Coffee Cost per Cup

Beans, milk, cup and extras with waste, against the menu price. Cost per cup, cost %, and the price at your target.

Beans per kg

Delivered price. Specialty runs $28 to $45.

Grams per drink

18 for a double shot. 36 for a large or a pour-over.

Milk per litre

Oat and almond are $3 to $4; charge the surcharge.

Millilitres of milk

0 for an americano. 220 for a 12 oz latte.

Cup, lid, sleeve

0 for dine-in ceramics. As sold at ChickenPieces: 12 oz paper hot cup 1,000/case $280.97 = $0.28, lid 1,000/case $113.56 = $0.11, sleeve 1,300/case $156.97 = $0.12.

Syrup, sugar, stir stick

Waste and remakes

Dialling in the grinder, steamed milk poured out, remade drinks.

Target cost

Coffee shops aim for 20 to 28% on drinks.

Menu price

Cups a day

How this is calculated

Beans = price per kg ÷ 1000 × grams. Milk = price per litre ÷ 1000 × ml.

Cost per cup = (beans + milk + cup + extras) × (1 + waste). Cost % = cost ÷ price.

Yearly leak = cents over target per cup × cups a day × 365, less 20% for quiet days.

Prices are before GST/HST. Add tax on top of the price shown, never inside your margin. Estimates, not advice.

Verdict

This drink is under-priced

33.5% cost at $5.25 · price at 25%: $7.03

Cost per cup$1.76

Beans: $0.58
Milk: $0.46
Cup and extras: $0.59
Left over per cup: $3.49
Left over per day: $629

Conservative yearly leak$23,428

What running over target on this one drink costs across a year of cups.

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