Free tool for café owners
What does your best latte really cost?
A drink's true cost is spread across a dozen invoices, which makes it hard to see. This free calculator pulls it together in about five minutes — the real cost and margin of any drink. No finance background needed.
$1.88What a $6 oat latte costs in materials — a number that's easy to lose track of.
~5 minTo cost a drink and see its real margin, COGS %, and markup.
What you get
- A drink-cost calculator — type in your ingredients, get cost per drink instantly
- Your gross margin %, COGS %, and markup, with a color-coded health check
- A Menu Snapshot to see which drinks carry your menu, and which to revisit
What it doesn't cover. This measures gross margin: ingredients only. It doesn't include labor, rent, or waste. Those are where most of the real money hides, and they're what a free 15-minute Café Numbers Check-up walks through.
Brandon Mondragon
CTEC-Registered Tax Preparer #A360990
San Diego, CA