Your Margin Will Always Go Down — Here's How to Protect It from Day One
Scaling Your Healthy Food Product
- Published
- May 15, 2026
- Duration
- 17:57
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 19, 2026
Discusses health.
Summary
#69 I'm currently working with a founder who has two SKUs running below zero margin. The product sells. It just costs more to make than they charge for it. In this episode, I walk through exactly how that happens — ingredient inflation, hidden co-manufacturing costs, and how to build a pricing structure that can absorb years of pressure from day one. TOPI…
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#69 I'm currently working with a founder who has two SKUs running below zero margin. The product sells. It just costs more to make than they charge for it. In this episode, I walk through exactly how that happens — ingredient inflation, hidden co-manufacturing costs, and how to build a pricing structure that can absorb years of pressure from day one. TOPICS COVERED • The real story: two SKUs below zero margin • Why ingredient inflation isn't a one-time hit • Hidden co-manufacturing costs most fo
Themes
- health