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Soft drinks cost pennies on the dollar for a restaurant. The costs are not anywhere near what you would pay retail. Inside the machines you have a large Co2 bottle and a syrup bottle. The ingredients are mixed as you depress the dispensing tab. Very little syrup is used for each drink dispensed. Restaurants make a killing in the drink market with little for overhead. Your 2.79 soda is less than the cost of quarter in most cases. There is the cost of the cup, lid and straw.