• Angry_Zombie
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    2 years ago

    That burger was probably 2 dollars of ingredients before profit

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      2 years ago

      $2 ingredients, $55 labor, $2 profit most likely

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      2 years ago

      Restaurants have among the lowest profit margins of any industry.

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        2 years ago

        I know by definition “restaurant” can be a fast-food place, but genuine restaurants are what you meant. Fast-food joints do not operate this way.

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          2 years ago

          Even BKs margins of 18% do not account for a $28 markup, as was suggested above.

          You are correct that I was misattributing casual dining margins tho. That was a neat rabbit hole I went down.