Kitchen CUT

What Kitchen CUT is

Kitchen CUT is hospitality management software that brings operational tools and live data together for businesses, stakeholders, and customers. Its menu engineering tools analyze sales data to identify high and low performing menu items and support profitability decisions. KC Lite covers recipe and menu costing, product and price management, and cost modelling. It also manages allergen and nutritional information for recipes and menus, including the main 14 allergens and sub-allergens.

The platform includes supplier and order management, with connections to more than 3,000 suppliers, as well as inventory, stock control, PAR levels, and waste management. Digital menus can be published online at a unique URL for customers to browse or order. Kitchen CUT supports hundreds of integrations, including sales and POS connections and compatibility with QuickBooks and Xero. EPOS sales data integrations may require agreement from Kitchen CUT and the provider, and may involve setup or ongoing maintenance fees.

KC Lite is designed for single-site independent hospitality businesses. Its monthly subscription costs £75 a month for one site, one user, 50 recipes, 50 sub-recipes, and 50 menus. The yearly subscription costs £750 a year and includes the same listed limits. A multi-site plan supports multiple sites, regions, or countries, with unlimited users, recipes, sub-recipes, menus, and storage. Kitchen CUT says it launched in 2007 and was founded by Michelin Star chef John Wood.

Who it suits

KC Lite is designed for single-site independent hospitality businesses, including restaurants, pubs, bars, delis, cafés, cake shops, hotels, and leisure venues. The multi-site plan is for operations spanning multiple sites, regions, or countries.

Limits

KC Lite covers one site, one user, 50 recipes, 50 sub-recipes, and 50 menus. The multi-site plan lists unlimited users, recipes, sub-recipes, menus, and storage.

Getting started

1. Visit the Kitchen CUT website.
2. Choose a KC Lite monthly or yearly subscription, or request pricing for the multi-site operation.
3. Use the online support guides and videos included with KC Lite.
4. Contact Kitchen CUT support to configure single sign-on with your organisation’s identity provider, if needed.

Verdict

Choose KC Lite if you run a single independent hospitality site and need costing, menu, supplier, inventory, and waste tools in one platform. Larger operations can consider the multi-site plan, while buyers should account for the listed KC Lite seat and item limits and possible EPOS integration fees.