That is flat out disgusting! I would bet not a single non-American person would ever touch that! Tea is a dried plant and makes a nice hot drink with a bit of simple preparation. Russian jails even brew up some kind of psychoactive hooch based on tea.
Almost as nasty as when I asked for a glass of red wine during a visit to the US. The bartender interpreted this as me asking for "a Burgundy" which turned out to be CA red wine in a tall glass with ice. How do you people mangle stuff up like this.
Every restaurant I ever worked at ( a lot ) made their own iced tea for pennies a gallon. Never heard of a restaurant buying pre made tea. Just saying.
Hyper inflation...the inevitable stock market crash. If you have to buy construction materials, I suggest doing it as soon as possible. This is gonna get worse rapidly before it gets better.
Multiple homes were destroyed in the ANTIFA fires on the West coast. Insurance pays out, conservative families move & pay large sums to rebuild in better areas for family, libs move because they now have cash to, and the price of building/relocating in mass increases the price.
Katrina had a similar effect on many building/decor prices. Also the last fires in CA did that to Utah home prices around 2002.
Watch the disasters & look for what is required to be replaced. I need to study the Spanish Flu so I can see which industries were needed once it was finally finished.
The nutritional information says it contains 320-12oz servings of the finished product (1 part syrup to 5 parts water) Which equals out to 3,840 ounces of finished product.
Liquid tea box at $42.71 is costing roughly $0.011 per ounce to make before accounting for cost of water, power for the fountain, and any lease or maintenance of fountain.
Brewed tea case is $32.79 is costing roughly $0.003 per ounce before other expenses.
I like tea - Darjeeling, Assam, double Bergamot, Holiday Spice (yummy), even some tea bags from the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. - no idea how I got those.
I think a lot of tea comes from India and Ceylon....er...Sri Lanka.
I assume you have already looked at alternatives but I’ll ask anyways, it’s it cheaper to brew your own and dispense from a food service grade container with spout like McDonald’s and some other fast foods? That liquid equivalent stuff doesn’t taste right anyway.
i'll have one keg of beer, please.... chop chop!!!
Throw it in the harbor!
Kek! Exactly!
What!!!!!!!!
Time for a tea party!
Liquid tea equivalent or dried tea leaves equivalent?
5 gallon Liquid box tea for soda machine
That is flat out disgusting! I would bet not a single non-American person would ever touch that! Tea is a dried plant and makes a nice hot drink with a bit of simple preparation. Russian jails even brew up some kind of psychoactive hooch based on tea.
Almost as nasty as when I asked for a glass of red wine during a visit to the US. The bartender interpreted this as me asking for "a Burgundy" which turned out to be CA red wine in a tall glass with ice. How do you people mangle stuff up like this.
Here in Greece the cafes stock cans of cold peach "tea" for the tourists. I'l stick with the local "krasi" (wine), thanks.
Every restaurant I ever worked at ( a lot ) made their own iced tea for pennies a gallon. Never heard of a restaurant buying pre made tea. Just saying.
Yes. I make mint iced tea with orange juice and a bit of lemon juice - pure nectar!
I accidentally picked up a box of Vanilla flavored Sleepy Time tea, I'll send it to you for a keg of beer.
Gold Peak Tea will be on sale if Coca Cola keeps opening their mouth.
Yeah, construction lumber has almost doubled since January.
Bought OSB this week costs me $38.97.
what's causing the increase, is it because companies are shutting down?
we're in the middle of a project, and think we should buy what we need before it gets worse.
Hyper inflation...the inevitable stock market crash. If you have to buy construction materials, I suggest doing it as soon as possible. This is gonna get worse rapidly before it gets better.
thanks for the details. we still have a a lot to buy & I've noticed many things are already out of stock, so sounds like I need to get busy.
Covid is a huge factor affecting sawmills and transportation, from what I've read. I too long for the days of <$4.00 2x4's
Multiple homes were destroyed in the ANTIFA fires on the West coast. Insurance pays out, conservative families move & pay large sums to rebuild in better areas for family, libs move because they now have cash to, and the price of building/relocating in mass increases the price.
Katrina had a similar effect on many building/decor prices. Also the last fires in CA did that to Utah home prices around 2002.
Watch the disasters & look for what is required to be replaced. I need to study the Spanish Flu so I can see which industries were needed once it was finally finished.
What!? What is going on with lumber and tea!!? Also, what state are you in that tea is so expensive!? CA? ?
dump that shit in the harbor and switch to coffee!
Just for shits and giggles I did a little research. Not sure what brand you use so just doing a hypothetical thing here just for fun.
I found a box of liquid tea for soda fountain for $42.71. It is “Narvon 5 Gallon Bag in Box Unsweetened Iced Tea Syrup” (https://www.webstaurantstore.com/narvon-5-gallon-bag-in-box-unsweetened-iced-tea-syrup/515BIBTEAUNS.html)
The nutritional information says it contains 320-12oz servings of the finished product (1 part syrup to 5 parts water) Which equals out to 3,840 ounces of finished product.
I looked up commercial tea pouches (sorry for the Amazon link) and found a case of 24-3 gallon tea pouches for $32.79 (https://www.amazon.com/Lipton-Iced-Black-Unsweetened-gallon/dp/B01MTG7Q9A/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=commercial+tea+bags&qid=1618993168&sr=8-3) each case will make 72 gallons, or roughly 9,576 ounces of tea.
Liquid tea box at $42.71 is costing roughly $0.011 per ounce to make before accounting for cost of water, power for the fountain, and any lease or maintenance of fountain.
Brewed tea case is $32.79 is costing roughly $0.003 per ounce before other expenses.
Here is a BUNN 5 gallon dispenser for iced tea for $76.99 (https://www.webstaurantstore.com/bunn-34100-0001-tdo-5-5-gallon-iced-tea-dispenser-with-solid-plastic-lid/234341000001.html?utm_source=shopzilla&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=234341000001&utm_campaign=restaurant_equipment) probably fits under a tall coffee maker. But same website has a low profile 3.5 gallon dispenser for $63.49.
Hope this helps fren! Good luck to you and hope your business is doing better!
Now he just need to determine if his employee's time costs more to make that than hook up the box of syurp.
Great breakdown fren!
True, but id say do a taste test and let the customer decide. They are the ultimate judge of whether something is of value or not.
I like tea - Darjeeling, Assam, double Bergamot, Holiday Spice (yummy), even some tea bags from the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. - no idea how I got those. I think a lot of tea comes from India and Ceylon....er...Sri Lanka.
What?!
Friggin' China.
Everything has gone up, but yet inflation is just an idea like antifa.
Hopefully we collapse and cause a reset. Otherwise we just collapse.
Wow. That's messed up.
I assume you have already looked at alternatives but I’ll ask anyways, it’s it cheaper to brew your own and dispense from a food service grade container with spout like McDonald’s and some other fast foods? That liquid equivalent stuff doesn’t taste right anyway.