How much do you really earn on a dessert in your café? Let's do the maths
A dessert at 22 zł on the menu doesn't mean 22 zł in the till. We show you how to work out, in three steps, how much you really keep from one portion - with examples from our range.
Café owners usually know exactly what their espresso costs them. With desserts it varies: the menu price “seems fine”, but nobody has worked out how much of it is left after VAT and the purchase cost. And yet desserts are often the simplest way to earn - with no extra work for the barista.
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