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Conversations about pricing by gross profit

February 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The following are excerpts from discussions I had with restaurant owners in the Restaurantowner.com discussion forums regarding pricing by gross profit.

From “Pricing by gross profit” thread – RO.com

Posted Jul 30,2004 1:08 PM

brandon

I realized while typing a post in the bar pricing program thread, I might as well start a thread discussing pricing as a whole and [...]

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Should I charge a fee on to-go food to cover the additional expense of carryout containers?

January 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

You don’t need an extra charge to cover packaging costs. It will only make your customer’s think you are nickel and diming them.
While you do have to pay for packaging to put your to-go food in, there are many expenses you are avoiding by not servicing that customer inside your restaurant. There are no chemical [...]

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