Germany Restaurant Food Cost 2026: 7% MwSt Wareneinsatz Guide
Germany made history on January 1, 2026: restaurant food MwSt was permanently cut from 19% to 7%. But while operators celebrated, beef prices quietly rose 14...
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European Restaurant Food Cost 2026: Complete 9-Country Guide
9 countries. 9 different VAT rates. One question: why is your European competitor more profitable? This guide covers every major European restaurant market �...
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Sweden Restaurant Food Cost 2026: MOMS 12% & Benchmark Guide
Sweden has no statutory minimum wage, the highest employer social contributions in Europe, and a 12% MOMS rate on restaurant food that most operators calcula...
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Austria Restaurant Food Cost 2026: MwSt 10% & Benchmark Guide
Austrian restaurants operate with a MwSt split that most food cost tools ignore: 10% on food, 20% on wine, beer, and spirits. Track them together and your ma...
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UK Restaurant Food Cost 2026: 20% VAT & Food Cost Guide
UK restaurants carry a structural disadvantage that almost no food cost guide mentions: 20% standard VAT on all restaurant food. The EU average is 10%. That ...
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Italy Restaurant Food Cost 2026: IVA 10% & Food Cost Benchmarks
The FIPE 2026 Annual Report (released March 2026) confirms a 27–34% food cost benchmark for Italian restaurants — but that figure sits alongside energy c...
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Spain Restaurant Food Cost 2026: IVA 10% & Hostelería Benchmarks
The 28–35% food cost benchmark for Spanish restaurants sounds manageable — until you factor in IVA 10% on dine-in revenue, a minimum wage that hit €1,1...
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Belgium Restaurant Food Cost 2026: BTW 12% & Benchmark Guide
Belgium changed restaurant food BTW from 6% to 12% on March 1, 2026 — ending a temporary COVID measure that had been in place since 2021. For a 50-seat res...
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France Restaurant Food Cost 2026: TVA 10% & Benchmark Guide
The 28–32% food cost benchmark for French restaurants sounds clean. Add TVA 10% on dine-in food, Paris premium ingredient costs, and labour charges running...
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