expired Posted by Eragorn | Staff • Apr 1, 2025
Apr 1, 2025 4:37 AM
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expired Posted by Eragorn | Staff • Apr 1, 2025
Apr 1, 2025 4:37 AM
Select CA/NV Panda Express Locations: Get a Plate Meal (2 Entrees + 1 Side)
+ Free Restaurant Pickup$6.00
$11
45% offPanda Express
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There's where they took their stats from.
Also, Dodgers won today so this will again be active Wednesday.
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Well yeah SD is Padres territory…
Panda Express is owned by 1 family and they are billionaires. Nobody is losing anything.
Orange chicken in food service bulk (non panda maker). $94 for 12 lbs.
Rice 50 lbs $41 for Botan brand.
1 cup dry = 7 oz vs 1 cup cooked = 8 oz
$2.938 per entree, $0.493 per rice.
So about $6.37.
Obviously, panda is Huge, so their food costs are likely lower than what we can buy as individuals in bulk, so cost of food likely under $3-4.50, and when adding packaging/bowl/utensils, likely about $5-5.50.
Loss leader to get people in.
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Then you've got money makers like egg rolls and cola. Assume $2 per drink minimum, 10 dishes per hour, $20 / hr minimum.
In everywhere but Crazy Cali, that'll cover the front server/cashier's wage, but at $21+ starting in CA, that is another loss/wash.
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But like McD with specials, the idea is to put Panda at front of mind when peeps get hangry to increase the number of average visits per month.
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Mom and pop operations can be better deals. One near me - better / more authentic food with bigger servings, cheaper.
Panda Express is owned by 1 family and they are billionaires. Nobody is losing anything.
They're obviously using the deal as a loss-leader, expecting people to buy other items while they're there. And even if they do lose money, it's still marketing, getting people who wouldn't usually go to Panda Express inside their doors.
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