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		taurath on April 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Sell Onions on the Internet A 50% margin on food service is unheard of. That McDonalds is making 5-9% a year most likely, which is in line with food trucks generally.

jholman on April 24, 2019 [–]

Agreeing with you:

When I worked in food service long ago, the managers claimed the goal (of a Subway chain) was 30% gross margin. But that's gross margin, and doesn't account for overhead, and thus is not profit margin.

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