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The price will almost surely go down as the company streamlines processing and improves its supply chain. Economies of scale and the likelihood of future compet
by psychometry 12y ago
The price will almost surely go down as the company streamlines processing and improves its supply chain. Economies of scale and the likelihood of future competition will make it even cheaper.
- gamblor956 12y agoUnless Soylent's changed its mind about using organic ingredients, it's costs will increase as it scales. Organic foodstuffs are subject to significant demand right now and prices have been going up consistently for years. As a niche player Soylent simply will not have the leverage to negotiate favorable prices in sufficient quantities.
- psychometry 12y agoSo some of their ingredients might increase in price. That doesn't mean that they won't find significant savings elsewhere, for instance all the other possible improvements I mentioned that you ignored. Also, they might be a niche player now, but could grow and negotiate better deals with suppliers.