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> How do you go about deciding what to charge for food/menu items in a
> cafe? It was a no brainer to decide on prices for bottles of water,
> juice, pop, etc. but now my husband is getting ready to open up the cafe
> part of the place and we're stuck on how to set prices. I assume you
> figure out what each item costs to make, then decide on a price, but
> what if your costs differ from month-to-month? Like, let's say chicken
> wings are 99 cents a pound this month, but next month they're $1.39 a
> pound. Is there a set formula for figuring this stuff out?

Most cafe's restaurants will use a commercial food purveyors such as Sysco.

The advantages are too numerous to mention such as portion control and
consistent quality.

http://www.sysco.com/

I think you will find there prices do not very as much as the stuff you get
at the stupidmarket.

Generally, however prices are based upon the "high" price and TPR'S
(temporary price reductions) can be passed on as "specials" or the
additional profit is kept.

Dimitri