MarginLeaks

MarginLeaks Delivery-margin software for independent restaurants. Built by a restaurant operator who's been there.

Know what every dish really nets on DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub, and the exact price to stay profitable.

You paid 12 cents for the bag. It's the most expensive item you'll handle today. πŸ›οΈNot because of the paper. Because of ...
07/18/2026

You paid 12 cents for the bag. It's the most expensive item you'll handle today. πŸ›οΈ

Not because of the paper. Because of what leaves with it. On a premier tier, 30% of that order walks out the door the moment it's sealed β€” before the food cost, before the labor, before the containers inside it. πŸ’Έ

You put the bag on the shelf without thinking. That's the whole problem. Nobody sees a delivery bag and thinks commission. They see a sale. 🩸

It's a sale. It's just a much smaller one than it looks. βœ…

MarginLeaks tells you what's actually in the bag β€” after every fee.

πŸ“Œ Save this before your next delivery rush
πŸ‘‡ What tier are you on? Say it out loud πŸ‘‡

Most owners couldn't tell you which row they're on. That's not an accident. πŸ“‹Look at the spread: $2.10 to $4.20 on the e...
07/17/2026

Most owners couldn't tell you which row they're on. That's not an accident. πŸ“‹

Look at the spread: $2.10 to $4.20 on the exact same $14 dish. Same food, same work, same kitchen β€” the only variable is a tier you probably signed up for during a busy week and never revisited. πŸ’Έ

That's a $2.10 swing per order. Two hundred orders a week. Do that number in your head and then sit down. 😳

And this is all BEFORE food cost. Before packaging. Before the promo. 🩸

Know your row. Then price for your row. βœ…

πŸ“Œ Save this one β€” you'll want it when you open your dashboard
πŸ‘‡ Which row are you on? Post it and let's see the damage πŸ‘€

Everyone's chasing the next thing. A new concept. A second location. A viral dish. 🌱Meanwhile the menu you already have ...
07/17/2026

Everyone's chasing the next thing. A new concept. A second location. A viral dish. 🌱

Meanwhile the menu you already have β€” the one people already order, the one your kitchen already knows how to execute at 8pm on a Saturday β€” is running on prices you set before you knew what things cost. πŸ’Έ

Growth doesn't have to mean more. Sometimes it means finally getting paid correctly for what's already selling. 🩸

The cheapest revenue you'll ever find is the revenue you're currently giving away. βœ…

MarginLeaks shows you where it's going, dish by dish, app by app.

πŸ“Œ Save this instead of opening a second location
πŸ‘‡ What would you fix first β€” one price, or one dish? πŸ‘€

You lay awake for six months over $1.40. Here's how it actually went. πŸͺ§Three dishes. $1.40 each. Not a single complaint....
07/17/2026

You lay awake for six months over $1.40. Here's how it actually went. πŸͺ§

Three dishes. $1.40 each. Not a single complaint. No Yelp review. Nobody walked out. Nobody even mentioned it. The regulars came back Tuesday like always. 😌

Because customers aren't running a spreadsheet on your menu. They're deciding whether they want the thing. And they still wanted it. πŸ’Έ

The fear was never about the customers. It was about you not being sure the number was right. That's a solvable problem. 🩸

Know the number, raise it once, keep the margin. βœ…

πŸ“Œ Save this for the night before you finally do it
πŸ‘‡ Raised a price recently? Tell us what actually happened πŸ‘‡

Nobody files a report when profit disappears. πŸ₯›There's no incident. No broken window, no missing register cash, nothing ...
07/16/2026

Nobody files a report when profit disappears. πŸ₯›

There's no incident. No broken window, no missing register cash, nothing to fire anyone over. Just $4.60 that quietly doesn't arrive, over and over, on a plate you're proud of. πŸ’Έ

If a cook pocketed $4.60 a night you'd have them out by Friday. The apps take it 200 times a week and nobody says a word β€” because it never shows up as theft. It shows up as a bad month. 🩸

You can't chase what you never noticed was gone. βœ…

MarginLeaks finds it, names it, and tells you the price that brings it back.

πŸ“Œ Save this before your next payout lands
πŸ‘‡ Guess what an app order actually nets you β€” then go check. Report back πŸ‘€

Two screens. Two answers. Only one of them can pay rent. πŸš‡Your POS is a scoreboard. It counts what got rung in. It has n...
07/16/2026

Two screens. Two answers. Only one of them can pay rent. πŸš‡

Your POS is a scoreboard. It counts what got rung in. It has no idea what DoorDash skimmed, what the packaging cost, what that promo gave away, or what your beef costs this week. πŸ’Έ

So it tells you sales are up β€” and it's not lying. It's just answering a different question than the one keeping you awake. 😳

Revenue is a number you can celebrate. Margin is the number you get to keep. Most software only shows you the first one. 🩸

MarginLeaks shows the second. βœ…

πŸ“Œ Save this and go compare the two screens tonight
πŸ‘‡ Ever had a record month and a panic-inducing bank balance? Say it πŸ‘‡

Somebody in a Uber just got their bonus approved. Partly because of your birria. πŸ₯ That 30% doesn't evaporate. It becomes...
07/16/2026

Somebody in a Uber just got their bonus approved. Partly because of your birria. πŸ₯ 

That 30% doesn't evaporate. It becomes a Series C, an office snack budget, a Super Bowl spot. Your 4am prep, converted into someone else's runway. πŸ’Έ

And here's the part that stings: they're not doing anything wrong. They negotiated a rate you accepted, and you never adjusted your price to survive it. 🩸

You can't change their cut. You can absolutely change your number. βœ…

MarginLeaks tells you exactly what to charge so your dish funds YOUR business.

πŸ“Œ Save this before your next menu upload
πŸ‘‡ What's your best-selling dish? Let's see who it's really working for πŸ‘€

We rented a plane because the email would've gone to spam. ✈️Every owner reading this has a number sitting in a dashboar...
07/15/2026

We rented a plane because the email would've gone to spam. ✈️

Every owner reading this has a number sitting in a dashboard they haven't opened in eight months. Could be 15%. Could be 30%. Could have moved when you accepted a "growth" offer you barely read. πŸ’Έ

That single percentage decides more about your year than your Saturday covers do. And most of you can't say what it is right now. 😳

Not a judgment. It's buried on purpose. 🩸

Go look. Today. Then price around it. βœ…

πŸ“Œ Save this until you've actually checked
πŸ‘‡ Post your % below. Let's find out who's getting quietly worked over πŸ‘€

Two words nobody's ever printed on a restaurant tee. πŸ‘•Not "hustle." Not "grind." Not "no days off." We've romanticized t...
07/15/2026

Two words nobody's ever printed on a restaurant tee. πŸ‘•

Not "hustle." Not "grind." Not "no days off." We've romanticized the exhaustion for decades and stayed weirdly quiet about the only thing that decides whether the doors stay open. πŸ’Έ

Margin kept. Say it out loud. It sounds unglamorous because it is β€” and it's the whole job. 🩸

Anyone can be busy. Staying open is a math problem. βœ…

πŸ“Œ Save this one
πŸ‘‡ Want these? Comment MARGIN and we'll see how many of you are serious πŸ‘€

You built these prices for a room you can see. πŸ”$11.50 works when a customer walks in, orders at the counter, sits down,...
07/15/2026

You built these prices for a room you can see. πŸ”

$11.50 works when a customer walks in, orders at the counter, sits down, and maybe adds a shake. You know that math cold β€” you've watched it work a thousand times. 🧠

But the app doesn't use your dining room. It takes 30%, adds packaging, and hands your $4.50 fries to a channel where they lose money on arrival. πŸ’Έ

Same board. Same numbers. Totally different economics β€” and nobody ever built a second set of prices for the second business. 🩸

Two channels. One price. That's the leak, right there on the sign. βœ…

πŸ“Œ Save this and go look at your own board
πŸ‘‡ Do your dine-in prices match your app prices? Yes or no πŸ‘€

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