B
Evidence Grade B
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28%
28% -- food cost percentage of operating costs for restaurant industry (2025)
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28%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
nory.ai
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Tier B
https://www.nory.ai/blog/strategies-for-controlling-restaurant-food-costs ↗
Source Article
5 strategies to trim your restaurant food costs | Nory — Nory
5 strategies to trim your restaurant food costs
Trimming food costs is one of the best ways to boost your profit margins. You spend less on ingredient costs, and keep your gross profits looking healthy!
But bringing food costs down is easier said than done, especially in the current climate with cos…
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nory.ai
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Methodology
Range 28-35%; midpoint used. No methodology stated.
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restaurant industry: 28% food cost percentage of operating costs. Source: nory.ai (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/restaurant-food-cost-percentage-average
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/restaurant-food-cost-percentage-average" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>28%</strong> -- food cost percentage of operating costs for restaurant industry<br><small>Source: nory.ai (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/restaurant-food-cost-percentage-average" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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