Coffee shop COGS
Every guide in the Coffee shop COGS series, newest first. Switch topics below or go back to all posts.
How much milk does a coffee shop use? Do the math
Work out your own milk use: drinks sold times ounces per drink, with drink counts from Square, Clover, or Toast, a worked 250-drink day, and a par.
Why Your Coffee Shop Inventory Doesn’t Match Your Sales
Milk and beans disappear faster than sales explain. Test five causes in order, each with worked numbers, after a 10-minute check of the gap pattern.
Coffee shop inventory management: the guide
What to count in a cafe and how often, units and pack sizes, why cafes drift differently than restaurants, and how counts turn into a real food cost percentage.
Par levels for cafes: never run out of oat milk
Set cafe par levels from real usage, handle weekend spikes with day-of-week pars, work around milk’s shelf life, and turn a par into a vendor purchase order.