Ice Cream Cost per Serving

Tub cost, overrun and scoop size, then the cone or cup at ChickenPieces case prices, topping and extras. Cost per scoop and the price at your target.

Tub or mix cost

Hard ice cream comes in 11.4 L tubs. For soft serve, enter the bag price and the litres it yields.

Litres in the tub

Overrun

Air whipped in. Premium 20 to 50%. Economy and soft serve 80 to 100%.

Scoop size

A #16 disher is about 120 ml. Weigh three real scoops.

Cone or cup

Pack sizes as sold at ChickenPieces. Change the case price above if yours differs.

Topping per serving

Priced from a 4 L Lynch fudge at $62.91. 0 for a plain scoop.

Napkin, spoon, sprinkles

Waste and tasters

Sample spoons, the last inch of the tub, melt.

Target cost

Menu price for a single

Servings a day in season

How this is calculated

Servings per tub = litres × (1 + overrun) ÷ scoop ml × 1000. Ice cream per serving = tub cost ÷ servings.

Cost per serving = (ice cream + cone or cup + topping + extras) × (1 + waste). Cost % = cost ÷ price.

Yearly leak = cents over target × servings a day × 200 season days, less 20% for rain.

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

Verdict

Getting thin

26.0% cost at $5.50 · price at 25%: $5.72

Cost per serving$1.43

Conservative yearly leak$1,222

What running over target on the single scoop costs across a season.

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