Your detailed analysis
See exactly what roasting in-house could mean for you.
Adjust your inputs below to model your savings, your payback, and your five-year financial picture.
What You’re Doing Now
This is what you’re currently spending on roasted coffee.
What You Could Be Selling
This is where you can estimate a retail opportunity.
Bellwether costs include green coffee, shipping, and shrinkage; electricity ($0.02/lb at $0.14/kWh US avg); and labor + maintenance ($0.35/lb). Retail bag costs include $1.50 per bag for packaging & labeling, plus green coffee.
Total ROI in a single year
$27,134
Saving money roasting with Bellwether
Total coffee cost with Bellwether (per lb)$6.98
Savings per month$1,088
Savings per year$13,052
Grow with retail bags of roasted coffee
Retail bags sold per week20
Sales per month$1,733
Sales per year$20,800
Retail bags profit per year$14,082
Roaster payback period (months)10
“I thought I’d sell 100 bags in my first year. I sold 100 in my first month.”
More than a roaster.
A whole coffee business in one partnership.
Talk to a Bellwether advisor about how the program would work for yours. No script, no commitment.