Chocolate Amenities

Chocolate Amenity

A chocolate amenity is small chocolate sculpture or decorative presentation often containing a

variety of confectionsThey can be presented to a VIP guest

upon check in a high end luxury hotels and resorts

Use as centerpieces for catered events

Sold in chocolate shops as a special gift-or “I’m sorry we fought can I stop

sleeping on the couch?”

ProducingThe amenity is small in size, ideally

enough for one or two people to eat comfortably

The design is light and elegant with a high attention to detail

The amenity box shown here including

decoration has less than 8 ounces of chocolate

The Chocolate confections inside are ½ ounce each

Centerpieces

Here are some examples of a chocolate amenity used for a centerpiece at a catered sit down event

Retail These are some examples of highend retail chocolate amenity

They weigh about 3-5 ounce total in chocolate

The retail for about 12-15 dollars US !

The math

VIP Amenity

8 oz Chocol

ate x .25

oz.

= $ 2

Chocolate

Confections

8 x .27 each =2.56

Total Cost of

Amenity

$ 4.56

Average

Room rate night for a VIP

$375 per night

Average

stay

4 days

Total $150

0

The Math-Centerpiece

Price of Chocol

ate Center-piece $ 4.56

Sits as a

centerpiece for

a 10 top

Piece

per Gues

t $ 48

Total

Guests

100= $4800

Total Center-

pieces

10= $45. 56

Retail MathRetail 5 oz total chocolate at .25 an oz. =$1.25

Box and Brandin

g materials -$1.25

Total for gift $2.50

Sell at $12Food Cost

20.8%

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Summary

•What is an Amenity•Where can it be

used•What is the math

behind it