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. It is sold mainly to hotels, restaurants, pubs, quick-service chains and leisure venues, with a cheaper KC Lite plan for single sites. Set-up is configured to each customer.

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Best for
Hotel groups and multi-outlet F&B operations, Restaurant groups and pubs needing costing and allergen compliance
Pricing
From GBP 75 per month
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Hotel groups and multi-outlet F&B operations

    Live menu data across restaurants, events, room service and bars; case studies include Belmond, Celtic Manor and Axiom Hospitality.

  • Restaurant groups and pubs needing costing and allergen compliance

    Recipe costing that updates with supplier prices, plus allergen, nutrition and CO2 data for menus.

  • Quick-service chains with a central kitchen

    Manages central production kitchens and stores with consistent menus across outlets.

  • Single-site independents (KC Lite)

    A lower-cost plan for one site with up to 50 recipes, sub-recipes and menus.

What it does

  • Menu engineering

    Classifies dishes by popularity and profitability (stars, puzzles, plowhorses, dogs) using live cost and sales data.

  • Recipe and menu costing

    Live-costed recipes and menus that recalculate when prices, ingredients or substitutions change, with margin alerts.

  • Allergen, nutrition and CO2 labelling

    Allergen, nutritional, calorific and CO2 emissions data for menus to support compliance.

  • Digital menus

    Publishes menu changes in real time so customers can check allergens before they visit.

  • Purchasing and procurement

    Orders from multiple suppliers, price-change notifications and, per the vendor, automatic invoice data extraction matched to goods received.

  • Inventory management

    Stock control with PAR levels to reduce over-ordering.

  • Waste management

    Stock control tools aimed at cutting food waste.

  • Central production unit and warehouse

    Manages central kitchens and stores across multiple outlets.

  • Buffet management

    Analyses buffet costs and allergen compliance.

  • Business intelligence reporting

    Real-time kitchen cost, sales and performance reporting.

  • POS integration via API

    Connects to EPoS systems to feed sales into menu engineering reports.

  • Consultancy and data services

    The vendor also offers hospitality consultancy and data services alongside the software.

Pricing

Starting price
From GBP 75 per month
Pricing model
Quote only
Free trial
14-day free trial (KC Lite)

The full platform is custom-built per customer and priced on request. KC Lite for single sites is GBP 75 per month or GBP 750 per year (two months free), for one site, one user, 50 recipes, 50 sub-recipes and 50 menus.

How it compares

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 5 integrations. The median in this category is 4.
  • Has a free trial. All 6 products in this category that say whether they have a free trial do.
  • 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.

Works with

Accounting
QuickBooksXeroYooz
Other
Klimatowi-Q

The vendor claims 200+ to 400 integrations (figures differ between pages) across EPoS, accounting and purchasing systems, but the integrations page names only these partners. Yooz is described as e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay automation, Klimato as carbon footprint management, and wi-Q as digital ordering.

Where and how it runs

Platforms
Web

The vendor says the platform operates anywhere in the world; case studies mention properties in the UK, Italy (Cipriani, Venice) and London hotels. No country list is published.

The company

Headquarters
Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
Founders
John Wood
Customers named by the vendor
Belmond Hotels, Celtic Manor, Axiom Hospitality, Le Manoir, Cipriani

Security and support

Support
Tailored onboarding with the onboarding team available for up to 6 months of the initial term, a 24/7 knowledge base and training videos, and a Key Account Manager for online or phone support during working hours.

Listing details

Vendor
Kitchen CUT
Built for
Bars, Hotel F&B, Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
kitchencut.com
Also listed in
All-in-One Restaurant Management PlatformInventory ManagementMulti-Unit & Enterprise Restaurant Operations

Alternatives to Kitchen CUT F+B Engine

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  • 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 5 for Kitchen CUT F+B Engine.

  • CalcMenu

    CalcMenu is cloud recipe management software for professional kitchens.

    Names 14 integrations, against 5 for Kitchen CUT F+B Engine.

  • 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 Kitchen CUT F+B Engine.

  • Jelly

    Jelly is a UK food and beverage cost-control system that reads supplier invoices and turns them into live recipe costs, inventory and gross-profit tracking.

    Names 7 integrations, against 5 for Kitchen CUT F+B Engine.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Full-platform price
  • Contract term
  • Founding year, funding, team size, legal entity
  • Named EPoS integrations and country list
  • Hosting and security certifications
  • Interface languages
  • Native apps

Sources

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. Home: positioning, modules, addresshttps://kitchencut.com/
  2. Founderhttps://kitchencut.com/about/
  3. Menu engineering detailhttps://kitchencut.com/menu-engineering/
  4. KC Lite price and limitshttps://kitchencut.com/kc-lite/
  5. Integrations and partnershttps://kitchencut.com/integrations/
  6. Onboarding and supporthttps://kitchencut.com/customer-support/