Mobile Nitro Iced Coffee Cart
By gutting a $600 Home Depot tool cart and adding a $200 tap system, you can serve nitro iced coffee at events for roughly $1,000 to $3,000 in startup costs. A cup costs about $3 to make, including the bag-in-box coffee and ice, and sells for $8.50 while pouring in just 30 seconds. One operator cleared $8,000 in net profit over a two-day festival using this lean setup, far outearning a $150,000 pizza truck next door.
Startup Budget
$1K – $3K
Difficulty
Beginner
Business Type
Offline
Location
Anywhere
Time Commitment
Part-time
Revenue Potential
$100 to $400/hour profit, up to $8,000 per weekend
Skills Needed
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