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The Real Cost of a Free Glass of Water
In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at the surprisingly big business behind the free glass of water. With the average restaurant pouring around two hundred glasses a day, the cost of water, ice, glassware, and the labor to keep it all running can quietly eat thousands of dollars a year out of an operator's margin. They walk through the math from a mid-sized independent spot, talk about why some cities are pushing back on mandatory free water laws, and debate whether charging for sparkling or filtered water is smart revenue or a guest-relations risk. They also touch on the rise of…
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