You probably have to get licensed and/or inspected if you want to involve legal establishments...maybe start here?

Cool, thanks for the link!

Still, the main question remains.

Also: was just starting some new batches and decided to try making COFFEE SODA. Back home in CT we could get the locally-made Borgnine's (yes, THAT Borgnine), and there were always weird brands to be found in NYC bodegas and delis, but haven't seen it in the midwest.

Most of the ginger beers on this website sell for between $2-3 per 12oz bottle. A 20oz plastic bottle of Coke sells for between $1.60 - $1.90 in most convenience stores.

So I'd say $2-3 is reasonable for individual bottles. For a six pack, maybe $12 tops.

Ah, but that's retail. What would prices "for the trade" look like?

Oh jeez, I don't know. Big grocery stores like Kroger and Safeway have gross margins (so revenue less cost of products sold, excluding overheard) in the neighborhood of 25%. But that includes shipping and direct labor. If I assume shipping/labor is half the cost of goods sold, that implies a 167% markup on actual product cost ($1 of revenue for $0.375 of goods). So a $2.50 soda would wholesale for $0.94.

To summarize: a retailer pays $0.94 for the soda bottle and incurs $0.94 of expenses (shipping, unpacking, stocking). Then they sell it for $2.50. Gross profit is $0.62, or ~25%.

But I doubt any of these numbers scale down to the volumes you're talking about.

All I know is that ginger ale is delicious, and I should probably make sure the experimental batches in the kitchen haven't exploded

You shouldn't sell it, just bring it to me in Wicker Park.