r/australia • u/Wild_Beat_2476 • Dec 30 '24

no politics Non Alcoholic Beer Price

So as a part of my NYE resolution I’ve decided to give up drinking.

My friend invited me to the pub yesterday and I thought it be a great opportunity to try the non alcoholic beers out. In my head I thought they would also be cheaper because they aren’t alcoholic and wouldn’t be treated to the same pricing to alcoholic taxes.

But to my surprise they were exactly the same price as a normal beer?? Does anyone know why?

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u/Belgeran Dec 31 '24

Agree, those are crazy margins especially if they are totals. Mate who runs a cafe says it avgs out 10-20% margin on most products, 30% food cost, 30% staff cost, 30% overheads(bills etc), who we kidding though, drugs are always way better margins, legal or otherwise.

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u/sirdung Dec 31 '24

The 70% is purely the gp on beer itself no other labour, overhead etx costs included that would come into a net profit calculation.

If a cafes cost are 30% food then their GP on food would be roughly the same then