Brigandier
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Former LC manager here. I spent 6 years in the trenches there.
Let me give you a quick insight on how the pricing at those kinds of places works: The bread has a food cost of roughly $.20, the sauce maybe another $.20. However with the new pricing for their pizzas, their food cost is through the roof. When I was there you wanted labor cost under 30% and food cost at around 35%. But the new pricing doesn't allow for that. Your food cost is going to be up near 60% for the pizza and labor cost will be probably remain about the same. The only way possible is to upcharge on the add on stuff.
So its pretty easy to get your old pricing back: Have everyone stop buying the $5 pizzas and have them start ordering the $10 ones. In a year or two, you will have your cheap bread back.
Economics for the win.
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