Is Delivering Food Profitable?
THE PAST
All Sales Collected from Takeaway
Sales per week £2000
Food Cost (40%) £800
Gross Profit £1200
Other Costs
Rent, Rates, Fixed Costs £200
Labour, (One Person) £300
Electricity, Packaging,
Gas, Wastage etc. £100
Total Costs £600
Net Profit (for Working Owner) £600
Good old days, customers walked to shop and bought.
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These days more and more customers want food delivered
THE FUTURE.
IF all Sales Delivered. (It is happening)
Delivery Costs (15%) £300
Net Profit (for Working Owner) £300 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……...…
For Customers to order food delivered.
They, really need a menu.
Just Eat (Charge 12% of Sales)
12% of £2000 £240
Net Profit (for Worried Owner) £60
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If all your Sales are coming from Just Eat, Hungry Horse, or any of the new companies, that are increasing, in this profitable market, for them!
You will have problems!
Collecting is Decreasing.
Delivery is Increasing.
Delivering more and more menus
to homes is not the only answer.
Brian Morris.
HNC in Business 2001
Also has been an Undergraduate in:
BSc Computing and Information Systems
LLB Contract Law. BSc Applied Physics BUT that is another story!