ChefAIQ is an AI-powered kitchen management system designed for food entrepreneurs. It helps calculate recipe costs, manage inventory, optimize pricing, and analyze profitability to help food businesses grow with confidence.

How does ChefAIQ calculate recipe costs?

ChefAIQ calculates recipe costs by tracking all ingredients, materials, labor, and packaging costs. It uses weighted averages for accurate cost per unit calculations and automatically updates costs when ingredient prices change.

What is breakeven analysis in ChefAIQ?

ChefAIQ's breakeven analysis helps you determine how many units you need to sell monthly to cover all costs. It includes capital investment depreciation, fixed costs (rent, salaries), and variable costs (ingredients, materials). The system calculates operating breakeven point and total cash needed to reach profitability.

Who should use ChefAIQ?

ChefAIQ is designed for small food entrepreneurs, home-based food businesses, catering services, bakeries, cloud kitchens, and anyone starting or growing a food business who needs to track costs and optimize profitability.

How much does ChefAIQ cost?

ChefAIQ offers subscription plans starting at PHP 30 per month. A free trial is available to test all features before committing to a paid plan.

Can ChefAIQ manage inventory for a food business?

Yes. ChefAIQ tracks ingredient and material stock levels, alerts you when items are running low or expiring, manages stock batches with FIFO allocation, and logs all movements for full traceability from purchase to production.

Does ChefAIQ support team collaboration?

Yes. ChefAIQ offers team workspaces with role-based permissions (owner, leader, manager, member, viewer). Team members can collaborate on recipes, production, orders, and inventory with controlled access levels.

How does ChefAIQ help with production planning?

ChefAIQ lets you schedule production runs, automatically checks ingredient availability, allocates stock from inventory, and tracks the full lifecycle from raw materials to finished goods. It integrates with orders so confirmed orders automatically trigger production.

Can I import my existing recipes into ChefAIQ?

Yes. You can import recipes from PDF files, images, or by describing them to the AI assistant. ChefAIQ extracts ingredients, quantities, procedures, and costs automatically using AI.

Does ChefAIQ work on mobile?

Yes. ChefAIQ has a responsive web app that works on any device, plus a native iOS app with features like recipe management, pantry tracking, AI chat, production planning, and cook mode.

Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies and Local Storage?

ChefAiQ uses browser local storage technology to store small amounts of data on your device. This is similar to cookies but provides better security and performance for our application.

How We Use Local Storage

Essential Storage (Required)

These are necessary for the application to function and cannot be disabled:

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Managing Your Data

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Updates to This Policy

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Last updated: December 4, 2025

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