Add soft-serve with zero equipment cost. Pay as you pour.
Put a commercial PASMO machine in your store and start serving on day one — or finance it and own it. Here’s how each path works and what it costs.
The machine is ours. The revenue is yours.
Our most popular entry point: profit from soft-serve without putting any capital into the equipment itself.
The math, in plain numbers
Worked example: say your mix is priced at $100 per 1,000 oz of finished product. You pay that set mix price, plus the $0.15/oz upcharge, on your 6,000 oz monthly minimum.
| What you pay for | Per 1,000 oz | × 6,000 oz / mo |
|---|---|---|
| Mix — set price you’d pay anyway | $100 | $600 |
| Upcharge — $0.15 × ounces of yield | $150 | $900 |
| Total monthly | $250 | $1,500 |
What 6,000 oz/month looks like at the counter
The minimum is easier to hit than it sounds. Here’s the pace required to reach 6,000 oz of mix per month, across three common cup sizes (based on a 4-week operating month).
What it takes on day one
Three simple choices — entirely yours
Return it
Send the machine back (you cover return freight) and walk away clean — nothing else owed.
Renew it
Keep pouring for another 12-month term. The program auto-renews unless written notice is given within the notice window before term-end.
Purchase it
Decide you love it? Buy the machine outright at a set price and own it — no more upcharge.
Same machine, two cost structures
Prefer to own the asset? Financing the machine is the alternative. Mix is the same product cost either way, so the comparison is really about the cost of the equipment.
- No CapEx — no purchase, no debt on the books
- 1-year increments — return, renew, or buy each term
- Cost of equipment = $0.15/oz ($900/mo floor)
- Low risk to test; walk away after 12 months
- Equipment ~$15,500 — financed or purchased outright
- Own it at the end — $1 buyout, 60-month term
- Lower monthly outlay than the upcharge floor
- No per-ounce upcharge — extra cups are full margin
- Fixed payment doesn’t scale as volume grows
| Line item | Upcharge | Finance |
|---|---|---|
| Mix — bought either way | $600 | $600 |
| Cost of the equipment | $900 | $345 |
| All-in monthly | $1,500 | $945 |
The part that matters most: what happens at volume
Double to 12,000 oz/mo (about 50 cups a day at 8 oz). The upcharge applies to every ounce; the finance payment stays flat.
The long view: equipment cost over 5 years
It comes down to certainty and cash
Choose Upcharge if…
You want to test soft-serve with zero capital risk, you’re a newer or seasonal location, or you’d rather keep flexibility and decide year by year. No debt, no long commitment — just freight and the per-ounce upcharge.
Choose Finance if…
You’re confident in steady or growing volume and want the lowest ongoing cost. Financing keeps your monthly outlay low, removes the per-ounce upcharge, protects your margin as you scale, and ends with you owning the machine.
Backed either way
On-site equipment
Commercial-grade PASMO Twin Twist soft-serve machine — available in countertop or standalone configurations — placed in your store.
Warranty
Full factory warranty — 2 years parts, 1 year labor — plus access to local service partners nationwide.
Onboarding & support
Remote onboarding, virtual training, and ongoing phone support, Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm MST.
Built differently
Direct-drive motors run quieter, cooler, and up to 30% more energy-efficient than belt-driven competitors.
Ready to add soft-serve?
Tell us a little about your operation and we’ll help you find the right path — use the machine, finance it, or own it.