You built your food business on spreadsheets. They got you here. But the cracks are showing — outdated formulas, version confusion, and costs you stopped checking months ago. Here are 4 reasons your spreadsheet is costing you money.

Your COGS number is probably a memory, not a measurement. Here's how to calculate the real cost of goods sold for your food brand, layer by layer: ingredients, materials, labor, packaging, and overhead.

Most food brand founders know they should track their costs. They also know they haven't updated that spreadsheet since last quarter. Here's why that's normal, and what to do about it.