Choco Loco

Thank you very much. Will do. I saw people helping with the numbers on the forum and thought it would be a good way to try.

Thank you. I absolutely would do it after figuring out feasibility of this potential business. I actually have a strong business side and created a few business plans. I am looking for help with a couple assumptions, that are specific to the business I am unfamiliar with.

It’s a very densely populated town in the most densely populated state. Not touristy. Affluent. I am not looking to invest meaningfully in marketing. Everyone in the town will know right away. Plus it will be on the main street with heavy foot traffic.

Hello Kerry, thank you very much for the valuable insights. I did not think about freezers. Yes, I definitely figured out the pricing in the area. I am struggling with the assumptions for cost and volume that can be sold. I am at the initial stage where I run numbers and see if this business makes sense at all but volume is very tough to estimate even though it is clear the demand will be high.

Yes, hoping that somebody will be willing to share ballpark numbers. I absolutely understand, that nobody will give me an exact number for my particular location. If you are not willing to share, that’s fine. For your second question, I did contact two and haven’t received answers yet or maybe they just ignored. If somebody already knows the number this is a much easier way to get initial estimates, so I am giving it a try.

Dear Chocolatiers and business Gurus I am looking to start a high end chocolate boutique in a 60k ppl affluent town in the US. I am working on my financial projections. Please help estimate daily sales numbers (avg. price per piece and amounts sold). Also, can anyone give me an idea of the cost (per unit?) of importing ready made chocolates from France and Belgium into the US (wholesale price per piece and associated importing costs). Thank you very much!