MenuCalc

MenuCalc is online software that calculates nutrition and flags allergens for restaurant recipes, aimed at menu labelling and allergen disclosure. Users enter recipes against an ingredient database and can publish a guest-facing interactive nutrition guide. It is made by FoodCalc, LLC in Santa Barbara, California, and the vendor says it serves 30,000+ locations, from single sites to large chains.

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MenuCalc's website on 30 September 2026
Best for
Restaurant chains that must publish nutrition information, Independent restaurants and cafes
Pricing
Subscription
Runs on
Web

Who it is for

  • Restaurant chains that must publish nutrition information

    The vendor says businesses with 20 or more locations are legally required to provide nutrition and allergen information to guests.

  • Independent restaurants and cafes

    The vendor says it serves everyone from a single neighbourhood shop to thousands of locations.

  • Brands publishing an allergen guide on their website

    The Growth plan includes a branded interactive nutrition guide with diner allergen and diet filters.

What it does

  • Nutrition analysis

    Calculates FDA-compliant nutrition for recipes as ingredients are entered, with results updating in real time.

  • Ingredient database

    Recipes are built from an ingredient database that the pricing page puts at 380,000+ ingredients, plus a tool to add your own ingredients.

  • Prep recipe library

    Sub-recipes such as sauces or marinades are saved once and reused, and update automatically inside other recipes.

  • Automatic allergen flagging

    Flags all 9 allergens on recipes.

  • Unlimited recipes

    No cap on the number of recipes or ingredients analysed.

  • Recipe import

    Import recipes yourself, with automated import on Enterprise, or have the vendor's migration team do the import and analysis.

  • Guest-facing nutrition guide

    A branded interactive guide for your website where diners choose allergen and dietary filters; MenuCalc data also powers SmartMenu by EveryBite.

  • MenuSync API

    An API for feeding nutrition and allergen analysis into a restaurant's other systems.

  • Signed FDA compliance statement

    Enterprise plan includes a signed statement of FDA compliance.

  • Menu labelling support

    Vendor staff advise chains and independents on menu labelling rules and offer analysis by their dietitians as consulting.

Pricing

Pricing model
Subscription

Three plans are shown: Starter, Growth and Enterprise (contact sales), but no prices are published. The FAQ says there are monthly subscription options and 10 percent off for paying annually.

Works with

Other
SmartMenu by EveryBite

No POS or ordering integrations are named. The vendor offers a MenuSync API and says MenuCalc data powers SmartMenu by EveryBite.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States
Platforms
Web
Hardware
None. The vendor says it is online software with nothing to download or install.

The vendor says it serves locations across the United States and abroad and does not list other countries.

The company

Company
FoodCalc, LLC
Headquarters
Santa Barbara, United States
Customers named by the vendor
Crazy Pita

Security and support

Security and compliance
FDA-compliant analysis using the USDA food database, per the vendor, PCI compliance for account data, per the vendor
Support
Built-in tutorials and FAQs are included on all plans; demos are booked online, and the vendor gives an email contact for import support.

Listing details

Vendor
FoodCALC
Built for
Restaurants, Food manufacturing
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
menucalc.com
Also listed in
Recipe Costing & Menu Engineering

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  • Nutritics

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    Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for MenuCalc.

  • Kafoodle

    Kafoodle is cloud software that keeps ingredient, recipe, allergen, nutrition and cost data in one place and feeds it into compliant food labels, digital QR menus and meal plans.

    Names 14 integrations, against 1 for MenuCalc.

  • Food Label Maker

    Food Label Maker is cloud software for building recipes, analysing nutrition and allergens, and producing regulator-compliant nutrition labels.

    Listed as best for: Small food brands and startups; Food manufacturers.

  • Genesis R&D Food Labeling

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    Listed as best for: Restaurant chains needing FDA menu labeling; Food manufacturers and product developers.

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Plan prices
  • Contract terms
  • Free trial
  • Named POS integrations
  • Employee count and founding year (only 'nearly 20 years' is stated)
  • Interface languages
  • Whether the ingredient database is 380,000+ or the 25,000 USDA items the FAQ mentions

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 pagehttps://menucalc.com/
  2. Plans and featureshttps://menucalc.com/pricing
  3. FAQ: compliance, security, importhttps://menucalc.com/faq
  4. Headquartershttps://menucalc.com/contact-us
  5. Case study listhttps://menucalc.com/case-studies
  6. MenuSync API and allergen law postshttps://menucalc.com/blog
  7. Legal entity FoodCalc, LLChttps://menucalc.com/terms-and-con