Case Study: South Block achieves streamlined multi-unit operations and reduced food costs with MarginEdge

South Block blends culture, growth and success with MarginEdge

South Block, a 16-unit juice, smoothie and acai bowl chain in the Washington D.C. area, needed to streamline multi-unit operations, control rising food costs and scale without sacrificing its customer-focused culture. To solve those challenges they turned to MarginEdge’s restaurant management platform for inventory, invoice processing and food usage reporting.

MarginEdge enabled South Block to digitize invoices (snap photos/automatic vendor delivery), standardize monthly inventories, track internal transfers and run purchase/usage reports across all locations — freeing operators from back-office work and speeding onboarding. The result: real-time visibility that improved food-cost management, supported data-driven vendor negotiations for better pricing, reduced waste through portion and usage insights, and measurable time savings across their 16-unit system.

South Block

Adam Kramer

SVP of Supply Chain and Finance