otton Candy Profits 
 
For example, a typical serving of cotton candy is either a 1 oz. cone or a 2 oz. bag.  
 
Depending upon where you operate, you may be able to sell it for as little as $1.00  
 
or as high as $3.00. Your main expense will derive from the sugar and the method  
 
you choose to package the cotton candy. You may either sell it in bags, containers,  
 
or straight off of the cone. Please keep in mind that these figures only represent the  
 
COGS (Cost of Goods Sold). It does not reflect additional costs that will figure  
 
into your bottom line profits (labor, insurance, rent, etc.). 
 
 
 
Your main cost in a 1 oz. serving of cotton candy on a cone would be  
 
approximately $.052 for the floss sugar and the cone would cost $.016, for a total  
 
cost of $.068 per serving. Your profit on a $1.00 cone would be roughly $.932. If  
 
you sold the same cone for $3.00, your profit would be $2.932. In a 2 oz., bagged  
 
serving, the floss sugar would cost roughly $.104 and the bag would cost $.042, for  
 
a total of $.146 per serving. Selling a bag for $1.00, your estimated profit would be  
 
$.854 per bag, and for a $2.00 bag it would be $1.854