How much income does a coffee machine generate per month? How much does a coffee vending business bring? Where to place coffee machines

Coffee has long been one of the most favorite drinks for many. With a morning cup of aromatic drink it is easier to wake up and get into the normal rhythm of life; during a break from work, meeting with friends, discussing important issues, we drink coffee. And when you can’t enjoy your favorite taste in a cafe or at home, the already familiar coffee vending machines come to the rescue - on the street, in the office, in the shopping center. And there are many who want to stop, take a break in a busy day and drink their favorite drink, and therefore these products are always in demand. Thus, a coffee machine business can be very profitable, if, of course, everything is calculated and organized correctly.

Vending: advantages and disadvantages

Vending is a business that is built on the sale of a wide variety of goods using vending machines. And it has its undeniable advantages.

A very small retail area: 1 sq. m is enough to install a coffee machine. meters. Some of them, quite large, may require an area of 1.5–2 square meters. meters, but this is quite a bit. Of course, the machine needs free space nearby: people should be able to approach it without hindrance; 2-3 people should be able to fit near the machine without any problems.

Low rent: This naturally follows from point one. You can rent a square meter of space even for little money (500–1000 rubles is a very realistic price). However, the price depends on the location, it can be much higher.

There is no need to hire staff, register employees for work, or pay them salaries. Of course, the machines need to be serviced, but human presence is required no more than once every 2-3 days.

Exactly coffee machines are considered the most cost-effective among all others. They require less maintenance (one machine can “charge” up to 300 servings of coffee with the necessary ingredients), and the markups on coffee are very high. With a cost of 7–15 rubles, a serving of coffee can cost 25–35 at the end. That’s why coffee machines, according to experts, make up about 70% of the total vending business.

If we talk about the disadvantages of this business, the main one is high competition. Finding a good, profitable place for a slot machine is now quite difficult, but possible.

In addition, there are also certain risks, for example, a coffee machine can be damaged by vandals. To avoid this, machines should be installed only in secure areas. If you decide to place it on the street, you should choose a place next to CCTV cameras.

Where is the best place to install a coffee machine?

Begin new business It's better to choose a place. There is hardly anything more important. If you manage to find a good place where coffee will be enjoyed in great demand, in the future it will only be possible to load ingredients on time and get money.

The following are traditionally considered good places to place coffee machines:

train stations, bus stations and bus stations;
airports;
clinics
government institutions and any other organizations where people spend a long time waiting: social services, tax office, city administration departments;
banks;
educational institutions;
cinemas, parks and other places of entertainment;
shopping centers, markets and shops;
office and business centers.

Of course, most of these places may already have coffee machines. But this is no reason to despair. You can try to find another place that is no worse, or you can not be afraid of competition with existing devices. Here you can experiment: if after installing the machine you do not get the profit you expected, it is never too late to change its location: you can hardly expect that the situation will change on its own.

When drawing up a business plan, you should not lose sight of the fact that the cost of renting space for a coffee machine can vary. The most expensive places Airports, train stations, large shopping and business centers, and banks are considered. In markets, in shops, educational institutions and clinics, prices can be significantly lower.

In some cases, it may be more profitable to pay a certain percentage of sales rather than a fixed rental price. This is relevant for those who have just installed a machine and cannot yet know exactly what income they can expect. If the owner of the premises is ready to meet halfway, you can negotiate this with him.

Choosing a coffee machine

Today, the coffee machine market is vast and varied: there is plenty to choose from. You can purchase a modest, reliable and inexpensive model of imported or domestic production. “Advanced” expensive devices are no less popular: more massive, with a bright design and an expanded menu, which includes the most different types coffee Tea.

If we add to this the abundance of brands and manufacturers, it becomes clear: choosing a coffee machine is not an easy task. But doable.

You can study reviews on the Internet, but you need to treat them with caution: if somewhere they only praise or only scold a certain model or manufacturer, you should assume that this is part of an advertising or anti-advertising campaign. You can conduct your own monitoring: go to places with coffee machines, personally see how the machines work, ask regulars (if the machine is located in the building of a university or institution, this is possible) whether it often breaks down.

What you need to pay attention to when choosing:

Do you have any in your city service center manufacturer you like.
What is the equipment of the machine: do you need a vandal-proof model for the street, or will the device be installed in an office building where there is security.
Warranty: conditions, terms, and cost of post-warranty service.
The cost of the machine itself is also important factor. However, what is more important here is not the cost itself, but the payback: very often the more expensive option turns out to be more profitable.
How long has the model been on the market? New models can be attractive in price and features, but how proven they are is also important.
Maximum load of the machine: how many servings of drink it can dispense without “refilling”.

Machine maintenance

You can do the maintenance yourself, or you can hire an employee for this - it depends on the availability of free time and the number of machines themselves: one person can cope with servicing 10 coffee machines during the day. Ingredients need to be added once every 3 days, so it is easy to calculate that one worker can cope with maintaining 30 machines.

The unit must not only be “refueled” on time, but also kept clean so that it looks attractive to customers and lasts as long as possible.

Malfunctions and breakdowns, unfortunately, also happen. And this is fraught not only with lost profits, but also with expenses for repairs. As a rule, repairs are carried out by specialists from the supplier company. That is why it is better to give preference to a new machine: they have a warranty (usually 3 years), and they break down much less often.

What do coffee machines run?

To make coffee tasty, and therefore in demand, you need to purchase ingredients High Quality, It is obvious. Before concluding contracts with suppliers, it makes sense to test it personally. Those who have been working in this field for a long time recommend giving preference not to experimental samples and new products, but to those that are already in operation.

To fill coffee machines use:

coffee (beans or ground) in various mixtures;
tea (black, green, fruit - there can be many options);
hot chocolate, cocoa;
filtered water;
powdered or granulated milk (can be used as an additive to coffee and cocoa, and the menu of some models includes hot milk as a separate drink);
dry or granulated cream;
disposable cups and stirrers.

Fillers for machines differ significantly from the ingredients from which regular coffee is prepared. They are designed specifically for automatic cooking: they can be stored for a long time without sticking or caking; do not accumulate foreign odors; do not absorb moisture; dissolve quickly. To achieve this, coffee is roasted in a certain way.

It is better to purchase ingredients from trusted manufacturers and follow the recommended dosages when preparing - then the coffee in your machines will be really tasty.

Enterprise registration

To start a coffee vending business, all you need is . When choosing a taxation system for this activity, you should give preference to or.

You don’t need a license, nor do you need permission from any authorities. You just have to take care of quality certificates for fillers: you will need to get them from the supplier.

Another document that will need to be prepared is a lease agreement with the owner of the premises in which you will install the machine.

Expenses and income

The first question a future entrepreneur asks is how much does a coffee machine cost? The variety of offers on the market suggests that the price range is quite wide: from 80 to 350 thousand rubles, however, a used machine can be bought for 50–60 thousand, but, as already mentioned, in this case, in this case, unforeseen repair costs are possible in the future.

On average, a high-quality device with a large selection of drinks that will work properly without creating problems for its owner costs about 140–160 thousand.

Such a machine pays for itself in about six months. This means that in 6 months it can bring a profit of about 150 thousand. However, this figure can be either significantly higher or lower.

Let's calculate expenses and profits

the cost of a serving of coffee is 7–15 rubles;
the cost of a portion for the buyer is 25–35 rubles;
income from the sale of one serving averages 15–20 rubles;
number of servings per day – 50–100.

Thus, income can range from 750 to 2,000 rubles. Per month - from 22 to 60 thousand rubles.

Now let's move on to expenses:

rent can cost from one to 15 thousand rubles;
payment for electricity – 2.5–6 thousand;
maintenance – from 1000 rubles monthly.

As you can see, the profit from the enterprise can be 20–50 thousand rubles per month. Moreover, the upper limit is achieved provided that the machine is conveniently located and the rental cost is not too high. Receiving 20 thousand monthly is not at all necessary: under unfavorable circumstances, the profit can be zero.

Another important question is how many coffee machines you need to purchase. The main factors here are yours. financial opportunities and availability good places for installation of devices. Experts recommend starting with one or two in order to first understand how it works, assess the ratio of income and expenses, and then, if necessary, expand the business.

When my wife and I opened a store of useful things for the home - "Style of Taste" in the very center of Kyiv and established its work (I told how this business experiment was carried out in online mode, you can read starting with this article), I was simultaneously inspired by the idea of opening a vending business selling coffee.

That is, buy a couple of coffee machines, place them in highly visited places and institutions (train stations, airports, banks, universities, hospitals, etc.) throughout the city and get rich! After all, selling coffee is the same profitable business!

Nowadays only lazy people don’t sell coffee in Kyiv (even, for example, politician and entrepreneur Gennady Balashov started selling it).

There is a coffee machine at almost every step, and for a reasonable fee of 15-25 hryvnia, young people prepare coffee for you. What is noteworthy is that the average income of one such machine is from 1000 hryvnia per day.

That is, if you have 10 cars, then per day you make a profit of at least 10,000 hryvnia. Not bad at all, huh?! At the same time, of course, you need to pay salaries to young baristas from this money (from 110 hryvnia per day), spend time and gasoline to get to certain areas of the capital.

What if you install a vending coffee machine?! No one needs to pay a salary. They are fully automated. Just know, add water, milk and coffee! It should be much more economical and profitable!

Moreover, unlike trading from coffee machines (which is illegal in our country), the vending business is absolutely legal!

You register as a private entrepreneur (I already told you how to do this in Ukraine in 2016), enter into an official lease agreement for a space (usually 2-3 meters) with the institution where you want to install coffee machines, and it’s done!

When I wanted to organize this business, I calculated how much profit coffee machines would bring us (in theory, it turned out to be good amounts), and I already heard the pleasant rustle of banknotes in my wallet.

But at a certain point I gave up on this idea.

Several factors played a role here.

1. Coffee from vending machines is complete crap!

Yes, people are buying. Yes, people make money from this, but the quality of the coffee is terrible! And the first rule of any business is: “Don’t sell bullshit to the client!”

Even in the same Snails and other coffee machines, the coffee tastes even better.

2. Intuition.

I understood how much hemorrhoids this business idea could bring and subconsciously avoided it.

Quite by chance I met my neighbor in a store. As a child, he and I played football together in the yard. And it turned out that he owns several vending coffee machines in Kyiv.

And I met him at the moment when he arrived at the store to refill his machines (water, milk, coffee).

We got to talking, and I asked the question, how much profit do these coffee machines bring you per month? He honestly admitted that several (2-3) vending coffee machines can bring in about 5,000 hryvnia of net profit per month.

This amount seemed very frivolous to me. Especially considering the fact that buying one new machine would cost me about $1,500. It’s much easier for me to put that amount of money on deposit in the bank and not worry about anything at all.

But this is not what confused me most (after all, the more machines you have, the more profit you will receive from them). I was embarrassed by the realization of the sad fact that caring for coffee machines takes not just a lot, but a lot of time! Much more than for machines with other products (chips, chocolates, snacks, etc.).

In coffee machines, not only do you need to add water, milk, sugar and coffee. Also, machines often fail on their own (they become clogged, freeze, etc.). AND last problem you need to decide very quickly, because if the machine does not work, you lose profit.

It’s good if there is a special person who monitors all this, but he won’t work for free either! And if he works for a salary, then, accordingly, your profit will be much less than you expect!

I began to study the issue further, and the more I studied, the less I liked the idea of coffee machines.

In this regard, the life experience described by entrepreneur Dmitry Shakhov in the book “Me and My Business” is very indicative.

Dmitry, at one time, started a coffee vending business with his partners. But, unfortunately, I finished it just as quickly. With losses.

“At the end of 2006, another event occurred that did not significantly influence the development of my life and business, but gave me a lot of interesting experience.

Back in the middle of the year I became interested coffee vending, which had just appeared in the city. Based on reviews and advertising articles, everything looked extremely promising.

A cup of coffee cost 2.5-4 rubles, depending on the recipe, but was sold for 7-20 rubles and did not require human intervention. Even a primitive arithmetic calculation on a piece of paper showed that this was an extremely profitable business in terms of margin.

The fact that so little attention was paid to the maintenance of coffee machines was not alarming. After all, this is fully automatic and you only need to come once every two or three days to add water and remove the cash register!

How naive I was then.

It all started with the fact that I was looking for investment and outlined the idea to Roman, and he had already invited his classmate Gennady, who already had a car rental service, to dilute our company.

The reflections were short-lived: no one had free money, but all three of them thought the idea sound and promising. It seemed that we just needed to get started, and then we could easily increase the number of devices to the minimum in the business plan.

He assumed that the company would have ten devices, but we could only find money for two. For the first two devices, Gena took out a loan for himself. We bought the third device much later with Roman’s money.

And that's where the investment ended. I found the supplier myself. We wanted indestructible devices with powerful anti-vandal protection. And this was the second mistake. The first was to start this business with just two devices.

The choice fell on models with a metal cabinet: they ultimately turned out to be heavy, weighing almost 200 kg. Even four loaders could lift them to the second or third floor with great difficulty.

The next mistake the expected ease of finding a place to rent has become. I found two points in the assembly factories household appliances at my client's. It didn't even cost us a penny. But every trip to refuel turned into a real quest: constantly changing security regularly detained the one who was going to refuel for inspection. And our most profitable point was 20 kilometers from the city.

The third point was the institute, where the internal canteen competed perfectly with the apparatus, and the cost of rent ate up all the profit.

From the very beginning it was difficult to decide who would be responsible for refueling and repairing the devices. While I took full responsibility for the purchase and delivery, I couldn’t master refueling because I was horseless.

Roman somehow immediately excluded his participation in the work process; Gena could not always do this either. So I had to hire a person - this ate up another part of my already low income.

It also turned out to be a surprise that poorly used devices quickly become clogged - there is no constant flow of hot water, and frequently used devices fail due to wear of individual components.

During all the time I worked with vending, only rare months went without breakdowns. Since I was the only person trained in repairing the devices, we went with the tanker and tinkered with the insides of the device until the bitter end, sometimes for 2-3 hours on the spot.

Regular operation of each device was extremely necessary: a day of downtime could cost 2-3 thousand rubles in lost profit. And the devices could stop literally from anything.

For example, the bill acceptor was clogged: if the coin acceptor had a ditch for discarding excess coins, then the bill acceptor could only accept two or three hundred pieces of paper.

Or we ran out of water: we ended up buying huge 50-liter cans. Or ran out of coffee. Or sugar. Or the funnel for pouring into the cup got stuck with the mixture and the coffee spilled inside the machine.

Or some problems with the software part of the device. Or the rubber connecting hose has broken. Or problems with the mechanics of the rotor inside the cuvette with the product - sugar or cream.

It’s good if users called us. But most often we found out about problems with the machines after the fact, when our gas station attendant got there and found the bill acceptor almost empty.

Another problem was discovered: the machine only properly brewed special ground coffee, which had to be ordered from the machine supplier. The price was reasonable, but the delivery itself had to wait more than two weeks. So I had to learn to plan food consumption several months in advance - I immediately placed orders 2-3 months in advance.

There was also a problem with a huge amount of small change. At first, the ringing of coins was amusing. But over time this became a problem. There was nowhere to spend such an amount of change, it was difficult to take it to the bank, and it was difficult to store it at home. I still have about five thousand rubles in small coins, some of which stuck together under the influence of pressure and moisture.

At its beginning, any business is more like fun game until you have to start counting money. It’s easy to spend investor investments: you immediately give up any rights to them except for spending on development. But when the starting money runs out, you have to think about what to do next.

Our first unit arrived in February 2007 and went into operation in March. At the beginning of summer we received and installed the third device. In the best of times, it was possible to break even. The rest of the time, vending only took up time and already cost personal money.

There was no talk of return on investment. First, Roman left the business, and then Gena and I decided to close down the vending business.

By the fall of 2007, we had only two of the three devices working, one of which was bringing in almost nothing, and the second was in danger of shutting down, since the assembly plant was closing, and finding a second equally profitable location seemed impossible.

And, frankly speaking, I was tired, and Gena wanted to return at least something of what he had spent.

Surprisingly, I was lucky to sell the devices to one of my clients: they planned to somehow provide food for their visitors. The discount following the negotiations was 50% of the initial cost of the devices, but we agreed anyway. The amount received was completely given to Gennady to cover his loan. And the loss amounted to approximately 9 thousand dollars for each of the two of us.

Analyzing the results of our vending activities later, I saw that all the mistakes that could be made were made. Since everyone already had their own operating and profitable business, he saw in vending only an opportunity for passive investment of capital. Instead of working hard and looking for opportunities, we let everything take its course.

We abandoned the correct and proven business model, hoping to quickly raise additional funds. We did not try to calculate the business based on the minimum number of devices and employees. Before my eyes there was only perfect model with personal employment.

It was a complete failure and defeat on all fronts. It didn't cause any serious damage to either of us, but it served as a nice punch in the nose, hinting that you need to do what you're good at and to your full potential. We even had a chance to have a big fight, but our general frivolous attitude towards vending helped.

In the end, everyone gave up on him so much that his death was more of a concern to the supervisory organizations than to us. The story of the final closure of the vending business ended up lasting almost five years. We were never able to officially close it.

In the end, both of my partners formally sold their shares to the company itself, and I remained a nominal director without a salary. For another four years, my accountant submitted zero reports, until, finally, I received a notice of deletion from the register of organizations.

While working with coffee machines, I learned one useful thing: in terms of the level of coffee preparation, a good vending machine is in no way inferior to coffee machines.

I drank dozens of liters of coffee and other drinks derived from it: cappuccino, frappuccino, café au lait, and so on. There were days when I couldn’t even look at another cup of coffee.

But today I calmly and confidently throw coins into other people’s vending machines, realizing that the difference can only be in the type of coffee itself.

What can I say. Entrepreneurs do not have a magic button that, by pressing it once, you will become rich once and for all. All entrepreneurs make mistakes. Everyone has ups and downs. When my wife and I opened a full-fledged Style of Taste store, we also made mistakes.

No one is immune from this. Especially if you don't have relevant experience. And experience, in turn, cannot be gained in any other way. Unless, of course, you have the opportunity to at least get acquainted with the experiences of other people.

Therefore, it is important not to live only by business alone. It is important to create so that if one of them is temporarily closed, the others can keep you afloat.

In addition, it is also important not to despair if something doesn’t work out for you. And don’t quit what you started halfway. Get up if you fall. And confidently move towards your goal!

Let me summarize

If you are interested in starting your own coffee vending business, weigh the pros and cons, while honestly answering the following questions for yourself:

1. Are you ready to sell tasteless coffee to your customers?

2. Are you ready to invest money to buy more than five to ten coffee machines? (issue price 7500 - 15000 US dollars).

After all, one or three slot machines will bring you nothing but disappointment. In addition, if something goes wrong, you can sell these machines at a price lower than the one for which you bought them.

3. Who will be responsible for refilling the coffee machines? It will be necessary to add water, milk, cream. Add coffee and sugar.

4. Who will maintain the machines in working order? Machines often fail (especially if they are used) and without proper technical support There's no way you can do it.

5. Are you ready for the fact that, in addition to rent, you will have to pay for the security of your machines? After all, they are not insured against vandals and burglars.

6. Are you ready to live this business? Every single day. After all, if your eyes don’t sparkle, if you don’t work on your brainchild every day, it’s very difficult to succeed. This, by the way, applies to any business.

7. Think about it, do you even need it?! Are you active enough? Can you solve many problems at the same time? After all, you’ll have to wander around the city like an electric broom. Negotiate with coffee suppliers, landlords, etc.? Spend so much effort and time so that perhaps you end up with nothing but disappointment?

These questions, in principle, can be addressed to those people who dream of opening a vending business selling other goods (chips, snacks, chocolate, etc.). The only difference is that refueling and maintaining machines that sell chips and snacks will be much faster and easier than coffee machines. And such machines break down much less often (especially if they are new).

Think, gentlemen and ladies entrepreneurs! Weigh the pros and cons. Don’t be fooled by the emotional impulse: “Vasya did it, so I can do it!” After all, this is far from a fact.

Well, you could read the blog! Especially the Business section.

I have something to tell you.

Businessman, lawyer, blogger

Often business ideas lie on the surface, but people do not notice them or underestimate them. But in vain, sometimes you can make good money on familiar and ordinary things. One such idea is a coffee machine business. They do not require the constant presence of an operator and bring good money. That is, the owner of the devices has passive income at minimum costs energy and time.

Sale of drinks and goods through automated systems (vending machines) – vending. This is quite a profitable business with short term payback and guaranteed profit. To open your own business, you only need to buy a coffee machine, ingredients and choose a location for installation. With proper organization, business profitability can reach 130-150%.

Where is the best place to buy equipment?

There are many sellers of coffee machines. The Internet user just needs to enter the corresponding request in search engine and choose an acceptable option. It doesn’t hurt to study the reviews and capabilities of the device before purchasing. The leading positions in this business are occupied by European and Korean technology. In the first case, you will have to pay 130-150 thousand rubles for a high-quality device, in the second – 100-120 thousand. If there is no start-up investment, then the equipment can be rented.

You need to request the availability of documents for the machines from the seller or lessor. Their absence can lead to problems with regulatory authorities. License to operate of this business not required.

Beginning entrepreneurs often wonder: how to properly organize a coffee vending business - buy or rent? Each solution has its pros and cons:

To purchase you need a significant start-up capital, but from the very beginning the businessman works only for himself, and he will not have to share part of the profit for rent. At the same time, a lot of effort should be made to find a profitable place for equipment, otherwise there is a high risk of going into the red.
The monthly rental fee for a machine is about 10,000 rubles, while repairs and maintenance are at the expense of the owner. This approach makes it possible to study the business and check the profitability of the point without the risk of going broke and losing your hard-earned money. True, every month you will have to pay 10-15% of the profit for the device itself.

Where to install the coffee machine?

Vending may well become a business if you find suitable places to install equipment. This should not just be a building with a large crowd of people, but a place where people spend a lot of time. It is advisable that there are no other coffee machines or catering establishments near the property.

The most promising options are:

shopping and entertainment centers;
universities and schools, where there are always a lot of students;
beauty and spa salons, fitness rooms;
hospitals and clinics;
airports, bus and railway stations;
car dealerships;
metro, markets and stops;
libraries and information centers.

Important: profit depends on the point of sale. If the device does not make a profit for several months, you should find a new place for it.

Installation of one coffee machine requires 1-2 m² of space, depending on the size of the unit. At the same time, it is worth taking care of the availability of free space near the device so that several people can sit next to it.

Attention: You should place a waste basket next to the coffee machine. Its absence may provoke a refusal to buy coffee due to the impossibility of recycling used cups.

In what form should I register a business?

Any entrepreneurial activity must be registered, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s vending or . To open a business with coffee machines, you just need to register as an individual entrepreneur. When choosing a taxation system, preference should be given to UTII or simplified tax system.

A license is not required, as are permissions from various authorities. You just need to make sure that you have certificates confirming the quality of the fillers - you will need to request them from the supplier. Another document that a businessman should have on hand is a lease agreement with the owner of the site where the device will be installed.

The coffee vending business is a vending business and is the most profitable in this area. It involves making money from selling coffee and tea. To open a business, it is enough to purchase a special machine, the ingredients for it and find a place to install the machine. According to experts, business profitability proper organization reaches 140-150%.

Registration and documents

To start a business, it is enough to open an individual entrepreneur. No additional permissions are required to install machines.

You may also need:

Space rental agreement.
Quality certificates from coffee producers and Supplies.
Permission from the SES if you are installing a machine in a hospital or educational institution.

Equipment selection

Your income will come exclusively from the coffee machine. Your profit largely depends on how correctly it is chosen. If it breaks frequently or is designed for a small number of servings, then you will lose your money, as well as customers.

To begin with, it is advisable to purchase one new good coffee machine; a little later, when you learn how to service it yourself and eliminate minor breakdowns, you can purchase several more used ones.

Before purchasing a device, it is advisable to read the instructions for its maintenance and clarify all points of interest to you from the seller.

When buying a car, pay attention to the following points:

Is there a service center nearby that services machines from this manufacturer?
Is the equipment of the machine suitable for installation outdoors or only for a protected area?
Warranty terms and conditions. It is advisable that the warranty period be at least 3 years. Also check the cost of servicing the device after expiration warranty period.
The maximum load of the machine - how many servings it is designed for. It is desirable that from refueling to refueling the machine can dispense at least 300 servings. In this case, it will be enough for you to check it once every two to three days.

Selecting a location

It’s worth starting a business by choosing a suitable place to install the device. This should not just be a building in which there are more people, but a place where people have to spend a lot of time. In addition, it is advisable that there are no canteens, buffets or other coffee machines nearby.

As practice shows, the most successful options are:

shopping and entertainment centers;
universities, colleges, schools, where there are always a lot of students and pupils;
beauty salons, Sport halls;
clinics and hospitals;
car dealerships;
airports and train stations;
libraries and information centers;
markets and stops, metro;
a cultural center where clubs and activities for children are held.

Please note that profit depends on the choice of location. If the machine does not make a profit for several months, it needs to be moved to another location.

An area of 1 square meter is sufficient to install the device. In some cases, a little more space may be required - up to 2 square meters, depending on the size of the machine. There should also be some free space around the machine so that several people can stand near it.

Please note that it is advisable to install a waste basket near the machine. Otherwise, a person may refuse to purchase only because he has nowhere to throw away the used glass.

Ingredients for the coffee machine

The selection of ingredients must be approached carefully, since the number of buyers will depend on the quality of the product. This is due to the fact that most buyers are regular visitors to the building where the coffee machine is located.

Please note that the products must match your brand of machine, otherwise the taste of the resulting drink may differ significantly.

To begin with, it is advisable to use the specified recommendations for preparing coffee, indicated in the instructions for the machine. In the future, you can improve the recipes somewhat.

To operate the machine you need to purchase:

coffee – both instant and natural;
tea – one or two varieties are enough;
sugar;
cream – dry or granulated;
drinking water;
powdered milk;
cocoa or chocolate;
drinkware - cups and stirrers.

Please note that water is poured into the reservoir in the device.

When choosing a supplier, you need to purchase a batch of the product and try drinks made from it. It is not recommended to take samples, as the taste of coffee prepared from a sample may differ significantly from that prepared from purchased ingredients.

Estimated expenses and income

Let's consider sample business plan for installation of one coffee machine.

Expenses:

Buying a machine gun. The cost of the car depends on the manufacturer and ranges from 130,000 to 330,000 rubles.
Rent of premises – 500-1,000 rubles per month.
Payment for electricity per month is 3,000-5,000 rubles.
Ingredients for a month – 16,000 rubles.
Cups – 700 rubles.
Maintenance – 2,000 rubles.

Total costs for one car: 354,700 rubles.

Income:

On average, the cost of one drink is 3 rubles.
The markup on drinks in this business segment starts at 250%.
The average price of a check is 11 rubles.
On average, with high traffic, 70 cups of drink can be purchased per day.
Thus, the income per day will be 770 rubles. Per month – 23,100 rubles.

The average payback of a machine is from 1 year to 1.5 years.

Secrets

How can you achieve more income when running a business?

Within a month or two, you should evaluate the profitability of the business and purchase several more machines for installation in other locations. It is advisable to install at least 5 machines.
Install coffee machines in different places. For example, if one is installed at a university, then it is better to install the second in a clinic or entertainment center. Please note that in the summer the demand for coffee is much lower, and in educational institutions it tends to zero, since the main buyers are students and are at home.
Follow appearance machine. Clean it periodically. Few people will approach a dirty, stained car.
If you have the means, install a snack machine nearby. This way you will not only increase the demand for coffee, but you will also be able to earn additional money from your new machine.

Advantages and disadvantages

Pros:

A small retail area for installing the device.
Low cost rent.
Machines of this type are less likely to break down.

Minuses:

Looters and vandalism.
High risk of incorrectly chosen location.
High competition.

Video: Business review of coffee machines

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Business on coffee machines considered one of the most profitable. At the right approach By opening a business, its profitability can be up to 140-150%, and the machine will begin to generate income within 4-6 months after installation.

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