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salt n bean™

For cafés, bakeries & food trucks

Never wonder what this week's special is again.

Every week, three seasonal specials made for your shop land at 7am: costed, priced for your menu, with menu cards, Instagram posts and a prep list ready to go.

$79/month · cancel anytime

  • Ready by 7am
  • Costed & priced
  • Menu cards + Instagram
  • Prep list included
Menu card for Maple Cider Cardamom Latte
Menu card for Brown Butter Squash Fig Galette
Menu card for Honey-Lavender Persimmon Chai Cakes
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Instagram post for Brown Butter Squash Fig Galette
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3

new specials, every week

81%

average margin this week

49

ingredients costed for you

0 hrs

of menu planning

Your week with salt n bean

Specials arrive on the day you pick; Monday is just an example.

  1. Monday, 7am

    Three new specials land

    Made for your shop and your season, every ingredient costed and a menu price set. We email you when they're ready.

  2. Monday, 8am

    Print, post, done

    A menu card for the counter, an Instagram post and a caption for each one, with your shop's name on them.

  3. Tuesday

    Shop once

    One prep & shopping list for all three, added up and sorted by store section, with what it'll cost.

  4. Friday

    Tell us what sold

    Tap 👍 😐 👎 and next week's specials lean toward what your customers love.

See a real week

Real specials our engine made for a café, with their menu kit and prep list, plus a margin audit and dashboard run on a sample menu.

Ready around 7am on the day you pick: three specials, each with a menu card and an Instagram post.

Menu card for Maple Cider Cardamom Latte

Drink

Maple Cider Cardamom Latte

$5.50

Menu price

$0.96

To make

83%

Margin

Batch of 12 · 9 ingredients, every one costed

Menu card for Brown Butter Squash Fig Galette

Savory

Brown Butter Squash Fig Galette

$7.50

Menu price

$1.45

To make

81%

Margin

Batch of 12 · 19 ingredients, every one costed

Menu card for Honey-Lavender Persimmon Chai Cakes

Sweet

Honey-Lavender Persimmon Chai Cakes

$5.50

Menu price

$1.18

To make

79%

Margin

Batch of 12 · 21 ingredients, every one costed

Ready-to-post caption

Crisp apple cider meets warm spices in our Maple Cider Cardamom Latte—a bold reimagining of autumn in a cup. Espresso, cardamom-laced syrup, and a kiss of cinnamon create something familiar yet entirely unexpected. Stop by this week to experience fall the way it's meant to taste ☕ #MapleLattes #FallFlavors #CardamomCoffee #LocalCafe #SeasonalSips #CoffeeLovers

Do the math

What could three specials a week make you?

Specials cost little to make and sell at a menu price. Slide to see what this week's three would add, at the margins they were priced for.

20

$298

extra profit a week

$1,291

a month, for a $79 plan

Based on the three specials above (price minus ingredient cost, before labor). Business pays for itself once you sell about 6 of each a month.

Everything you need for the week

  • Three specials every week, automatically

    On the day you pick, around 7am. Drinks, food, dinner, or your own kinds, like kombucha or breakfast tacos.

  • In season where you are

    Each month we research local produce, what customers crave, current food trends and events near your shop.

  • Checked before you see them

    Food cost under 30-35%, a real menu price, what you've told us about your business, diets, and no two specials alike. Anything that misses gets fixed.

  • A menu kit for each one

    A menu card to print, an Instagram post and a ready-to-post caption, with your shop's name. Fresh designs every week.

  • Your prep & shopping list

    Every ingredient for the week, added up across batches and sorted by store section, with costs. One tap to print.

  • Find the money on your menu

    Snap your menu and see which items are underpriced, with three ways to fix each one. 40 audits a month.

Premium vs Business

Premium helps you cost recipes. Business runs your menu: new specials every week, ready to sell, and margins you can see.

FeatureBase$12.99/moPremium$19.99/moBusiness$79/mo
Recipes
Recipes a month (new or tweaked)3050150
Dupes, nutrition targets & sharing
Costs & margins
Ingredient cost per serving
Full costing: your prices, labor, overhead & margins
Margin alerts & "Show me 3 fixes"
Invoice scans for your real ingredient prices15/mo30/mo
Menu Margin Audits3 to try3 to try40/mo
Run your menu
3 weekly specials, made for you automatically
Menu cards, Instagram posts & captions
Combined prep & shopping list
Local season & trend research
"About your business": your rules in every recipe
Business mode: batch sizes & menu prices
Dupe margins: what a copycat item earns you
Business dashboard & profit planner

Business

$79/month

  • 150 recipes a month, new or tweaked
  • Everything in Premium
  • 3 new specials every week, costed & priced for your menu
  • Menu cards, Instagram posts & a prep list for each week
  • Find underpriced items: 40 menu audits a month
  • Your shop's rules followed in every recipe

Founding Kitchen

$299/year

Limited to the first 50 kitchens

  • Everything in Business, including weekly specials
  • 40 recipes a month, new or tweaked
  • Your founding price, locked in for as long as you stay
  • Founding Kitchen badge

Questions

Do the specials count against my 150 recipes?+

No. Weekly specials are a bonus on top of your monthly recipes, plus 3 free swaps a week.

Can I control what they make?+

Yes: the kinds, the day, cuisine, style, price point, prep time, dietary options, your own notes, and what you tell us about your business (allergies, equipment, ingredients you never use).

How do you know the prices are right?+

Every ingredient is costed, and each special must keep food cost at or under 30% for drinks and 35% for food at a menu price that fits your price point.

Can I cancel?+

Anytime, from Billing. Your saved recipes stay yours.

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Next week's specials could already be on their way.

$79/month · cancel anytime · pick your day and you're set