It costs about $3 to make a smoothie at home with ingredients like milk, yogurt, fruit, and honey. Buying a smoothie from a store costs $4 to $8 on average. So making it yourself saves money.
What do you need to start a smoothie business? You’ll need a truck, blender, generator, cooler, cups, straws, napkins, business license, and insurance. Industry experts estimate start-up costs from $20,000 to $400,000. But, you can make about $600,000 gross revenue annually.
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Serving Sizes:
- Small smoothie: 20 ounces
- Large smoothie: 32 to 40 ounces
- Smoothie bowl: 12 to 20 ounces
- Juices: 4 to 7 ounces
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Ingredients to Avoid:
- Fat-free flavored yogurt
- Fruit juice
- Ice cream
- Frozen yogurt
- Sherbet
- Too much of one ingredient
- Added sweeteners like honey or maple syrup
- Canned fruits
Here were the ingredients and cost breakdown in the smoothie I made at home:
- One bag of frozen berries: $2.99
- 1/4 of a half-gallon container of milk: $0.50 (milk cost $2)
Making smoothies at home costs around $2 to $3 per serving versus $4 to $8 to buy one, saving you money over time.
For instance, if you have a hankering for banana smoothies, all you would need are:
- Bananas: bundle of seven < $1
- Yogurt: 32-ounce store brands $4.50
- Milk: rounded up to $5 for a gallon
- Honey: medium-sized store brand $7
In total, you would be paying around $17.50 for all ingredients. If you are using one banana a day to make one smoothie a day, you’d have spent less than $2.50 a day on smoothies! Why less?