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Shawn Hearn
 
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> (I know this is probably more topical to one of the restaurant groups,
> but there's so much more traffic here I'm hoping someone will have a
> brilliant idea.)
>
> I've got a client who is selling prepared foods at the local farmer's
> market. She's asked for help in determining her costs. First we
> fiddled around with Excel, which works but is cumberson for the
> features she wants. So I found her some recipe costing software (Ipro,
> which is cheap enough that even if it doesn't work well it's a good
> deal), which they loved based on the sales literature. Then she says
> "Does it matter if I have a Mac?"
>
> Her business partner, who has never needed to use any software that
> didn't come pre-installed, decided that a Mac was the right computer
> for them to use. (Not because Microsoft is evil, presumably, since
> they use Office and IE. But they're unwilling to run a Windows
> emulator, for fear the flaws of Windows will ruin the Mac.)
>
> So we're looking for Mac-compatible software that handles recipe
> costing, sub-recipes, unit conversion within and between weight and
> volume, and enough inventory control that their calculated costs are
> based on what they're actually paying.


Did you Google for "Mac recipe software?" If not, give it a try.
If there's an Apple Store or Apple reseller near you, stop by there and
I am sure one of the Mac Geniuses will be glad to help get your client
set up with all the software she needs.