Guides

Practical guides for cafe owners

Short reads on the numbers that decide whether a busy cafe makes money.

• How to work out GP on a flat white

  A worked example of gross profit on a cafe's best seller: what goes in the cup, what it costs, how VAT changes the sum, and what to charge.

  4 minute read

• A cafe stock take in 15 minutes

  How to count stock in a small cafe without losing an afternoon: what to count, how often, and what to do with the numbers.

  4 minute read

• What to do when milk goes up

  A supplier price rise doesn't have to eat your margin. How to see what it really costs, and four ways to respond.

  4 minute read

• How to price a latte, cappuccino and flat white by size

  A simple way to set cafe coffee prices by size: cost each cup, take off VAT, and work back from the margin you want. With worked examples.

  5 minute read

• What's a good gross profit for a cafe?

  Typical gross profit (GP) ranges for cafe coffee, food and cakes, why your overall GP is a blend, and how to find the items pulling it down.

  4 minute read