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Costli for Foodpreneurs: The Software That Turns Busy Into Profitable

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Foodpreneur costing software that tracks real profit for bakeries, home bakers, cake businesses, and food entrepreneurs

So you decided to become a foodpreneur… Congratulations!

You've got recipes.

You've got customers.

You've got BIG dreams.

But underneath all that? Nobody talks about how you’re most likely drowning in spreadsheets, to-do lists, and a patchwork of tools that don’t really do what you want them to do.

You're estimating your costs. Guessing on labor. Hoping your prices are right. BUT because you have customers, that must mean you’re making money, right? NOT.

That's where Costli comes in.

Costli Is Your NEW Favorite Financial Operating System

It’s not another calculator. Not a fancy new techy dashboard that doesn’t really make sense. Not another app you use "when you feel like it."

Costli is the financial backbone of your business.

It's the one place where your ingredient costs, labor, overhead, and profitability live- together, updated in real time, working in perfect harmony.

Think of it like this: You're running a business. That business needs a nervous system. A way to know what's happening at every moment. To see where your money is going. To know which products are making you money and which ones are slowly killing you.

That's Costli.

Here's What Costli Actually Does

Real-time cost tracking.

Every ingredient, every time it changes. When butter goes up $2, you’ll know immediately. Because Costli is doing the RESEARCH and tracking for you. No more rough guessing. No more, "I think it was…"

Know your PROFIT per product

You quote a price based on your current ingredients, recipe, labor, packaging, overhead, and Costli tells you EXACTLY what you're making (or losing) on that order, BEFORE you even send the quote out to your customer.

Labor tracking that actually works.

Not the $25/hour guess you've been using, because it sounds great to make $25/hour. The REAL time it takes you to actually DO YOUR JOB. From communication, to setup, making the product, decorating, cleanup, marketing… ALL OF IT. Cause more likely than not, you don’t even really know how LONG it takes you to make your business function.

Inventory management.

So you don’t have to go to the grocery store three times a week because you didn’t realize you were running LOW on everything you actually need to bring your orders to life. And you stop wasting ingredients because you ordered too much.

Pricing intelligence.

Costli calculates your TRUE cost- ingredients, labor, overhead, profit- and tells you what to charge. The math does the work so you can STOP second-guessing yourself.

AI-powered alerts.

Receipt scanning. Profit warnings. Inventory forecasting. The system catches problems BEFORE they become problems.

SOPs and standardization.

The beauty of Costli is that you input your recipes ONCE, and you’re able to not only scale them, but you can also DOCUMENT them exactly as you would, so you can train your team with consistency as you grow.

Who Is This For?

Solo bakers who are tired of guessing and ready to turn their hobby into a PROFITABLE business.

Growing operations that can't keep up with spreadsheets anymore.

Team-based businesses that need consistency, visibility, and control.

Anyone running a food business who wants to stop working 60 hours a week and actually make money.

Why Costli Exists

Most food businesses fail.

Over 60% don't make it past three years. Not because they lack talent, or because their products aren't good. But because they don't know if they're actually making money.

They may be busy and booked, but they’re also EXHAUSTED trying to keep up. Not even knowing if their business is even truly profitable.

They're stuck using:

  • Spreadsheets (outdated the second you close them)
  • Random notebook notes (that you can barely understand)
  • Enterprise software (too expensive, too complex)
  • A patchwork of 5+ disconnected tools (chaos with a login)

Costli changes that.

It's built specifically for makers, bakers, and food entrepreneurs. Not massive Fortune 500 companies, but YOU!

One platform. All your numbers. Real-time clarity. No spreadsheets. No guessing. No burnout.

The Costli Difference

You don't need more tools. You need the right tool.

A tool built FOR your world, not adapted FROM someone else's.

A tool that updates automatically, so you're not manually entering data while you're actually trying to run your business.

A tool that tells you when a product is losing money so you can fix it TODAY, not three months from now when you finally open the spreadsheet.

A tool that removes the guessing and replaces it with facts.

That's Costli.

What's Coming

Costli is launching soon and is continuing to EVOLVE every single day.

Whether you're just starting or scaling fast, Costli grows with you.

Ready?

Stop guessing. Stop spreading your numbers across five different tools and wondering if you’re actually making money.

Join the Costli waitlist and be the first to experience the financial operating system built specifically for food businesses.

Because your business deserves better than outdated, ugly spreadsheets.

Xo,

Janelle

P.S. Over 400 food entrepreneurs are already waiting to get access. Early waitlist members will get first access when we launch, plus exclusive founders' pricing locked in for life. Join the waitlist now!