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minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down8·10 months agoRestaurants have among the lowest profit margins of any industry.
minus-squaredeadsenator@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 months 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-up5arrow-down1·edit-210 months 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.
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.