For bakeries, delis, caterers and butcheries
Know what every recipe costs.
Charge what it's worth.
MarginMate works out the real cost of every recipe from what you pay your suppliers, suggests the price for the margin you need, and warns you the moment a price rise starts eating your profit. In Rand, with VAT done right.
No card needed · English, Afrikaans & isiZulu · Works on your phone
Supplier prices change every week. Your menu prices usually don't.
Butter goes up, flour goes up, oil goes up — and a cake that made money in January quietly loses it by June. Most kitchens only find out at month-end, if at all. MarginMate keeps every recipe costed against today's prices, so you see it straight away and fix it with one click.
Everything a food business needs to price with confidence
Cost every recipe to the cent
Pack sizes, cups and spoons, usable yield after peeling and trimming, wastage, packaging and labour — all in.
Price for the margin you need
Set your target gross profit and get a shelf price rounded your way, with VAT handled correctly whether you're registered or not.
Price rises caught for you
When new invoice prices push a recipe below its target, you're warned with the new price ready to approve.
Get your data in fast
Pick from 270 standard South African ingredients, upload your Excel list, scan supplier invoices or import recipe cards.
Production & shopping lists
Plan the week's baking and get the prep list plus what you need to buy, by supplier, in whole packs.
Catering quotes in minutes
Menu, guests and extras priced per head from your real costs — with a clean PDF for the client.
Sub-recipes
Make buttercream, pastry or sauces once and use them in other recipes; costs flow through automatically.
Costing & production sheets
Printable PDFs for the office and the kitchen, with your logo.
In your language
Use it in English, Afrikaans or isiZulu — each person on your team chooses their own.
Margin alerts: recipes below their target GP, with the new price ready
Production plan: prep list and a shopping list by supplier
Catering quote priced per head from real recipe costs
Up and running in an afternoon
- 1
Add your ingredients
Tick them from the standard list, upload your Excel price list or scan a supplier invoice. Add your prices.
- 2
Build or import recipes
Type them in, or upload your recipe cards and check what was read. Costs appear as you go.
- 3
Price, plan and quote
Set your target margin, approve suggested prices, plan production and send quotes — and get warned when costs move.
Simple pricing
Every new business starts with 14 days of Business free. No card, no contract — cancel any time.
Or pay yearly and get 2 months free.
Starter
For a single baker or small kitchen
R149/month
- Up to 150 recipes and 500 ingredients
- Costing, pricing & margin alerts
- Allergens, energy costs and sub-recipes
- Printable costing and production sheets
- One user
Business
For bakeries, delis and caterers with a team
R299/month
- Unlimited recipes and ingredients
- 150 invoice scans and 400 recipe imports a month
- Production plans and catering quotes
- Uber Eats & Mr D prices, card-fee costs
- Up to 25 team members, reports and price history
- Your logo on costing sheets and quotes
Questions
Do I need a card for the free trial?
No. You get 14 days of the Business plan free. At the end you choose a plan — or don't, and your data stays readable.
I'm not VAT-registered. Does it still work?
Yes. If you're not registered, costs include the VAT you pay. If you are, costs are shown excluding VAT and prices including VAT, as SARS expects.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes — it's made for phones and tablets in the kitchen as well as the office computer. You can add it to your home screen like an app.
Is my data safe and private?
Each business's data is kept separate, and only the people you invite can see it. We never sell or share your recipes. See our Privacy Policy for the details.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. It's month-to-month with no contract or cancellation fee. If you stop paying, your recipes stay readable — you just can't change them until you subscribe again.
How accurate are the costs?
As accurate as your prices. MarginMate does the maths exactly — to the cent, with yields, wastage and VAT — and tells you when something is missing, like an ingredient without a price.
Find out what your recipes really cost
It takes about ten minutes to cost your first recipe.