How can our Club make more money with hiring of a coffee cart?
We receive a lot of emails and phonecalls each week wanting us to do a coffee service for Schools, Clubs and Churches and most times we hear the same questions over and over again, why only 10% or 15% donation, “we want a $1 a cup or more” This is just not possible. The perception among the public that a cup of coffee costs 20 cents to make is a very big myth that frustrates the entire coffee industry. If we break down what goes into a cup, we actually have to produce a lot of cups to make an event worth our while. 1 shot of Coffee $0.24 cents 190 ml Milk $0.20 cents Disposable Cup $0.17 cents Lid if Reqd $0.07 cents Sugar & Stirrer $0.02 cents GST on $3.50 $0.32 cents Actual material cost & tax per cup of coffee is $1.02 Add to that $0.35 donation (based on 10%) and that leaves around $2. that we have to pay staff out of, pay travel, fuel, wear and tare and depreciation, machine maintenance, spoilages and other costs associated in running a business. With the rate calculated on 10% or
