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[dairyairy]

This should give you some idea how profitable fast food is for the larger chains. Those smaller "McCafe's" are extremely profitable. Full article is at the link.


http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/10/08/mcdonalds-japans-menu-item-base-costs-leaked-make-us-wonder-whats-in-the-burgers/

[matthagwon]

[quote="dairyairy"]This should give you some idea how profitable fast food is for the larger chains. Those smaller "McCafe's" are extremely profitable. Full article is at the link.


http://en.rocketnews24.com/2013/10/08/mcdonalds-japans-menu-item-base-costs-leaked-make-us-wonder-whats-in-the-burgers/

[schwa]

The point of the article wasnt so much about the markup as the cheapness of the ingredients that go into what they serve.

[geldedgoat]

The article mentions corporate supply of soda syrup, but I wonder where Japanese (and for the matter, Korean) McD's source their other ingredients. Is the chicken, beef, and potato shipped over from the States as well?

[optik404]

Wow, you just ripped a hole in my brain.

[yodanole]

Yeah, chicken lips, beaks, membranes, skin & stuff can be had at a reasonable price.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/just-what-chicken-nugget-8C11348131

[fezmond]

[nora]

what does "base cost" mean?

Are they talking about the cost of the raw materials or are they talking about the cost to actually produce the food and place it on the counter for people to eat? Is this the projected cost or is this based on past numbers?

If it's based on past numbers, then things like rent, labor, advertising, etc are all included. This means that 1) the raw materials are cheap and 2) they sell SO much of it that they can afford the high labor and fixed costs of Japan.

[I'm With You]

Do you remember the photos of how they make mcnuggets? It was a purple ooze of ground and processed chicken by-product such as fat, cartilages, tendons, etc.

The ingredients will make you feel sick if you really think about it.

Hot Dogs, too.

[tatertot]

[KimchiNinja]