Commercial Tea Blend Cost & Cup Profit Calculator
An interactive formulation tool built for tea wholesalers, packet brands, chai shop chains, and commercial blenders. Formulate custom multi-grade ratios across Dooars, Assam, and Darjeeling, calculate precise raw leaf costs per cup, and simulate operational gross margins in real time.
1. Tea Blend Formulation
Select region, grade cut, blend ratio (%), and enter wholesale purchase price (₹/kg). Proportions must total 100%.
2. Cup Serving & Retail Pricing
Revenue & Profit Simulation (500 Cups/Day)
| Timeline | Gross Revenue | Tea Cost | Gross Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | ₹5,000 | ₹230 | ₹4,770 |
| Monthly (30 Days) | ₹1,50,000 | ₹6,900 | ₹1,43,100 |
| Annual (365 Days) | ₹18,25,000 | ₹83,950 | ₹17,41,050 |
Commercial Tea Blending Principles: Sieve Sizes, Liquor Matching & Cost Engineering
In the Indian commercial tea market, wholesale profitability and consumer loyalty rely directly on blend consistency. Estate auction prices fluctuate weekly with flush cycles, weather patterns, and green leaf availability. Experienced blenders and packet brands never depend on a single estate or a single grade; instead, they blend complementary origin profiles to maintain consistent color, briskness, and aroma while keeping their raw material cost per kilogram strictly within target budgets.
Dooars CTC: The Liquor Color Foundation
Plains CTC teas grown in North Bengal (Dooars and Terai) infuse quickly and generate a deep, luminous reddish-golden liquor within minutes of boiling. Priced economically, Dooars CTC serves as the volumetric base (50% to 70%) for high-volume commercial hotel blends.
Assam CTC: The Body, Malt & Punch
Harvested along the Brahmaputra River valley, Assam CTC provides heavy liquoring density, signature malty aroma, and rich briskness. Assam tea prevents the cup from tasting watery when generous amounts of milk and spices are added.
Dust & Fannings: Extraction Velocity
Fine particles such as Pekoe Dust (PD), Dust, and Orange Fannings (OF) boast high surface area. Incorporating 10% to 20% fine Dust enables chai stall vendors to achieve dark cup color and full strength in less than 90 seconds.
Byahut Tea Company operates from the heart of the Siliguri tea auction corridor (STAC). Our sensory cuppers evaluate hundreds of auction and direct garden invoices weekly to formulate exact recipe matches for packet brands, distributors, and HoReCa chains across India.