Pricing Whole Hog

MattG · 10-13-2016, 12:01 PM

Asked to cook a whole hog 65-75lb for Halloween . I've cooked a few but need help with pricing. Thanks

Jhood · 10-14-2016, 06:02 AM

Hi Matt, A quick way to come up with pricing is to multiply your costs by 3, this will give you a 33% food costs which is pretty standard.

So if you are paying $2/pound on a 75 lb hog your costs would be $150 and your sales price would be $450.

If you wanted a different food cost, simply divide your total cost by that percentage.

30%= $150/.3 = $500 selling price.

Hope that helps!

mchar69 · 10-14-2016, 08:22 PM

AS A BUSINESSMAN -
I will put it gently -
charge as much as you can.
There is no way in heck I am paying $100 for a piggy,
and serving it for $300.
$600 or no thanks. This is in a higher priced D.C area, but still.
Let them do it, they will call you next year.

10-13-2016, 12:01 PM	#1
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10-14-2016, 06:02 AM	#2
Jhood Found some matches. Join Date: 08-17-16 Location: Gainesville, FL	Hi Matt, A quick way to come up with pricing is to multiply your costs by 3, this will give you a 33% food costs which is pretty standard. So if you are paying $2/pound on a 75 lb hog your costs would be $150 and your sales price would be $450. If you wanted a different food cost, simply divide your total cost by that percentage. 30%= $150/.3 = $500 selling price. Hope that helps!

10-14-2016, 08:22 PM	#3
mchar69 Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-14 Location: Kensington, MD	AS A BUSINESSMAN - I will put it gently - charge as much as you can. There is no way in heck I am paying $100 for a piggy, and serving it for $300. $600 or no thanks. This is in a higher priced D.C area, but still. Let them do it, they will call you next year.