dpirmann t1_iy8w4ic wrote
Be interesting to know whether, despite an increase in time to produce an order, is there a significant savings in cost of milk/cream/sugar/stirrers not lost to wastage and theft?
GoHuskies1984 t1_iy93aue wrote
Quick Google search says Starbucks uses 160,000,000 gallons of milk annually. Figure a tiny savings like half a percent milk saved each year due to avoiding theft or large pours. That's still 8,000,000 gallons saved and assuming a mass quality average of $2 p/gallon that's $16 million saved annually.
Add in the more expensive milk options and ballpark probably looking at $50 million or more saved each year.
Jersey-City-2468 OP t1_iya7vfu wrote
But there’s a flaw in your logic…using myself as an example, I prefer significantly less half and half in my coffee than most baristas pour for me, so they’re actually using more by pouring it for me vs letting me pour my preferred amount. How many others like me are out there? And now I ask for it on the side, which they then pour an excess amount into an espresso sized cup with a lid, causing cup and lid prices to rise. So is the savings actually a wash?
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