Current Delivery Unit Cost Breakdown:
Current cost for 1 unit (plate and foil) is ~11 Cents
- 5.6 cents per paper plate
- 5.3 cents per 1 sqft of foil
Current meal schedule for deliveries on an average week
- Total weekly delivery with other orgs and carpenter is approx. 270 meals
- Love Light Movement delivers 140 meals weekly between Tues. Weds and Sat routes (Meigs/Athens)
- We donate additional 80 prepped meals to other orgs weekly (Who help us with prep)
- Total is 220 plated meals prepped and distributed using our current plate/foil unit
- We distribute an additional 50 meals at a weekly table at Carpenter Hall using the new CubeWare 28oz containers.
Current method is paper plates and foil at 11 cents per unit
- Weekly delivery costs for foil and paper plates (220 meals) $24.20
- Monthly delivery costs for foil and paper plates (880 meals) $96.80
- Annual delivery costs for foil and paper plates (10,560 meals) $1161.60
We currently have this in our budget for annual deliveries
New container costs are 34 cents per unit
- Weekly delivery costs using CuBEware 28 Oz (220 meals) $74.80
- Monthly delivery costs using CuBEware 28 Oz (880 meals) $299.20
- Annual delivery costs using CuBEware 28 Oz (10,560 meals) $3590.40
Difference to make up between current budget and the upgraded unit is $2428.80 on an annual basis
Benefits
- Saves 5 seconds per meal in meal prep or about 14.5 hours annually
- As meals thaw the current plates can get a bit soggy depending on type of food
- Containers will be air tight, better for freshness and no insects
- Less waste, we are finding many of our current recipients keep them as dishes/reusable
- We can tell what is in the containers if someone asks, not able to do this with current units
- Easier to count in transport and storage for delivery person – saves volunteer time
- New containers look nicer