Potential Earnings with Flavor Station vs Pour Bottles

Type: versus

Find our your potential earnings in the shaved ice business with our calculator tool below to see the difference between using a Snowie flavor station vs pour bottles. Enter some possible price/cost scenarios and watch the calculations show the great profit margins that come from being in the Shaved Ice Industry.

Prices per cup

Med Cup

Supplies Costs

Ice
Spoonstraws
Napkins

Med cups
Concentrate
Preservative
Sugar

Syrup used per serving

Bottle serving
Flavor Station

Variable Costs	Serving Bottles	Flavor Station
	Med. 14 oz	Med. 14 oz
Ice	$0.13	$0.13
Spoon Straws	$0.02	$0.02
Styrofoam Cup	$0.04	$0.04
Syrup	$0.12	$0.23
Napkins	$0.01	$0.01
Total Variable Cost per Unit	$0.32	$0.43

Price per Unit	$3.00	$3.00
Variable Cost % of Minimum Price	10.57%	14.45%
Gross Profit Margin	89.43%	85.55%
Gross Income per Unit	$2.68	$2.57
Savings/losses per cone	$0.12	($0.12)

Cones Per Minute	1	3
Profits Per Minute	$2.68	$7.70
Cones Per Hour	60	180
Profits Per Hour	$160.98	$461.99
Savings/Losses Per Hour	($301.01)	$301.01

		$1,847.96	4hr event - Potential Profits
		$2,771.95	6hr event - Potential Profits
		$3,695.93	8hr event - Potential Profits