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🎯 How do I set my COGS target on 5-Out?

Updated over a year ago

You can set your COGS target in 5-Out two different ways depending on whether you want your goals to be the same for all of your COGS or different for each individual sales categories.

If you don't update your COGS in 5-Out, your default is set to 25% of sales.


1️⃣ To set your overall COGS target:

  1. Log in to 5-Out

  2. Click on “Settings,” the gear icon at the bottom of the menu on the left side of your screen

  3. Click on “Restaurant Info,” the fork and knife icon directly below the gear

  4. Update the “Default COGs budget” field by entering in your target COGS as a % of sales

  5. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click "Save"

2️⃣ To set different COGS targets per sales category:

  1. Log in to 5-Out

  2. Click on “Purchases,” the dollar sign icon on the left side of your screen

  3. Scroll down to the "Forecast Summary" to see your sales categories and targets

  4. Click the pencil icon next to a target to update it

  5. Click the check-mark to save your new target

ℹ️ Reach out to support@5out.io to combine or consolidate your sales categories


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