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I'm thinking about trying to get a C-Stand going for our fall musical, and I was wondering if any of you have tips?
I have lots of experience with concession stands, having worked them for four years and run my high school's for just under three years. The only problem I forsee is no kitchen space, and the lobby used for the theatre (which is in the exact center of a classroom building at my college) is not very large (capacity: 45ish.)
Here's what I'm thinking:
--Bottled Soda (or pop, if you prefer, or even Coke,) Juice, and Water
--Coffee (in a cup WITH LIDS)
--Hard Candies and such that won't melt onto seats, the floors, etc. such as M&M's, Skittles, Licorice, etc.
I was wondering mainly if anyone has any "special" items they sell. It will be hard to convince the powers that be to spend money, but hey, I might as well try to raise a little bit of money. Basically, I'm looking for stuff I can sell for under $1.50... I know I can get the soda, water, and juice from the Pepsi Distributor, which I can re-sell for about $1.25 (that should be about a $0.45 profit on average) and I can get the coffee for free (or close) from the cafeteria and sell for $1.00 and make $0.90 profit. Candy I can get from a nearby Sam's Club and sell for $1.00 and make between $0.30 and $0.70 per item.
Also, I really would like to do popcorn as well but that would require leasing (or purchasing) a popper, even though I could sell a box of it for $1.25 and make $0.90 profit. Popcorn is also messy, but easy to clean up (except if it gets ground into the carpet runners on the lower seating aisles.)
I'm thinking about trying to get a C-Stand going for our fall musical, and I was wondering if any of you have tips?
I have lots of experience with concession stands, having worked them for four years and run my high school's for just under three years. The only problem I forsee is no kitchen space, and the lobby used for the theatre (which is in the exact center of a classroom building at my college) is not very large (capacity: 45ish.)
Here's what I'm thinking:
--Bottled Soda (or pop, if you prefer, or even Coke,) Juice, and Water
--Coffee (in a cup WITH LIDS)
--Hard Candies and such that won't melt onto seats, the floors, etc. such as M&M's, Skittles, Licorice, etc.
I was wondering mainly if anyone has any "special" items they sell. It will be hard to convince the powers that be to spend money, but hey, I might as well try to raise a little bit of money. Basically, I'm looking for stuff I can sell for under $1.50... I know I can get the soda, water, and juice from the Pepsi Distributor, which I can re-sell for about $1.25 (that should be about a $0.45 profit on average) and I can get the coffee for free (or close) from the cafeteria and sell for $1.00 and make $0.90 profit. Candy I can get from a nearby Sam's Club and sell for $1.00 and make between $0.30 and $0.70 per item.
Also, I really would like to do popcorn as well but that would require leasing (or purchasing) a popper, even though I could sell a box of it for $1.25 and make $0.90 profit. Popcorn is also messy, but easy to clean up (except if it gets ground into the carpet runners on the lower seating aisles.)
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