GuidedManna Doppio · $13,000 · $100/mo license
| Traffic | Net / month | Payback |
|---|---|---|
| 15 cups/day | $694 | ~19 mo |
| 25 cups/day | $1,357 | ~10 mo |
| 35 cups/day | $2,020 | ~6 mo |
Proof
Numbers and partners — ranges, not promises
Run your own assumptions, see honest ranges from real operating locations, then read five verified partner dashboards — strong spots and slow ones both.
Licensed operators100+across 13 US states
License feeMonthlyflat · 0% royalty
Illustrative payback4–19 moat the modeled throughput — results vary by location
Illustrative economics
Traffic drives the numbers
What one kiosk can net at different traffic, under each program. An illustration, not a forecast.
Illustrative scenario · based on selected assumptions · not a forecast
EssentialsManna Solo · $6,900 · $200/mo license
| Traffic | Net / month | Payback |
|---|---|---|
| 15 cups/day | $594 | ~12 mo |
| 25 cups/day | $1,257 | ~5 mo |
| 35 cups/day | $1,920 | ~4 mo |
Assumptions: 30 days a month · average ticket $3.94 (30% mocha, 30% cappuccino, 30% latte, 10% americano) · ingredients $1.12 a cup · card processing 5.5% · rent 10% of revenue · internet, insurance, electricity and misc. $200 a month · owner-operated, no wages · cash purchase at full price, no discounts · license: Guided $100 a month, Essentials $200 a month (first 24 months).
Financial examples are provided solely for illustrative purposes and are based on selected assumptions. They do not constitute a guarantee, prediction or representation of future financial performance. Actual results vary depending on location, customer demand, pricing, operating costs, execution, service quality, market conditions and numerous other factors.
Revenue examples are hypothetical operating scenarios intended solely to demonstrate how unit economics may change under different assumptions.
Payback periods depend on actual operating performance and are not guaranteed.
Full numbers for both programs in the buyer's guide →Real operator figures
What real locations earn — including the slow ones
Anonymized figures from individual operating kiosks, by city and venue type. Strong locations and slow ones both sit in this list — a kiosk earns what its foot traffic supports.
- Hospital
Carlsbad, CA · hospital lobby
- Cups / day
- 37–45
- Revenue / month
- $5,400
- Coworking
Brooklyn, NY · coworking floor
- Cups / day
- 40–45
- Revenue / month
- $5,400
- Office
Brooklyn, NY · medical office
- Cups / day
- 32–39
- Revenue / month
- $4,680
- Retail
Brooklyn, NY · transit-adjacent retail
- Cups / day
- 25–31
- Revenue / month
- $3,720
- Slow location
Los Angeles, CA · fitness studio
- Cups / day
- 15–22
- Revenue / month
- $2,640
These are figures from individual operating kiosks, not a forecast for yours. Actual results vary by location, pricing, traffic, costs and execution.
How the estimate is built
What the economics table subtracts
The monthly profit is gross revenue minus every running cost a kiosk carries:
- Ingredients — $1.12 per cup in the illustration
- Location rent — a percentage of revenue or a flat monthly amount
- Payment processing — 5.5% of revenue
- License — monthly, no royalties
- Internet, insurance, electricity, and miscellaneous — about $200 a month
Payback is calculated per kiosk: Doppio for Guided and Solo for Essentials. These figures reconcile with the full simulator in the guide — they describe what a kiosk can do at a given throughput, not a promised return. Financial examples are illustrative only and based on selected assumptions; actual results vary with location, customer demand, pricing, operating costs, execution and service quality.
Partner results
Real partners, real numbers
Five partners in five cities. Different jobs, different reasons, the same kiosk platform. Each partner's cups-a-day comes from their own dashboard; the monthly figure is that volume at the cup price they actually charge. Read them as what location quality does to the number, not as a baseline for your own. The spread between the strongest spot and the slowest one is the point.
Rita
Carlsbad, CA · hospital lobby
I service the kiosk on the way to my shift. Twelve minutes, three times a week, and it covers my rent.
This kiosk sits in a hospital lobby with steady weekday traffic. Every kiosk still needs restocking, cleaning, inventory and oversight — and what it earns depends on the location, not the hours.
Cups / day37–45
Monthly revenue$5,400as reported by the operator
Eugene
Brooklyn, NY · coworking floor
I wanted a side business that did not compete with my day job. The dashboard tells me what sells, so I just keep it stocked.
This kiosk runs on a coworking floor. Restocking, cleaning, inventory and service calls are the operator's job; the dashboard tells you when.
Cups / day40–45
Monthly revenue$5,400as reported by the operator
Sergei
Brooklyn, NY · medical office
I started with one kiosk to test the numbers. They held up, so I planned the next placement.
Cups / day32–39
Monthly revenue$4,680as reported by the operator
David
Brooklyn, NY · transit-adjacent retail
I ran a cafe for years and knew the rent and labour math. A kiosk strips most of that cost out.
Cups / day25–31
Monthly revenue$3,720as reported by the operator
Nikita
Los Angeles, CA · fitness studio
This is my quieter location, and it still earns. Location quality is what moves the number, so I picked the next site carefully.
Cups / day15–22
Monthly revenue$2,640as reported by the operator
One operator's experience per card — results depend on location, traffic, pricing and how often the kiosk is serviced. Every kiosk needs restocking, cleaning and oversight.
Next step
Talk through your own location
Bring your traffic estimate and we will run the numbers with you — no pressure, no pitch deck.
In Guided, Manna provides location evaluation guidance and access to a pipeline of pre-verified venues. Selecting, negotiating and securing the site — and how it performs — remain the operator's call.