3. The typical markup of food at a restaurant
is 30%
Cost of food factors: Staff, electricity,
insurance and the building factors like
rent
4. Breakfast markups are generally 55% to
65%
Breakfast Markups
5. Breakfast meals are typically cheaper
than other meals because the breakfast
products are generally cheaper and the
meal in general is shorter
Breakfast Meals
6. Lunch markups are about 30%
Dinner markups are about close to 40%
Lunch and Dinner Markups
7. Typical Dinner Meals: Steak, Chicken and
Pasta
Some meals cost more because the
ingredients that go a long with it cost
more
Typical Dinner Meals
8. Soda and other drinks are marked up so
much because everyone typically orders
them and the amount is ample; people
are able to refill.
If it is an alcoholic beverage, the mark
ups are so high because of
reliability, insurance and licenses
Soda and other Drinks
9. Typical Desserts: Ice cream, pie and cake
Desserts
10. Desert markups are typically 15%-35%
but can go as high as 70%
Dessert Markups
11. Servers get paid so little in actual pay
because of the ample tips they receive
which compensate for their pay
On a busy weekend shift, a server can
earn up to $150.00
Servers
