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Store Markup on Chocolate Bars
Started this discussion. Last reply by Clay Gordon Feb 22. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Hey Chocolate Life,I am trying to get a general idea of what a store's markup is on high end chocolate bars. 20%, 50%, 100% ?Continue
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Clay Gordon replied to Dylan Butterbaugh's discussion Store Markup on Chocolate Bars"Nestor:
I've seen anywhere between 10% and 50%. I created a worksheet and shared it so you can model the cost of selling a chocolate bar from the cost of cocoa beans through ingredients and overhead to distribution costs. If you're…"
Nestor replied to Dylan Butterbaugh's discussion Store Markup on Chocolate Bars"Thank you Clay, very informative post.
As you mentioned producer needs to add some markup for possible middleman.
What is a (average) usual percentage taken by a middle man?"
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Manoa Cake
This beauty is packing 1 kilo of our delicious Hamakua Big Island chocolate with Maui Lavender Marcaroons and hand dipped strawberries and bananas. It was ALMOST a shame to cut into it.
Dylan Butterbaugh replied to Felipe Jaramillo F.'s discussion Foodsafe epoxy glue for Ultra/Santha machines"Well, you want to drill through the plastic and if it slightly goes into the stone bottom that would be good. On one of my drums I purposefully went into the stone a bit and put little metal pieces before epoxying. I found this is unnecessary…"
Dylan Butterbaugh replied to Felipe Jaramillo F.'s discussion Foodsafe epoxy glue for Ultra/Santha machines"It is in on the bottom of the grinder so there is no contact with the chocolate."
Dylan Butterbaugh replied to Felipe Jaramillo F.'s discussion Foodsafe epoxy glue for Ultra/Santha machines"Hey Felipe,
I have had a similar problem with a many of the machines. Go to the hardware store and buy slow drying 2 part epoxy. It is about 4 bucks. Find your smallest drill bit, flip over the drum, and drill 6 different holes in the overlapping…"
Dylan Butterbaugh replied to Adam Kavalier's discussion pregrinders"Hey Adam,
I was having similar issues and did not like the champion juicer. Super messy, heavy, and always getting really hot. I ended up using a grain mill. If you secure it to a table it will quickly refine the nibs to liquor. It will be a…"
Dylan Butterbaugh replied to Brent Davis's discussion Wholesale Bean Suppliers in the US? in the group Startup Central"Hi Tatiana,
I would love to see a brochure. dylan@manoachocolate.com"
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Are you looking to start a chocolate business? Want to talk to others who've been there or done that - or have you been there and done it and want to share with others? This is the place to discuss it.
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- At 11:52pm on February 10, 2012,
Brad Churchill said… Dylan;
I'm not sure exactly what response you're referring to....
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