LogFAQs > #941839430

GastroFan posted...

Wasn't there a shortage of flour and yeast not too long ago because everyone was making bread at home? I wouldn't doubt that the price on both commodities increased afterwards, which Jimmy Johns had to swallow as a business expense, on top of any increase in the price of eggs, milk, etc.

They did, and flour's still rather expensive even buying wholesale, but saying that's a dollar worth of ingredients was a pretty generous estimate (especially with the sort of deals chains get on their ingredient costs due to the massive volumes they order them in). I'd be surprised if that dough has any milk or eggs in it, or if it does, it's powdered versions of each (which are also pretty cheap).

Yeah, they're still wasting company resources and that's generally something to discourage, but even at minimum wage, I can guarantee the wasted man-hours involved in making the noose and filming it were a greater loss than the dough itself. Bread - especially fast food bread - is really cheap.

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