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On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:47:41 -0400, wrote:

>
> 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?

You never mentioned what type of restaurant it is...

Most of the neighborhood (sit down) eateries around here try
to offer an Early Bird special and keep their meat entrees
in the $11-15 range with pasta dishes mainly below $10
(unless it's seafood). I wish they would offer Late Bird
specials too.

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