Everyone asks me for recipes. Nobody asks me for numbers — but numbers are what make you profitable. In my commercial kitchen, every single item lives or dies by 4 numbers: 1. Food cost % — ingredients ÷ menu price. If it's over 30%, you're in trouble. 2. True labor — your hours × a real hourly rate (yes, even if it's "just you"). 3. Overhead — packaging, delivery, kitchen costs. The stuff nobody counts. 4. Target margin — decide your profit BEFORE you price, not after. Most home bakers know exactly one of these. Commercial bakers know all four — that's the whole difference. 👇 Be honest: which of the 4 are you currently guessing on?