ken78 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > j.a. Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ken78 Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > > well the amount of restaurant's on the apps > and > > no > > > one MAKES them go on it you have to ask > > yourself > > > why do it ? > > > > The people who make them go on it are the > > customers who can?t be arsed to order directly > > from the restaurant, instead choosing the > > convenience of the app - which costs them more > > money in delivery and service fees but they > forget > > about that. The biggest success the apps had > was > > to group all the takeaway places together on > one > > page, so what you?re actually paying for is the > > convenience of scrolling through the options > > rather than searching out different places. > > > > they're in business to earn money and > > > they are not stupid. > > > > No they?re not, they know the apps are screwing > > them over but they don?t have a choice. > > > > and the mark up on fast food > > > is a lot bigger then a lot of people think > the > > > cost of chips on Brockleys Rock is ?3.35, > mushy > > > peas ?2.55 so the mark up is quite good > > > > And here?s yet another person who thinks they > know > > the exact price of the raw ingredients, the > cost > > of the equipment to process them, the size of > wage > > bills these days, how much the energy costs to > > cook the stuff and what the business rates are. > > > > Sorry mate, don?t take this badly but every > time > > someone looks at restaurant prices and declares > > that the place *must* be making a big mark-up, > I > > feel confident disregarding their opinion. > Mark-up > > is NOT the same as net profit. Far, far from > it. > > > as you DON'T KNOW what i do for i living you are > the one who DON'T KNOW what you are talking about > as help supply a LOT independent food out lets AND > pubs so before you SHOUT about another member i.e > me MATE and if YOU to know the as you say "exact > price of the raw ingredients" if YOU KNEW ANYTHING > about this trade you would know the prices change > week buy week have you ever thought that a chippy > say we now frying new crop potatoes and the price > goes up but never comes down why ?? you should > KNOW THIS MATE as you know every thing else Offs... who really gives a