Menu Plan Cost Analysis

The Menu Plan Cost Analysis option creates a detailed breakdown of all the items in a menu plan, the number of meals and a la carte selections for each item, unit cost, and total cost. This creates a detailed report that shows exactly how much items are costing per meal plan.

You can run the cost analysis for a specific site or for a site group by choosing the appropriate radio button at the top of the Search section. Next, choose a range of dates to run the analysis over, select a meal type, meal plan status, and cycle name. When you are done, click Search.

A list of all meal plans matching your criteria displays. Select the meal plans you want to include by checking their check boxes. You can also check the Check All box to include all meal plans. Click Cost Analysis when you are done.

You will see a message stating that WebSMARTT is generating the Cost Analysis Report. If you have included many different meal plans, this could take a few minutes.

When the report is complete, it shows the menu plan items, portion size, the planned number of meals and a la carte selections, unit cost, and total cost. Menu plan items are grouped by item type. Subtotals for each item type are included. The grand total for all selected meal plans displays at the bottom of the report.