Zeat Zaragoza | Why are hamburger prices so high?

Burgers are everywhere. overwhelming majority restaurants have jumped on the burger wave, adding this delicacy to their menus or even their the menu consists only of hamburgers. Cooking and eating hamburgers has become art fueled by the power of content creators in social networks. The burger business in Spanish cities is growing at an incredible rate.

Inflation also affected gastronomy: restaurants raised prices. Despite this, citizens continue to fill the terraces every day and filling all tables in hospitality establishments on weekends. To all this we must add the sales they make through many delivery appswho bring food to the door of the home for those who don’t want to get off the couch or light a fire to start cooking.

This account increase This is also felt in restaurants that serve hamburgers, and the hamburger does not disappoint. 15 euros almost anywhere. A price that would have been unthinkable a few years ago when the production of this product was much easier than it is today.

The owner of a trendy burger restaurant in Zaragoza, Eduardo Malato, wanted to explain to all his customers what factors influence whether a burger will be priced at a certain price. “At first you might think that we set exorbitant prices. Of the 13.90 euros our burger costs, I’ll tell you where each euro goes.. The first is taxes, you need to deduct VAT, that is 1.26 euros,” explains the CEO of Xeat Burger, located in the San José district of the Aragonese capital.

“We won’t become millionaires either”

It is also necessary to take into account that transport platforms charge a commission for each delivery ranging from 3.50 to 4.20 euros. One of the main expenses for hamburgers is meat, especially if it is of high quality. “The main cost is the productWe differentiate ourselves from our competitors by providing the highest quality meat. The cost of the product is about 4.50 euros.”analyzes Malato before adding one euro for the packaging in which the Xeat burgers are transported.

When first calculating variable costs, the operating profit of a hamburger restaurant in Zaragoza is €3.60 per item.. To this we must add other fixed costs such as the salaries of the cooks., rental of premises where hamburgers are prepared, water and gas. “Even with all this, we manage to survive, but we don’t become millionaires,” he concludes.