The numbers, the food safety rules, and the playbook, written for coffee shop owners. No fluff, real prices.
How cafés can their own cold brew: what equipment you need, how long canned cold brew lasts, food safety basics, and the margin math on a $6 grab-and-go can.
The full startup math for café canning: $1,799 machine, 99 cent cans, under $1,900 all-in to start, per-can margins on a $6.50 drink, and a payback calculator.
The food safety rules for canning drinks at a café: why refrigeration matters more than the seal, how long sealed drinks keep, dating cans, and when to talk to your health department.
Typical coffee shop profit margins: 75 to 85 percent gross on drinks but only 2 to 7 percent net. Why throughput is the bottleneck and how grab-and-go canned drinks add sales without adding labor.
Crowler vs growler explained: sizes, shelf life, equipment costs, and which to-go format fits taprooms, and what cafés use instead: sealed 16oz clear PET cans.
Every common beverage can size with dimensions and typical uses: 8.4oz slim, 12oz standard and sleek, 16oz pint, 19.2oz stovepipe, 32oz crowler, plus the 16oz clear PET can cafés use.