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Size the machine for the summer Saturday.
Peak-hour servings in, machine class out — using published industry throughput ranges, with the profit math one click away.
The machine class
Class, not model — cylinder count, gravity vs. pump feed, air-cooled vs. water all move the pick. An Electro Freeze demo answers it with your own mix; ask your rep and bring the cone math.
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Asked every week.
How many servings per hour does a soft serve machine make?
Published throughput across machine classes runs from about 100 servings per hour on entry equipment to 420 on high-output machines, at a 3½-ounce serving. Bigger portions cut real output proportionally, and recovery under back-to-back draws — not the nameplate — is what a busy window actually feels.
How do I size a frozen beverage program?
Convert the peak hour to gallons: drinks × ounces ÷ 128. Published frozen-beverage classes produce roughly 10 to 18 gallons per hour; about 3 gallons per hour serves 32 twelve-ounce drinks.
Is soft serve actually profitable?
It's one of the highest-margin items in foodservice, which is why the math deserves real numbers: Electro Freeze publishes profit calculators with the formula in the open. Run your price and volume through them, then test the product side in a demo.
A tool gets you close. A person gets it right.
Every number here is a starting point, not a quote. Your Zink specialist runs these questions for a living — and checking your math costs you nothing.