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Our Case Study: Costing Can Transform Your Business

At JuiceCrafter, we talk about the importance of knowing your numbers, and recently, we put that philosophy into action ourselves.

As a SaaS start-up serving juice bars, restaurants, caterers, meal kits and more, we know that tight margins are the reality of business. Every dollar counts. We decided to practice what we preach and ran a full cost analysis. 

The results were eye-opening.

By auditing our tech stack and renegotiating services, we were able to reduce our hosting costs tremendously, while maintaining the same service, quality, reliability and backups for all our clients. We discovered we could drop our prices, making JuiceCrafter more affordable to serve more businesses!

The outcome?

We have dropped our pricing from $500/month to $150/month, while maintaining our same profit margins. The decision was easy: sure, we need more clients to make the same bottom line, but it is worth it to help more businesses thrive.

That’s the power of costing.

 

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Why Costing Matters for Every Business

Whether you’re pressing juice, plating food, providing software, or managing deliveries, understanding your true costs isn’t just about saving money, it’s about protecting your future.

When you know your numbers, you can:

  • Make confident pricing decisions based on real data, not guesses.

  • Identify hidden inefficiencies that quietly eat into profits.

  • Plan for growth with a clear understanding of what each product or service truly costs to deliver.

  • Spot and stop price creep quickly.
  • Stay within a pricing comfort zone for your customers.

Even if you can’t lower your prices as dramatically as we did, the principle remains: every business benefits from knowing their costs inside and out.


Our Mission

We lowered our COGS so we can help you cut yours.

JuiceCrafter exists to save labor, produce accurately, and to help you work smarter, spot changes quickly and understand your business on a deep level. JuiceCrafter provides dynamic recipe costing, order integration, production management, delivery management, and daily snapshots for juice bars, cafes, caterers, florists, CSAs, and more so you can focus on what matters most: serving your customers and growing your business. 

When you know your numbers you gain control and protect your bottom line.

Reach out today and learn how JuiceCrafter will help you cut costs, streamline production, save money and grow smarter. Schedule a Demo or Free Consult here!


 

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