RestaurantLaunch Answers
Restaurants, cooking, emerging food trends and recipes, kitchen technology, hospitality, food-focused travel, suppliers, importing and exporting food, and commercial food prices. Direct answers, with sources and dates.
Should You Comp a Meal or Charge 50%?
A recent café-owner question, answered with an $18 meal example: compare a half-price discount, full comp and replacement, then set a practical service policy.
Can a California Ice-Cream Shop Make Its Own Base?
California allows on-site custom mix under an LFM permit, with strict ingredient, volume and sales conditions. A soft-serve license requires ready-to-use mix.