If memory serves we'd eat (har har) between 1-4 bucks on each chicken depending on it's price (those went on sale a lot). Grocery functions successfully on ave

If memory serves we'd eat (har har) between 1-4 bucks on each chicken depending on it's price (those went on sale a lot). Grocery functions successfully on average product margin of around 40-45% -- So when you calculate that pre-made mashed potatoes and coleslaw are massively overpriced, it balances out. There's a good chunk of psychology here as well. The person who is buying a pre-cooked chicken is the same person who isn't going to mash their own potatoes or make their own slaw. Get them hooked with cheap chicken, everything else seems like a fair price too. It's really a fun job, thinking back on it.