Why is the buffet so cheap?

1. The canteen has low rent and labor costs.

The main costs of the canteen are venue rent, labor, ingredients and so on. Usually, the cafeteria has a large area. If it is located on the first floor along the street and the rent is outrageous, then the basic cafeteria is located on the second and third floors, which can greatly reduce the rental cost.

Secondly, the labor cost is also the most important. Usually, the chef of a restaurant here is 1000 yuan per month, and the assistant chef is 7000 yuan per month. Together with the cashier of 1 and the waiter of 1, it is estimated that the monthly labor cost will be as high as 60,000 or so.

The staff of the canteen is very simple, which can save the money of the assistant chef. Basically, only 3~4 catering staff, 3~4 waiters, 1 waiter and 1 cashier are needed. The catering staff is calculated at 5000/ month, and the rest is calculated at 3500/ month. It is estimated that the labor cost of the canteen is around 40 thousand.

There is no doubt why the salary of employees is so low, because canteen employees don't need the same service as Haidilao, they just need to do some simple work. Some bosses even recruit temporary workers and summer workers. For example, I was a temporary worker, and my salary was settled once a week 100 a day. If there are complaints or mistakes in work, my money will be deducted.

2. The cost of ingredients in the cafeteria is low.

Many friends have set themselves the goal of "eating back to the original" when they go to the canteen, but from my previous work experience, only 65,438+00% consumers eat back to the original. On the one hand, everyone's food intake is limited, on the other hand, the cost of ingredients in the canteen is really low.

Seafood: Cafeterias are generally in the form of joining. The head office will go to the venue for direct wholesale and then distribute it uniformly. Franchisees can also enjoy the "low price" discount. For example, the average size of swimming crab is 30 yuan/kg, but the head office will wholesale it in large quantities in the producing area, which is only 3-6 yuan/kg. It may still be a sick crab or just died.

Another example is oysters, which are really cheap. Even if the canteen takes goods, it won't take big ones. Basically, they are all small and medium-sized and have no money at all. As for other seafood, the same is true.

Meat: Many friends especially like beef and mutton, thinking that eating a catty will make you happy to come. Our raw beef here is 40/ kg, which will shrink after stewing, so it is unlikely that the canteen will really display a lot of beef and mutton. Many of them mix duck meat with chicken meat, and then imitate the taste of beef and mutton with special flavors, such as mutton powder.

Moreover, the quality of these meats is not as good as that we bought in the market, because there is a "buffet for meat" on the farm. If you meet a boss with a black heart, you can add more junk meat and make up for it with other brains.

Vegetables: the quality of vegetables is actually ok, there is no big problem, and the restaurant buys directly from farmers, and the price is quite low.

Drinks: Many friends think that drinking a few cups of "freshly squeezed juice" can also bring back many books. In fact, these so-called juices are basically mixed with fruit powder. In order to increase the taste, some sticky agents will be added to try to achieve the purpose of "confusing the real with the fake".