Short answer: a bean to cup machine typically pays for itself somewhere between 15 and 25 drinks a day against pods, and a traditional espresso setup needs roughly 40 plus drinks a day before the machine, grinder and training earn their keep.
Short answer: against pods, a bean to cup machine typically breaks even somewhere between 15 and 25 drinks a day. A traditional espresso setup with a grinder and a trained operator usually needs around 40 or more drinks a day before it earns its keep.
The calculation is the difference in cost per cup multiplied by cups per day, set against the monthly cost of the machine. If pods cost you 35p a cup and beans cost 15p, you save 20p a drink. A machine costing £60 a month all in needs 300 drinks a month to break even, which is about 15 a working day.
Two things move that number. Servicing and filtration push the machine cost up, so include them. Milk is broadly the same across formats, so it usually cancels out and you can leave it out of the comparison entirely.
If you are under the line, that is a genuine answer: stay on pods and buy better pods. We will tell you that rather than sell you a machine you do not need.
At low volume, buy outright or stay on pods. Leasing typically only makes sense at steady, higher volume where the machine is genuinely working every day.
Use your annual total divided by trading days. Sizing to a peak week leaves an expensive machine idle for ten months.
Yes, and not always in your favour. A machine bundled into a supply agreement is usually paid for through the price per kilo and a long minimum term. Ask for the price with and without the machine.
Send your current volumes and invoice and we will work the break even out with you, including the option where you keep your existing setup.
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