14 Jun, 2023
Your business is overpaying for sparkling water In 2019 the average cost of a case of 12 1L bottles of premium sparkling water (at a foodservice distributor) sat around $17, today that number is $30 ($2.50 a bottle). Restaurants that charge for sparkling water usually do so at around $7 a bottle, in '19 that would have net them somewhere around $65 - $67, in '23 that number is down to $53. The number of bottles of sparkling water that a restaurant uses in a week varies depending on several factors such as the size of the restaurant, the number of customers served, the demand for sparkling water, and the pricing strategy of the restaurant. According to industry estimates, a typical restaurant might use anywhere from 5 to 20 bottles of sparkling water per day, depending on the size of the establishment and the demand from customers. Assuming a 7-day workweek, this would translate to between 35 and 140 bottles of sparkling water per week. Using the average cost of a case of 12 1L bottles that comes out to $350 a week, $1400 a month, and $16,800 a year spent on sparkling water alone. Keep in mind, those figures are not factoring storage, refrigeration, or transportation. The sparkling bottled water market in the United States is expected to reach a peak of US$ 41.9 billion in 2023 and that is thanks to you! There is a much larger conversation to be had (and don't worry, that is our next blog topic) surrounding whether or not you should be charging for water in 2023, but if your business is not, you are throwing away close to $20,000 a year, where there should be a steady stream of income. This is where Natura comes in to play! No more trips to Restaurant Depot early on a Saturday morning, or having to fill an entire refrigerator with cases of *insert sparkling water brand* bottles, simply purchase or lease a Natura water system and have an endless supply of triple-filtered, ice cold, filtered still or sparkling water. Regardless of which system you choose, not only is it dramatically less expensive than a years supply of bottled sparkling water, but it's both environmentally friendly and financially sound. Our systems transform your local tap water into water the way nature intended, pure, crisp, fresh, and free of debris and chemicals . If you are Interested in learning more about how to best monetize your water service click here to schedule a meeting our team would love to help.