Clearmargin

Cost your boards. Quote your events. Keep your margins.

Ingredient costing, per-board pricing, event scheduling, and invoicing — for charcuterie artists and grazing table businesses.

Charcuterie dashboard in Clearmargin

A day with Clearmargin

1

Build board recipes with per-unit costs

Enter meats, cheeses, fruits, crackers, and garnishes with costs per unit. Clearmargin calculates the true cost per board.

2

Create proposals for events with board count and delivery

Build event proposals with board quantities, setup fees, and delivery. Each board pulls its cost from your recipes.

3

Track prep time and sourcing

Log time for shopping, prep, assembly, and delivery. Record ingredient purchases so your actual costs stay accurate.

4

Invoice with deposit schedule

Send invoices with 50% upfront and 50% on event day — or any split you prefer. Automated reminders keep payments on track.

5

See true cost per board, per event, per client

After the event, see your real margin. Compare estimated ingredient costs to actuals across all your bookings.

Everything you need

Recipe costing for boards

Build board recipes with proteins, cheeses, produce, crackers, and garnishes. Sub-recipes for signature combinations.

Material categories

Organize ingredients: proteins, dairy, produce, dried goods, packaging. Each category carries its own markup.

Event milestones

Set milestones for menu planning, shopping, prep day, and event day. Templates for common event types.

Vendor & supplier tracking

Track purchases from wholesale suppliers, specialty shops, and farmers markets. See spending trends per vendor.

Mileage for pickup and delivery

Log trips to suppliers and delivery drives to venues. IRS standard rate applied automatically.

Payment schedules

Collect deposits upfront and balances on event day. Flexible splits for large catering orders.

Tax categories

Expenses auto-categorize to Schedule C lines. Ingredients, packaging, mileage — all tracked for tax time.

Booking page

A hosted page where clients submit event inquiries with guest count, date, and dietary preferences.

Client profitability

See revenue, ingredient costs, labor, and true margin per client. Know which events are worth repeating.

See it with Charcuterie data

Explore a demo account pre-loaded with realistic charcuterie data — proposals, invoices, expenses, and profitability reports.

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