Islas Tech is building a simple cost and margin calculator for home bakers, pop-up founders and young food creators. Add your ingredients and packaging, set your price, and watch your margin turn green or red. Made by a restaurant family who ran these numbers the hard way for eight years.
In development now. We plan to keep the starter version free.
Most food businesses start with one person, a great recipe and no idea what it really costs to make. Islas Tech is built for them.
Ready to leave someone else's kitchen and open their own, with the numbers worked out first.
Turning orders from friends and family into a real business, priced so it pays.
Running pop-ups, food trucks and market stalls, and wanting to know what each day actually earns.
Learning the craft and wondering how to turn it into a business.
From 2017 to 2025, Mariel and Chef Marc Buenaventura ran iSLAS Filipino BBQ & Bar in Toronto. The food was the easy part. Behind it were permits, suppliers, staff schedules, catering quotes and late-night spreadsheets, handled alone.
Islas Tech is the partner we wished we'd had. We're starting with the question that kept us up at night: what does each dish really cost, and what do we keep?
Every food business moves through the same four stages. We're building one stage at a time, starting where every creator starts: pricing the product.
Price your product before you spend real money. Add ingredients, packaging and stall fees, and see your margin change as you go.
Turn your idea into a setup plan, step by step: permits, equipment, suppliers and budget.
Quotes, daily sales and a simple answer at the end of every day: did I make money today?
Connect with suppliers and partners, and grow without losing sight of your numbers.
Islas Tech is in the BUILD stage. We're building our first tool now, and Chef Marc will be the first to test it in a real kitchen.
Add your ingredients, packaging and fees, then set a price. See your cost per item and your margin, turning green or red as you change things.
Uses the same costs to build a catering or party quote in minutes, with a friendly follow-up so customers don't go quiet.
A step-by-step plan from idea to opening day, covering permits, equipment, suppliers and budget.
Later, connect creators with trusted suppliers, spaces and partners who understand small food businesses.
Features and timing will change as we learn from creators. We'll only share results once they're real.
Expand North Star 2026 · December 8–10 · Canadian Pavilion. Bring a recipe you sell, or one you dream of selling, and we'll price it together on our first demo.
Our long-term vision: every food creator, anywhere in the world, has an AI co-founder beside them, from their first recipe to a business that lasts, with less waste, fairer partnerships and healthier numbers.
We're starting in Toronto, with a Filipino-Canadian story at our heart. Later, we'd love to bring Islas Tech into culinary and business classrooms, so the next generation learns their numbers early.
Join the waitlist to be among the first to try the calculator. Or book a 20-minute chat and tell us what's standing between you and opening day.