Muffins Pricing and Costs

Consider the cost of serving muffins at your business

Muffins are a good food to eat for breakfast or as a snack. Most muffins are inexpensive to make. However, these baked goods can expand your client base, especially if you serve healthy muffins or specialty muffins.

When you are preparing to add muffins to your menu, you will have to alter your budget to include the various muffins pricing and costs. Consider the following options to help you accurately prepare the new budget:

1. Add the cost of mix for muffins into your budget.

2. Include the cost of muffin tins in the budget.

3. Plan for the recurring cost of muffin liners.

4. Make an impact by sending corporate muffin baskets to clients and contacts.

 

Consider the cost of making muffins from a premade mix

For busy bakeries and restaurants, making muffins from scratch using muffin recipes may not be feasible. In this case, using premade mixes for muffins is usually a better option. There are various factors that affect the price you will pay for muffin mix. These include the type of muffins you need, the size of the package and the type of mix. For example, muffin mix that requires only water to be added is usually more expensive than muffin mix that requires other ingredients to be added.
Try: Food Service Direct sells a variety of muffin mixes. Prices vary from around $55 to $90 per case. For example, a case of mix for blueberry muffins or banana muffins starts at around $70, while a case of assorted muffin mixes is around $60. BuyTheCase.net sells mix for a variety of muffins. Prices for most muffins, including apple muffins and corn muffins are priced under $30 per case, while some specialty muffins, such as triple chocolate chunk is priced at around $45.

Factor in the cost of tins to bake muffins

Whether you are making pumpkin muffins or blueberry muffins, you will need muffin tins. The price you pay for the muffin tins depends on the material the tin is made out of and the number of muffins the pan can make, as well as any additional features you desire, such as covers for the tins.
Try: At WEBstaurant Store, you can expect to pay anywhere from $10 to over $90. Muffin tins from the Betty Crocker Store start at around $30. This company also sells muffin pans that feature holiday patterns starting at around $40.

Remember to include money in the budget for liners for the muffins

When baking muffins, you can either use a non-stick spray or you can use muffin liners. For most businesses, muffin liners are a more sanitary option. The price you pay for these liners depends on whether they are plain or decorative. It also depends on the material the liner is made of. For example, foil liners are usually more expensive than paper.
Try: InstaWares offers numerous styles of muffin liners. Prices range from under $5 for single decorative liners to over $70 for a case of liners. Starting at under $5 per package, you can purchase muffin liners from AlwaysBrilliant.com.

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