Running Your Business

Takeaway coffee carries excellent gross margin, but packaging choices, milk waste and queue speed decide whether that margin ever reaches your bank account. A practical look at costing a cup properly, pricing by size, and finding the places where profit quietly leaks away on a busy counter.

Hot drink sales soften every summer while your costs stay the same. Milkshakes and slush fill that gap and reach customers a coffee menu never touches. A look at the equipment, the cleaning burden and the honest margin picture for both.