Mia LewisManchester, United Kingdom · first sale January 2026
This page stays up as a short post-mortem, so others can learn from it.
240 people followed Fresh Press Coffee & JuiceMonth 1 is usually a part month: it starts on the day of the first sale. Sales are before costs. Figures to September 2026.
“I’d start with coffee and add juice in summer. And I’d sign a pitch for a year, not month to month.”Mia Lewis
Closed the cart on 28 June. A café in Salford is buying the blender and the cart.
Sales that month: £1,200The pitch fee went up from £600 to £840 a month.
Sales that month: £3,400First day: 61 juices.
Sales that month: £1,800Sales a month in the first year
A typical new coffee cart business in the United Kingdom takes about £2,500 a month in its first year; the middle half take £1,400 to £4,400. Fresh Press Coffee & Juice has averaged £2,540 a month since month 2.
Jess Moreno · Austin, TX, USA
copperlinecoffee.example.com↗$8,810 in Sep down 9%
Sep 2026“Lost my Saturday market spot to a bigger truck. Picked up two office mornings a week instead: a flat fee plus sales.”
Tom & Ellie Price · Bristol, United Kingdom
brambleandrye.example.com↗£9,800 in Sep down 6%
Sep 2026 · First wholesale customer“Signed our first café order: 60 loaves a week. A lower price, but every loaf is sold before it’s baked.”
Aaliyah Grant · Toronto, ON, Canada
pawsitivegrooming.example.com↗C$9,710 in Sep up 5%
Sep 2026 · First hire“Hired Dev, a groomer I trained alongside. He takes Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I can sell.”