References:
Price of wholesale buttermilk pancake batter: https://www.foodservicedirect.com/krusteaz-buttermilk-pancake-mix-25-pound-1-each-74798.html
Average pancake weight: https://www.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_pancake_weigh_in_grams So (30 g + 45 g)/2 = 37.5 g
Price of unlimited pancakes as of 2022: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2022/01/15/ihop-all-you-can-eat-pancakes/6540034001/
You also need to factor in employee pay to make and deliver them.
As well as utility cost to run the stove, lighting, pos systems, etc. plus rent/mortgage/taxes on the building, upkeep of fixtures like tables, menus, and cutlery, insurance costs, inspection costs, non sales staff (think like general managers, janitorial staff, plus HR and IT if they have it), any planned building upgrades down the line (whether to the actual building eg renovating dining areas or upgrading kitchen appliances), theft/shrinkage, damage from customers and staff being assholes, from equipment breaking down, from natural disasters, etc
Probably a lot more too. There’s a whole bunch to factor in
That’s for one container of wholesale batter, IHOP is not paying that price because they’re buying a lot more.
I don’t know if this is helpful, but when I worked at Olive Garden 10 years ago, a spaghetti and meat sauce cost them $1.09. That includes everything, labor, etc.
If the price per pound decreases if they get a special bulk rate, it means you need to eat even more pancakes until they lose money lol.
If that really does include everything, why do I always hear about how thin margins are in the food service industry? That doesn’t sound like a thin margin to me.
Anyone who walked into an IHOP and ate 3.26 pounds of pancakes would be an absolute legend at that IHOP. I can barely eat 4 or 5 before I’m done.
The world record for pancake eating is 7 pounds in 8 minutes, set in 2016 by Matt “Megatoad” Stonie.
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More like when you hate your pancreas. Damn.
Also: is there a theydidthemath community yet?
Wolfram Alpha is crying in binary for being abused like this.
