“Giving away 125 free meals a week… prices represent the lowest price he can charge and still meet all of his expenses… menu priced at basically a zero profit margin.”

The Daily · The Restaurant Industry Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?

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removed all prices from the menu, gave away ~125 free meals a week, and later relaunched with a zero-profit-margin menu funded partly by a grant

125 free meals a week

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