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Mantas Kačerauskas

“Special Sauce“: Industry Workers Expose Secrets And The Biggest Rip-Offs On The Menu

Running a restaurant is no easy feat. It’s a famously tough business to profit from, with statistics showing that three out of five new restaurants close within a year, and four out of five won’t make it past five years. To stay afloat, many resort to pricing certain menu items far above the cost of the ingredients.

But not everyone is keeping quiet about it. Some workers decided to pull back the curtain on which products face the steepest markups at their establishments. If you’re curious, you’ll find their confessions—along with other behind-the-scenes secrets—below.

More info: Reddit

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