NEW · FOUNDING OPERATOR PROGRAM · 7 SPOTS LEFT

Stop throwing cash in the trash.

The operations platform that closes the 20-point gross margin gap in c-store hot food. Your program should run at 50% GM — not 30%. HotCase Pro finds the money you're already losing and puts it back in your pocket (and your employees').

$36K
AVG STORE RECOVERS
per year · $500/day hero
20pts
GROSS MARGIN GAP
30% → 50% target
$540
EMPLOYEE BONUS /MO
good store · per employee
60
DAYS FREE TRIAL
no card · only pay if it works
THE PROBLEM

You're running hot food at 30% gross margin. The target is 50%.

Most c-store operators think their hot food program is working because the register keeps ringing. But between waste, shrink, supplier shortages, and overproduction, you're leaving 15–20 points of margin on the table — every day, quietly.

At 30% gross margin, after labor and supplies, most programs are barely breaking even. At 50%, hot food becomes the highest-margin square foot in your store.

The difference between those two numbers is where HotCase Pro lives.

WHERE THE 20 POINTS GO
(per $1 of sales)
Waste · over-cook, stale toss 10 pts
Shrink · theft, miscount 6 pts
Supplier shortages 2 pts
Overproduction 2 pts
Total margin lost 20 pts
THE NUMBERS

What that gap costs you. At every store size.

Recovery = annual hot food sales × the 20-point margin gap. These are real numbers. Plug your own into the calculator below.

AVERAGE STORE
$500/day
$36,000
recovered / year
Monthly$3,000
ROI20×
Paid back in18 days
GOOD STORE
$1,500/day
$108,000
recovered / year
Monthly$9,000
ROI60×
Paid back in6 days
TOP STORE
$2,000/day
$144,000
recovered / year
Monthly$12,000
ROI80×
Paid back in4 days
THE SOLUTION

One app. Four ways it pays for itself.

HotCase Pro plugs the four leaks at once. Every pillar has its own dollar impact. Every dollar stays measurable.

01

Forecast + Smart Schedule

Predicts hour-by-hour demand 48 hours out using your store's actual data. Tells you how much to cook and when — kills overproduction and hungry customers at the same time.

WASTE: 27% → 5%
02

Intake + Inventory

Receive deliveries in 10 seconds. Counted items (whole birds, sets) handled separately from weighed items (tenders, nuggets). Supplier shortages auto-flagged for credit.

RECOVERED CREDITS: $3,600/YR
03

Waste Logger + Shrink Math

Tablet-mounted. Employees log waste with a photo. Nightly reconciliation finds the theft hiding in the numbers. Every piece accounted for — the honest way.

SHRINK CAUGHT: $10,800/YR
04

Fryer Score + Profit Pool

Your employees share in the savings they create. Top performers earn up to $1,080/month in bonuses. Turnover drops 40%. Everyone wins.

RETENTION SAVINGS: $9,600/YR
THE RETENTION PLAY · EMPLOYEES

Your top fryer cook just earned an extra $9,720 this year.

For doing the exact same job she was already doing. Try losing her to the gas station across the street.

HOW IT WORKS
01
Store saves money
Team logs waste, catches shrink, flags shortages. Every dollar saved vs. baseline is tracked weekly.
→
02
30% funds the pool
Owner keeps 70%. The other 30% of recovered margin goes straight to the employee profit pool.
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03
Team splits by Fryer Score
Weekly payout, weighted by each person's performance. Top performer earns up to 1.5× the average. Paycheck grows.
WHAT THEY ACTUALLY EARN
AVG STORE · $500/DAY
$225
per employee / month · 4-person team
Top performer: $338/mo · 15% bonus
GOOD STORE · $1,500/DAY
$540
per employee / month · 5-person team
Top performer: $810/mo · 37% bonus
TOP STORE · $2,000/DAY
$720
per employee / month · 5-person team
Top performer: $1,080/mo · 49% bonus
EMPLOYEE EARNINGS CALCULATOR
Show your team their number.
Drag the sliders. Every employee sees exactly what they can earn.
Daily hot food sales $1,500/day
Employees on the program 5 people
Pool % of recovered margin 30%
Owner-configurable · 30% is our recommendation
MONTHLY POOL
$2,700
30% of $9,000/mo recovered
AVG EMPLOYEE
$540
per month
TOP PERFORMER
$810
per month · 1.5× multiplier
$9,720 top performer / year
THE GAMIFICATION · HOW EMPLOYEES STAY IN THE GAME
🔥
The Fryer Score
Every employee gets a weekly score from 0–100, weighted by:
  • Waste per shift (40%) — fewer overcooked trays = higher score
  • Log discipline (25%) — on-time photo-verified logs
  • Shrink catch rate (20%) — flagging supplier shortages
  • Shift consistency (15%) — showing up, no skipped logs
🏆
The Leaderboard
Every week the team sees where they rank. No surprises at payday.
1Marcus T.94$810
2Keisha R.88$621
3Derek L.82$540
4Ashley M.76$459
5Jamie W.68$270
Multi-unit operators also run the Keaty Cup — cross-store competition with monthly team prizes.
⭐
Achievements & Streaks
Unlockable badges that trigger one-time bonus payouts or recognition.
🎯
ZERO WASTE WEEK
+$50 bonus
🕵️
SHRINK SPOTTER
+$25 per catch
🔥
30-DAY STREAK
+$100 bonus
📸
PERFECT LOGS
Team lunch
🔒
Anti-Gaming Built In
Employees can't fake their way to a higher score:
  • Photo verification — every waste log needs a timestamped photo
  • Manager PIN — high-variance events require a manager override
  • Reconciliation math — nightly cross-check against POS + intake + waste logs
  • Rate-limited logs — can't spam-log to inflate the counter
+ $9,600/year in retention savings to the owner — 40% lower turnover × 4 employees × $4K replacement cost. An employee earning an extra $540/month doesn't quit for a 50¢/hr raise across the street. They stay. They train the new hire. They become the manager.
THE MATH · YOUR STORE

Plug in your numbers.

Adjust the sliders. Watch the recovery appear. The math is the same whether you believe it or not.

YOUR ANNUAL RECOVERY
$36,000
Your 1-store program at $500/day leaves 20 points of margin on the table. Closing that gap = $36,000/yr recovered. HotCase Pro Pro tier: $1,788/yr/store. ROI: 20×.
Daily hot food sales $500/day
$180,000 annual
Your current gross margin 30%
heavy shrink territory · industry-wide problem
Target gross margin 50%
50% is the industry-standard target
Number of stores 1
scales linearly with store count
GO DEEPER

See the full pitch — or click through the live product.

Pick whichever way you learn best. The pitch deck walks the numbers slide by slide. The live demo lets you poke around the actual product.

THE OFFER

Free for 60 days.
You only pay if it works.

Run HotCase Pro in your store for 60 days with zero commitment. No credit card. No contract. If after 60 days you haven't recovered at least 3× what the next 12 months would cost, walk away owing nothing.

$0
NO CARD ON FILE
Nothing charged until you choose to continue. No trial-ending surprise.
60
DAYS TO TRY IT
Full access. All features. Your real store, your real numbers.
3×
OR WALK AWAY
Haven't saved 3× what the next 12 months would cost? You owe us nothing.
Claim your 60 days →
After 60 days, if you keep it: starts at $99/store/month for up to 10 employees. Month-to-month. Cancel anytime, no fees.
PRICING

Pay per store. Scale by team size.

All plans start with a 60-day free trial. No setup fees. No contracts. Pay per store — pick the tier that matches your team size at each location.

STARTER
Up to 10 employees
$99/store/mo
after 60-day free trial
  • Up to 10 employees per store
  • All 4 pillars included
  • Phone + TV scoreboard access
  • Photo verification
  • Email support
Most single-store operators
MOST POPULAR
PRO
Up to 25 employees
$149/store/mo
after 60-day free trial
  • Up to 25 employees per store
  • Multi-manager access
  • Priority support + setup
  • Supplier integrations
  • Custom branding
Larger stores · busy locations
UNLIMITED
No employee cap
$199/store/mo
after 60-day free trial
  • Unlimited employees
  • 24-hour / commissary stores
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Group white-label available
  • API access
High-volume / franchise groups
Multi-store operators: mix and match tiers per location. One store on Starter, another on Pro — one bill, simple math. Upgrade or downgrade any store anytime.
WHO BUILT THIS

Built by operators, for operators.

Every screen, every number, every button comes from a shift we've actually worked at 5am.

Jim Keaty
CEO · CO-FOUNDER

Multi-business operator out of Lafayette, Louisiana. 15+ years running hospitality, real estate, and roofing companies. Keaty Real Estate, J Hebert Roofing, Media Engage. Knows what operators need because he is one.

Doug Webb
PRESIDENT · CO-FOUNDER

Deep relationships across the Crispy Cajun and Krispy Krunchy operator networks — 100+ stores in the South. Has spent 20 years in c-store hot food programs. Built HotCase Pro because he got tired of watching good operators go broke on waste.

FAQ

Questions operators ask us.

No. Zero card required to start the 60-day trial. We'll ask for payment only if you choose to continue after day 60. If you don't, we never see your card.
Walk away, owe nothing. If at the end of day 60 you haven't recovered at least 3× the annual cost, we don't ask for a dime. That's the guarantee. We've tested this with operators already — the math usually works 6-7× over the threshold, but that's the floor we stand behind.
30 minutes on a call. We load your menu, products, and team. Day 2 you're soft-launched on one shift. By day 14 your entire team is logging. We handle setup and training — you handle the fryer.
One tablet mounted at the fryer station. An iPad 9th gen or any modern Android tablet works ($200-300 one-time, you provide). Manager uses their phone. That's it. No POS integration required to start — we pull sales data from your existing system.
Nothing changes. HotCase Pro sits alongside your existing setup. Keep your POS. Keep your suppliers. Keep your menu. We integrate in the background.
Yes — because it pays them. Your employees share 30% of every dollar HotCase Pro recovers. Top performers earn up to $1,080/month in bonuses. Turnover drops 40%. When employees see their Fryer Score go up with their paycheck, they stop skipping waste logs.
No. It works for any c-store hot food program — Chester's, Hunt Brothers pizza, roller grill, breakfast programs, or your own branded hot case. If you buy chicken (or any prepared food) by the pound or the piece, HotCase Pro tracks it.
50% pricing for life, plus roadmap input. Our first 10 operators lock in $74.50/month forever — never goes up. You get a monthly call with Jim and Doug where your priorities shape what we build next. And your store gets listed as a founding operator in our marketing. Only 7 spots remain.

Let's run your first 60 days.

No credit card. No contract. 30-minute setup call · Live by end of week.