A topping trial can help you evaluate a new milk tea menu option. Compare portion costs, proposed prices and actual orders before deciding.
Plan a milk tea topping trial
Before adding a topping, compare its drained portion cost with your proposed selling price. Include labour, waste and other expenses when deciding whether the menu item works for your shop.
Illustrative contribution before other expenses (not net profit)
Barley, Oat, Red Bean and Osmanthus Konjac cost 90 THB per pack; Moji Yogurt costs 120 THB. Each pack is 500g with 300g drained weight. At 15g drained per serving: 20 servings, costing 4.50 THB (90 THB pack) or 6.00 THB (Moji Yogurt), before shipping, tax and waste.
Illustration: 40 barley topping servings/day at a 20 THB upcharge and 4.50 THB portion cost leave 620.00 THB/day or 18,600.00 THB per 30 days before labour, tax, shipping, waste and other expenses. This is not observed customer performance or a sales guarantee.
Questions to test with customers
- Would customers choose the topping at your proposed price?
- Does a menu photo help customers understand the topping?
- Do customers order it again? Record rather than assume.
Milk tea pairing ideas to test
- Trial idea: Thai tea + barley (contains gluten)
- Trial idea: classic milk tea + red bean
- Trial idea: matcha latte + red bean
- Trial idea: oolong tea + Osmanthus Konjac (not popping boba)
Request samples by emailing Blessme.team@gmail.com. These pairings are serving suggestions, not tested recipes or measured customer results.
Barley and oat contain gluten. All five toppings are vegan and packed in syrup with sugar. Draining syrup can reduce sweetness but does not make them sugar-free. Not suitable for children under 6 because of choking risk.
