CalcMenu

• Restaurant groups and chains

  One master recipe library shared across locations, consistent costing and allergen declarations per market, with role-based permissions for local edits.

• Hotels, resorts and catering operations

  Recipe costing, allergen and nutrition data, menu planning and multilingual labels for hospitality kitchens.

• Hospitals, care homes and school catering

  The vendor's sector pages cover diet and texture variants, allergen tracking and nutrition compliance for institutional kitchens.

• Kitchens that already run an ERP or POS

  The vendor positions CalcMenu as a recipe and cost layer that connects to the systems you already use rather than replacing them.

Less suited to: Operators who want a POS, scheduling or front-of-house tool. CalcMenu is a back-of-house recipe and cost tool that the vendor says is designed to complement existing systems.

• Recipe management

  Create, scale and organise recipes with an ingredient database of generic and branded food items.

• Food cost calculation

  Tracks ingredient prices and calculates plate costs automatically.

• Nutrition, allergen and Nutri-Score analysis

  Shows full nutritional profile, allergens, CO2 impact and Nutri-Score for each recipe; depth depends on plan.

• AI assistant

  Suggests recipes, helps optimise costs and identifies allergens.

• Supplier management

  Manages preferred suppliers and updates ingredient prices automatically through an API (Pro and Executive plans).

• Ordering

  Turns shopping lists into PDF orders sent to suppliers.

• Shopping lists

  Converts recipes into shopping lists on every subscription level.

• Menu creation and menu plans

  Designs and prints menus and plans menus for events or dates; menu planning is listed for Executive subscribers.

• Food label assistant

  Generates multilingual food labels with nutritional values, allergens and ingredients.

• Translation module

  Translates recipes, labels and menus into multiple languages.

• Recipe sharing

  Shares recipes with other CalcMenu users or by email and social networks.

• SmartScan

  Reads supplier receipts and invoices, matches items to CalcMenu products and updates prices after user review.

• API and file import/export

  Exchanges products, recipes, supplier prices, menu plans and translations through files or an API.

• Electronic buffet labels (add-on)

  Digital buffet labels that stay in step with recipe data.

• FoodOps (add-on)

  Back-office platform built on Odoo covering stock by location and lot, purchasing, production planning and POS/online sales, with lot traceability and HACCP.

• Data encoding service

  The vendor's staff help build and maintain the ingredient database.

Pricing model

Subscription

CalcMenu publishes no prices. Its features page names Starter, Pro and Executive subscription plans plus an Enterprise tier, and integrations are charged as a one-time set-up fee plus a yearly support fee quoted per project.

Compared with the 17 products in Recipe Costing & Menu Engineering that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

• Names 14 integrations. The median in this category is 4.
• Lists Web only. Among the 17 products in this category that state their platforms, 3 list an iOS app and 3 list an Android app.
• The category's 10 most-named integration partners are QuickBooks, Square, Toast, Caterease, MarginEdge, NiceLabel, Nutrislice, Ottimate, Restaurant365, Sysco. Of these, this product's listing names QuickBooks, NiceLabel.

Accounting

QuickBooks

Other

SAPJD EdwardsNicelabelOrgacardLogimenTecost

Point of sale

TCPOSSimphony

Suppliers

HogashopPistorSavivaTransgourmetGS1 Trustbox

The vendor lists these as established interfaces for CalcMenu Web and says more connectors are available on request. Its partnership page also names Oracle, Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics and Menutech.

Languages

English, German, French, Italian, Spanish

Platforms

Web

Hardware

None stated. The features page mentions a CalcMenu Go kiosk mode and an add-on for electronic buffet labels.

The vendor says it is used in over 50 countries but does not list them.

Company

EGS Enggist & Grandjean Software SA

Headquarters

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Customers named by the vendor

Berner Klinik Montana, Hôpitaux du Valais

Security and compliance

SSO with Microsoft Entra ID / SAML 2.0 (enterprise custom connector)

Support

Onboarding support and helpdesk access are stated for the Executive plan. The vendor also sells data encoding and customisation services.

Vendor

EGS Enggist & Grandjean Software

Built for

Catering, Food manufacturing, Hotel F&B, Restaurants

Focus

Food-specific

Status

Active

Website

calcmenu.com

Also listed in

Inventory ManagementNutrition Analysis & Recipe LabellingRecipe Formulation & Product Development (PLM)

• reciProfity (incl. CostGuard)

  reciProfity is cloud software for recipe costing, inventory control and recipe management, sold to restaurants, hotels, caterers, multi-unit groups and retail prepared-food departments.

  Names 31 integrations, against 14 for CalcMenu.

• ChefTec

  ChefTec is back-of-house software from Culinary Software Services of Boulder, Colorado, for recipe and menu costing, inventory control, purchasing and ordering, nutritional analysis and production.

  Runs on Web and Windows, against Web for CalcMenu.

• Kitchen CUT F+B Engine

  Kitchen CUT is UK-built food and beverage management software covering recipe and menu costing, menu engineering, allergen and nutrition labelling, purchasing, inventory, waste and central production kitchens.

  Names 5 integrations, against 14 for CalcMenu.

• Galley Solutions

  Galley is cloud software for recipe management, food costing and menu planning, which it calls culinary resource planning.

  Listed as best for: Contract dining and onsite foodservice; Multi-unit restaurant groups.

Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.

• CalcMenu vs ChefTec
• CalcMenu vs Galley Solutions
• CalcMenu vs JAMIX
• CalcMenu vs Kitchen CUT F+B Engine
• CalcMenu vs meez
• CalcMenu vs opsi
• CalcMenu vs ChefTec vs reciProfity (incl. CostGuard)
• CalcMenu vs ChefTec vs Kitchen CUT F+B Engine vs reciProfity (incl. CostGuard)

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Any price: plans are named Starter, Pro, Executive and Enterprise but no amounts are published
• Free plan or free trial
• Minimum contract term and renewal
• Founding year (the vendor says only that EGS has over 30 years of experience)
• Employee count and funding
• Countries of sale (the vendor says over 50 but names none)
• Native mobile apps
• Security certifications and hosting location

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

1. Homepage: positioning, FAQ, claimshttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/
2. Feature list and plan tiershttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/features/
3. Integrations, SmartScan, SSO, integration pricinghttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/landing-en/interfaces/
4. Chain fit, languageshttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/industry/chains/
5. Hospitality fithttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/industry/restaurants-hotels-catering/
6. FoodOps add-onhttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/foodops/
7. Partner systemshttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/partnership/
8. Executive plan contents, supporthttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/landing-en/halfoffpromo2025_CHF/
9. Restaurant use casehttps://www.calcmenu.com/en/landing-en/restaurants/
10. Sectors, customer referenceshttps://discover.calcmenu.com/en/
11. Legal entity and addresshttps://info.calcmenu.com/terms-of-service-en/