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minus-squareAngry_Zombielinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years agoThat burger was probably 2 dollars of ingredients before profit
minus-squareCryophilialinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 years ago$2 ingredients, $55 labor, $2 profit most likely
minus-squareSCBlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down8·2 years agoRestaurants have among the lowest profit margins of any industry.
minus-squaredeadsenator@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoI 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.
minus-squareSCBlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoEven 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.
That burger was probably 2 dollars of ingredients before profit
$2 ingredients, $55 labor, $2 profit most likely
Restaurants have among the lowest profit margins of any industry.
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.
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.