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What does your roasted coffee actually cost?

Most roasters price on gut feel and leave money on the table. This tool reveals the true cost per roasted kg, down to the cent.

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Green price is just the start Gas, electricity, rent, labour and roast loss all eat into your margin, often invisibly. This calculator makes them visible.
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Fill in your numbers, see the truth Enter your machine, schedule and costs. The calculator shows your real cost per kg and the minimum price you can charge without losing money.
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🟤 Green Coffee

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📈 Roaster Throughput

Fills in example numbers below for your machine. These are typical starting values. Feel free to adjust them to match your actual setup.

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Output: 30.24 roasted kg / hour

📋 Coffee Details

Optional details about this coffee. They do not change the cost calculation, but they are included with your result when you save it.

🔬 Green Coffee Specs

If you have this from your supplier's spec sheet (or your own measurement), filling it in helps you dial in charge temperature and roast profile faster.

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g/L
masl

Typical ranges: moisture 9-12%, water activity 0.50-0.65 Aw, density 650-800 g/L. Values outside these ranges aren't wrong, just worth double-checking against your spec sheet.

🕒 Schedule

CAPACITY UTILISATION 24%
Volume: 17.418 kg/yr Max: 72.576 kg/yr

👥 Labour

🏢 Fixed Costs

Total fixed: €57.000/yr

COGS PER ROASTED KG AT THIS VOLUME

Green (loss-adjusted)€11,31
Labour€1,85
Rent / lease€2,07
Energy (gas + electric)€0,72
Overheads€0,48
Base COGS / kg €16,43
At full capacity: €13,95/kg

📦 Packaging & Sales Mix

250g Bag
Retail 70% 30% Wholesale
Retail
€13,31
Wholesale
€7,17
Blended
€11,47
500g Bag
Retail 50% 50% Wholesale
Retail
€25,00
Wholesale
€15,00
Blended
€20,00
1kg Bag
Retail 20% 80% Wholesale
Retail
€50,10
Wholesale
€26,98
Blended
€31,60

🎯 Volume Split & Break-Even

What share of your total roasted volume sells as each size?

250g50%
500g30%
1kg20%
Break-even volume
2.180 kg/yr
Of full capacity
3%
Avg Contribution / kg
€26,15
Profit at this volume
€398.433

📦 Green Coffee Forecasting

Burn rate at this volume: 432.00 kg green / week

🏭 1. Check Current Stock

kg
This will last for:
1.4 weeks
Roasted yield: 504 kg

🛒 2. Plan a Purchase

wks
You need to buy:
4.584 kg
Est. cost: €43.548

🌍 Community Compare

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