Starting a Smoothie Business
Decide what type of smoothie business you want to start, what products you will sell, and how you will reach your customers. Choose a catchy name and create a logo for your business. Set up a website or online store to sell your smoothies. Include information about your products, pricing, and shipping options.
- Startup Costs
How much does it cost to start a smoothie business? Startup costs for a smoothie business range from $10,000 – $20,000. The largest expenses are for a deposit on a rental space, the preparation of the space, and equipment. You’ll need a handful of items to successfully launch your smoothie business, including a Refrigerator and Dishwasher.
Setting Up Your Smoothie Business
Designing your menu is a very easy step that you can have a little fun with. Here are some tried and tested fruit combinations you can get started with.
Smoothie Business Profitability
Is smoothie business profitable? Smoothie prices range from $3 to $10 or more. With a 30% profit margin, selling 70 smoothies daily equals over $150,000 revenue, and $45,000 profit. As sales climb to 150 smoothies daily, profits near $100,000. A shop doing $5,000 monthly business could generate $30,000 in yearly profits with a 40% margin. As business grows, profits and margins can rise. Smoothie trucks average 10-15% margins, higher than most food businesses.
Smoothie Business Costs
How much does it cost to make a smoothie? A 16 oz smoothie costs $5-7 on average. Smoothie King offers sizes of 20 oz, 32 oz, and 40 oz. A homemade 16 oz smoothie using frozen berries, milk, and protein powder costs $2-4. Smoothie intake should be limited to 16 oz daily. Prices at Planet Smoothie are $5.99-8.99 by size and addons. Pitaya bowls and Blast smoothies cost up to $8.99.
Comparison of Smoothie Brands
A Jamba Juice small smoothie is 16 oz and costs around $5. A large is 28 oz. Jamba Juice smoothies are relatively healthy. Making smoothies at home or buying in bulk saves money. Look for coupons and discounts. The McDonald’s Mango Pineapple smoothie has 56g sugar and 260 calories in 16 oz. It contains water, pineapple juice, mango puree, orange juice, apple juice, cellulose powder, flavors, xanthan gum, and pectin. Purchased smoothies cost $5-7. Making them at home allows control of cost and ingredients. Buying ingredients in bulk saves money. Tropical Smoothie Café smoothies are 24 oz, less expensive than Smoothie King. Both cafes offer rewards programs.