Stop guessing your food business numbers.
CulinOps replaces the spreadsheets, notebooks and WhatsApp chaos with one dashboard — so you always know your true costs, your stock, your orders, and whether you're actually making money.
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Dark chocolate truffle cake · 8"
- Ingredients
- ₹214.40
- Labour
- ₹270.00
- Packaging
- ₹62.50
- Overhead
- ₹25.73
- Wastage
- ₹12.86
11 items, at today's prices
2h 15m at ₹120/hr
Box, board, ribbon
12% — gas, electricity
6% allowance
Per slice
₹73.19
Suggested
₹292.75
Margin
75%
Butter rose 12% last week. This cake and 4 others are now priced below your target margin.
Made for
Home BakeryHome KitchenCloud KitchenCatering ServiceSpecialty FoodsConfectioneryWhat you get
Everything you need to run like a pro
One place for the numbers, the stock and the orders — instead of four notebooks and a spreadsheet you no longer trust.
Accurate Costing
Know the true cost of every product with ingredient-level costing, labour, packaging, and profit guidance.
Inventory Control
Track stock, reduce waste, prevent shortages, and plan production with a calendar-first workflow.
Order Management
See every order in one place with calendar views, custom orders, and bulk order support — so nothing gets missed.
Financial Clarity
Real-time revenue, expense, and profit tracking with payment aging and cash flow insights.
Team Collaboration
Invite your team and give each person only what they need — owners, admins, chefs, and finance roles with granular permissions.
Event Management
Plan pop-up sales, track event profitability, create event-specific menus, and run marketing campaigns.
Vendor Management
Track suppliers, link vendors to ingredients, compare prices, and streamline your procurement.
Professional Presence
Generate shareable menus and catalogues to present your business professionally to customers.
Simple Billing
Flexible monthly plans with secure Razorpay payments. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime from your dashboard.
How it works
Set it up once. It keeps itself honest after that.
Most of the work is the first evening. After that the numbers update themselves as prices and orders change.
- 01
Put in what you actually pay
Add your ingredients with the pack price and pack size you really buy — 1kg butter at ₹310, not a guess. This is the only fiddly bit.
- 02
Build your recipes once
Say what goes into each thing you sell, plus labour, packaging, wastage and overhead. CulinOps works out the true cost and a suggested price.
- 03
Take orders and watch it keep up
Stock comes down as you sell, costs follow your ingredient prices, and the finance view tells you what you actually made.
Free, no account
Try the maths before you try the software
The same costing engine that runs inside CulinOps, as three calculators you can use right now.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is CulinOps?
CulinOps is a business operations platform for home-based food businesses in India. It covers recipe costing, inventory management, order tracking, financial reporting, event and pop-up profitability, vendor management, and shareable menu generation — all in one dashboard.
Who is CulinOps for?
Home bakeries, home kitchens (tiffin and meal services), cloud kitchens, catering services, specialty food producers, and confectionery makers — solo entrepreneurs and small teams who take orders over WhatsApp, Instagram, and word-of-mouth.
How do I calculate the true cost of a recipe?
Work out the cost per unit of each ingredient (pack cost divided by pack size), multiply by the quantity used, then add labour, packaging, wastage, and overhead. CulinOps does this automatically for every recipe you save — or try the free Recipe Costing Calculator to work it out by hand.
What's a good food cost percentage for a home food business?
Most home food businesses aim for a food cost of 25-35% of the selling price. Use the free Food Cost % Calculator to check where a product stands and what to charge to hit your target.
Does CulinOps work for pop-up and event sellers?
Yes — the Event Management feature tracks stall fees, commission, and product costs per event so you know if a pop-up was actually profitable. Try the free Pop-up & Event Profit Calculator before committing to an event.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, CulinOps offers a 30-day free trial to get started, with paid plans (Growth and Pro) billed monthly via Razorpay once you're ready to upgrade. See the Pricing page for full plan details.
Do I need to install anything? Does it work on my phone?
Nothing to install. CulinOps runs in your browser, so it works on a phone, tablet or laptop — open it the same way you open any website and sign in. Most owners take orders on their phone and do costing on a laptop.
How is this different from the spreadsheet I already use?
A spreadsheet has to be updated by hand every time a price changes, and the old numbers are overwritten. CulinOps keeps the price history, so a recipe you costed in January keeps January's cost while new orders use today's. Stock also moves on its own as you confirm orders.
Does it replace WhatsApp and Instagram for taking orders?
No, and it is not meant to. Keep talking to customers where they already are — CulinOps is where the order, the costing and the stock live once the conversation is done, so nothing is lost in a chat thread.
Do I have to update stock manually after every order?
No. Confirming an order deducts the ingredients its recipes use, so stock moves as you work. You only enter stock by hand when you buy something in or count the shelf.
Does CulinOps replace my accountant or CA?
No. It tells you what each product costs and what you actually earned, which is what most owners are missing day to day. Filing and compliance still belong with your CA — CulinOps just gives them clean numbers to work from.
Who can see my recipes?
Only you and the team members you invite. Each business's data is kept separate, and your recipes and costs are never shown to other businesses on CulinOps.
What happens to my data if I cancel?
Your data stays yours. Export your recipes, orders and costs to CSV or PDF before you go, and write to support@culinops.com if you need a hand getting it out.
Still have questions?
Tell us about your kitchen and we'll tell you honestly whether CulinOps fits. Real replies from the people who build it — usually within one working day.
No sales calls. No credit card to try it.