Why we exist
We've spent years around small food businesses — and saw the same thing again and again. Brilliant cooks pricing dishes by feel, hoping the numbers worked out at the end of the month. Spreadsheets that no one wanted to open. Accountants who could explain the past, but not the next menu change.
Costino exists so any operator — without an accountant or a spreadsheet habit — can know the true cost, profit and ideal price of every dish on their menu, in under a minute.
What we believe
Small kitchens deserve the same clarity the big chains pay six figures for. These four ideas shape every screen we build.
60 seconds, not a weekend
Costing a dish should be a 60-second job between services — not a project for your day off.
Honest numbers
No inflated margins, no hidden assumptions. What you put in is what you get back, every time.
Built for owners
Made for chef-owners and operators — not for accountants. Plain language, clear next steps.
Your data is yours
Your recipes and prices stay private. Export anytime. No reselling, no surprises.
Who Costino is for
If you sell food and want to actually keep the profit you earn, Costino was built for you.
- Independent restaurants tweaking their menu each season
- Cafés balancing coffee margins with food costs
- Food trucks juggling supplier price changes
- Bakeries pricing custom orders without guesswork
- Catering teams quoting jobs with real margins
- Cloud kitchens scaling without losing profit