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MichMan

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11. What other revenue streams do restaurants have other than customers spending on food & drink?

Reply to Haggard Celine (Reply #9)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 10:30 PM

Jun 2023

I worked in the automotive supply base in manufacturing for my career. All of our revenue ultimately came from people buying cars, trucks, and replacement parts for them, even though we only manufactured parts and not vehicles.

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South Park's creators have eliminated tipping at Denver's famed Casa Bonita. Servers now make $30 .. [View all] sl8 Jun 2023 OP

Why not? vercetti2021 Jun 2023 #1

Tips can be hundreds of dollars a night in a place like this. jimfields33 Jun 2023 #3

When you work in a coffee shop vercetti2021 Jun 2023 #7

Of course. But they are going to a place where people will earn less. jimfields33 Jun 2023 #8

If you were making more than that with tips (which likely weren't taxed) you might. MichMan Jun 2023 #4

The article says they thought they were getting about $15/hr plus tips. nt sl8 Jun 2023 #6

I would've signed the contract gladly back Haggard Celine Jun 2023 #2

Aren't the customers the ones ultimately paying the workers either way? MichMan Jun 2023 #5

Not exactly. Haggard Celine Jun 2023 #9

What other revenue streams do restaurants have other than customers spending on food & drink? MichMan Jun 2023 #11

As things are, they're dependent on the customers to Haggard Celine Jun 2023 #13

It's going to depend how much they raise the prices MichMan Jun 2023 #14

And you had to work hours with no customers viva la Jun 2023 #10

Yes, good point. Haggard Celine Jun 2023 #12