Menu Analysis

See what sells. See what pays.

Import dishes from Menu Costing, drop in units sold, and map each item against popularity and contribution. Push your stars, rescue your puzzles, watch your workhorses, and decide what the drains are costing you.

Import from Menu Costing Live 2×2 matrix Quadrant actions

Import Menu

Pull the current dish list from Menu Costing local storage. Existing units sold will be preserved when names still match.

Manual JSON Import

Analysis Settings

Popularity threshold is average mix share across the visible menu. Profit threshold is average GP across visible items minus 3 points.
Average Mix Share0%Benchmark used to split low vs high popularity.
GP Benchmark£0Average GP minus 3 points — the profit midline.
Best Seller—Import a menu to start.
Best Earner—Import a menu to start.

Engineering Matrix

Higher up = stronger gross margin. Further right = larger share of the mix.
Popularity cut line0%
GP benchmark0%
Puzzle
Star
Drain
Workhorse
Lower popularity
Higher popularity
Lower margin
Higher margin
Import dishes from Menu Costing, then enter units sold in the table below to populate the matrix.

Item Analysis

Edit units sold directly here. The matrix and quadrant summaries update live.
Item Units Sold Mix Sell Cost GP / Sale GP % Total GP Revenue Quadrant