Built by a chef, for chefs.
Chef Notepad started in a real kitchen to fix a real problem. Here's the story and why we care so much about yours.
Meet Guillaume Zika, founder of Chef Notepad
After years of calculation food cost in spreadsheets, Guillaume couldn’t find a simple tool that did it properly. So he built one. Today Chef Notepad is the tool chefs use to calculate recipes, manage food costs and simplify stocktake.
What chefs say
From pastry kitchens to Michelin-starred restaurants.
It's so easy to cost desserts that contain multiple recipes. It used to be so time consuming with spreadsheets.
Chef Notepad brought clarity to my costings. I was losing money without knowing. I would recommend it to any chefs.
It makes it easy to access my ingredient and recipe costs from anywhere in the world, at any time.
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Helping kitchens stay in control of their food costs
We support restaurants, bakeries, food trucks, pizzerias and more. Our price is low on purpose, because margins in this industry are thin and every kitchen deserves to know its numbers.
we also work with schools to teach young chefs about food costing and wastage, so good habits start early.
Thousands
of chefs using Chef Notepad
30+
countries
20 years
of kitchen experience behind it
Great food should never go to waste
We proudly support OzHarvest, an organisation rescuing quality food and delivering it to people and communities who need it most.
For every subscription to Chef Notepad, two meals are donated to someone in need.
What we stand for
Why we built Chef Notepad and where we’re taking it.
Vision
Change the way chefs look at recipes and food costs, so you spend more time being creative and less time doing admin.
Mission
Make the restaurant industry better by simplifying kitchen tasks and making a chef's life easier.
Values
Education, simplicity and efficiency. We're a team from hospitality, and we listen to chefs around the world.
Kitchens that trust Chef Notepad
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We'll show you how the platform works and how it can cut waste and boost efficiency in your kitchen