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i am going to assume that the hot dog combo is the same as Sams club's $1.50 combo. (I don't have a costco near me at all. I live in Walmart country) Sams runs
by birdman3131 8y ago
i am going to assume that the hot dog combo is the same as Sams club's $1.50 combo. (I don't have a costco near me at all. I live in Walmart country)
Sams runs a 32oz drink with theirs. You could claim that it is only a 16oz with the ice but on the other hand you have free refills so I think 32oz is a fair average between ice and refills.
At that point it is 120 drinks per 5 gallons of syrup. Using your figure of $75 that leaves each drink costing $0.62 plus the cup. (Ice is negligible in cost.)
Non branded cups are $0.075 ea. I doubt branding adds much cost at scale.
Hot dogs are $96 for 120 (40 lb case) That comes out to be $0.80 per.
As for buns it looks like ~$0.15 per bun.
So add up soda + cup + hot dog + bun and you get $1.64 per meal. I left out lids, straws and napkins but those are small amounts.
- fencepost 8y agoCostco's dog is "1/4+ lb" so I'd figure 4 oz for convenience. I suspect their cost is $2/lb or less or $0.50-0.60/dog. Costco drinks are a 20 oz cup, and they sell them for $0.59. They use non branded /Pepsi branded cups. I'll update with their retail price for the dogs in bulk if I go over this evening for a chicken. Are you using retail /small scale wholesale pricing for your calculations?
- anoncoward111 8y agoTo be honest, it sounds like the labor cost of moving these ingredients around and cooking/serving the meals is something to be considered here as well. The average employee, when factoring in wages, training, compliance and benefits, probably costs the company nearly 20 an hour. An in person transaction, from swiping the card to cooking and serving the food, probably is nearly $1 per dog.
- birdman3131 8y agoUsing Sam's prices. They have cheaper hot dogs but Nathan's is what they actually advertise as being in the concession.