitchens that use the tool properly, and your bookkeeper should not cost extra.
How Pinch does it: £69 a site, a month on Standard (1–2 sites) or £59 on Group (3–5 sites), £10 less billed annually. Unlimited invoices (fair use 250 a site, a month) and unlimited users. No setup fee.
What Pinch doesn't do yet
On the roadmap, not in the product today: weekly margin report, price-move alerts, accounting sync, stock counting & variance, and till integrations. If one of those is a must-have this month, we'll tell you honestly.
Recipe costing, answered.
What is recipe costing software?
Software that works out what each dish costs to make from the current price of every ingredient in it, and the gross profit (GP) you make at its menu price. The useful ones take those prices straight from your supplier invoices, so the costs stay current without anyone re-typing them.
What is GP tracking for a restaurant?
Tracking gross profit — sales minus the cost of the food that went into them — per dish and across the kitchen, week by week. It shows which dishes earn their place on the menu and when a supplier price rise has quietly eaten your margin.
How much does recipe costing software cost in the UK?
Pinch is £69 a site, a month, or £59 for three to five sites, ex-VAT, with £10 a month off each site billed annually. No setup fee, and you can leave any time.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. Your first 5 invoices are free with no card. After that you get 30 days free, and the subscription only starts when the trial ends. Cancel any time, from the app.
Is it suitable for pubs and small groups?
Yes — Pinch is built for independent restaurants, cafés, pubs with a proper kitchen, and groups of two to five sites. It is not built for chains over five sites, dark kitchens, or businesses with a full-time finance team.
Does it connect to my till?
Not yet — till integrations are on the roadmap. For now you enter the week's takings (one number, or a CSV) and Pinch works out actual GP from that.
Cost your menu this week.
Forward one invoice tonight and watch your recipes re-cost themselves.
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