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Why Restaurants Are Charging for Extra Sauce
In this episode of Restaurant Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dig into a small but revealing change sweeping the industry: charging for extra sauce. From the economics of condiment theft to the psychology of perceived value, they explore why a fifty-cent charge for a ramekin of ranch can boost margins and cut waste. They look at a specific case — a Kansas City barbecue joint that added a 50-cent sauce surcharge and saw a 12 percent drop in sauce costs without losing customers. They also examine the risks: backlash, tipping norms, and the fine line between charging for waste and…
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