Coffee robot quote: how to compare offers and protect your profitability
Purchase price, installation, warranty, maintenance, payment, subscriptions: what a coffee robot quote must detail, and how to compare two offers on the margin they leave you.
The blog on coffee robots and ice cream robots
Answers with figures to the questions people ask before investing in an autonomous machine.
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What makes or loses margin in a coffee robot payment terminal
Accepted payment methods, connection, fees, breakdowns and refunds. On a coffee robot, the payment terminal is the only cash register, and each of its faults costs lost sales.
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Coffee robot dashboard: the indicators that grow your margin
Sales, average basket, ingredient cost, downtime, off-peak hours: the figures to record each month on a coffee robot to see where your margin comes from and what to fix.
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Investing in a coffee vending machine: the risks that weigh on profitability and how to limit them
Location, contract, breakdowns, forgotten costs, seasonality: the risks that weigh on the profitability of a coffee vending machine, and how to limit them before you invest.
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Coffee vending machine franchise: what the brand costs and what to check
Entry fee, royalties, mandatory purchasing, pre-contractual disclosure document and exit clauses. What a coffee vending franchise makes you pay, and how it affects your margin.
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Coffee robot location agreement: the fee and the clauses that drive profitability
Fixed fee or share of sales, term, exclusivity, electricity, exit: the clauses to negotiate with the venue hosting your coffee robot, because they weigh directly on its margin.
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Coffee robot regulations in France: the steps to check before investing
Legal status, hygiene, the venue's agreement, electricity, price display, insurance. The rules that govern running a coffee robot in France and the steps to check before investing.
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Coffee robot taxation in France: what really weighs on net profitability
Legal status, VAT, depreciation, deductible expenses and local business tax. The tax choices, in France, that separate a coffee robot's margin from what you really keep, to be studied with your accountant before investing.
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Coffee robot menu: which drinks to offer to improve your margin
Putting together the menu of a coffee robot: which drinks to keep, how to adapt the menu to the venue and the seasons, and how to track what each drink contributes to the margin.
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Coffee robot location: how to choose the right place
Station, offices, shopping centre, campus: the venue makes most of a coffee robot's sales. The practical criteria to judge a location before investing.
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Coffee robot, vending machine or coffee franchise: which one to invest in
Three ways to invest in selling coffee, three very different commitments: time, staff, premises, brand and resale. The criteria to compare before choosing.
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Coffee robot in a restaurant or a company: what to check before installing
A coffee robot is not a coffee machine plugged into a robot: it is a complete point of sale. What this changes for a restaurant or offices, and what to check on site.
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Investing in an ice cream robot: budget, margin and expected profitability
Investing in an ice cream robot: what the purchase price includes, monthly costs, space and electricity to plan for, the season, and a method to estimate the margin of your venue.
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Coffee robot profitability: how to calculate the margin and estimate the payback
Calculating the profitability of a coffee robot step by step: revenue excluding VAT, variable costs, fixed costs, break-even point and payback period, on your own figures.
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Investing in an automatic coffee machine: what to know before you start
Price of an automatic coffee robot and what it includes, costs to plan for after purchase, time to spend on it, location and financing: the practical benchmarks before investing.
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The benefits of the ice cream robot: speed, hygiene and custom flavours
Self-service ice cream robot: a quick ice cream served by a robotic arm behind a glass front, no handling, a menu you can customise, day and night. And the limits to know.
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Ice cream robot: the ideal complement to coffee
Installing an ice cream robot next to a coffee robot: two seasons that complement each other, one venue, combined upkeep visits. What changes, and what to check.
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