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minus-squareAngry_Zombie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoThat burger was probably 2 dollars of ingredients before profit
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoRestaurants have among the lowest profit margins of any industry.
minus-squaredeadsenator@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year 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-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year 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
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.
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