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Skriven 2015-11-15 20:22:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: margins
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 -=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-
 
 JW> If a food store with its slim margins can't generate $10 psf in
 JW> sales per week it goes under [...] turnover.

 DD> the "slim margins" are on the individual turns. Taken in aggregate
 DD> over the course of a season or a year the margins are substantially
 DD> higher

Actually, the net profits per year are substantially higher than
unit profits because of high sales volume but the margin remains the
same.

Gross margin is sales less the cost of goods sold before the
deduction of other expenses.

Profit margin is the net profit expressed as a percentage of sales.

Case in point: Loblaw's, Canada's largest and most successful grocer:
annual sales $42B, net profit just 53M or 0.13%. That's slim
compared to other types of retail.

Those numbers are based on holding an inventory of $4B which implies
10.5 turns per year. Of course that's just an average: bread must
turn over every 2 to 7 days depending on the type, fresh meat, fruit
and vegetables a bit slower, and non perishable foods and non food
items can be much slower.

 DD> the high-turn items like beverages, beer, snack foods, deli,
 DD> etc. let them stock lower turn "prestige" and/or specialty items.
 
But not unpopular items like boudin and limburger just because you
and I like them!  

 JW> Not Chili, not Mexican, not Tex-Mex ...
 JW>       Title: Chili Tacos
 JW>     1/2 ts Schwartz Garlic Granules
 JW>   1 1/2 ts Schwartz Hot Chili Powder
 JW>   1 1/2 ts Schwartz Ground Cumin
 JW>     1/4 ts Schwartz Cinnamon
 JW>       2 ts Schwartz Oregano

 DD> If you leave the cinnamon out (or reduce it to just a tiny
 pinch) you can make a reasonable chilli from the ingredients list

I would use more garlic, far more chili powder, less oregano and
cinnamon.

 JW>       4 oz Old Cheddar cheese - grated

And different cheese! This was why I said it wasn't Tex-Mex or
Mexican.
 
 JW> Schwartz is a Canadian spice company

 DD> Are their products substantially different from the
 DD> McCormick-Schilling or Spice Islands common in the lower 48?

Very similar. In fact McCormick bought out Schwartz some time ago.
For a while Canadian stores carried both brands side by side.
McCormick was always slightly more expensive (implying higher
quality but in fact identical). But eventually the Schwartz name
was phased out. McCormick also bought out Canadian Club House
Spices; that brand name still exists (and is also cheaper than the
McCormick label.)

Coming up: authentic Mexican tacos with syrup from real Mexican
maple trees! [g]

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Grilled Sweet Potato Tacos, Ancho Chile-Maple Syrup Glaze
 Categories: Grill, Vegetables, Cheese, Chilies, Tortillas
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
MMMMM---------------------------TACOS--------------------------------
      8    Blue corn tortillas
      1 c  Grated White Cheddar cheese
      1 c  Grated Monterey Jack cheese
      2 md Sweet potatoes; boiled,
           -peeled and cut into
           -1/4-inch thick round slices
           Salt and white pepper to
           -taste
    1/4 c  Olive oil
      1 tb Ancho chile powder

MMMMM---------------------ANCHO-MAPLE GLAZE--------------------------
    1/2 c  Maple syrup
      1 tb Dijon mustard
      1 tb Ancho chile powder
           Salt and freshly ground
           -pepper
 
  Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  
  Combine the ingredients for Ancho-Maple glaze in a small bowl.
  
  Using 1 tortilla for each serving, place 1/4 cup of each cheese over
  half the tortilla's surface, top with 3 slices of sweet potatoes and
  season with salt and white pepper to taste.
  
  Fold the tortilla over the filling to make a semicircle. Before
  serving brush the top lightly with oil and sprinkle with ancho chile
  powder. Bake for 6 minutes or until crisp. Serve 2 per person and
  drizzle each with the maple glaze.
  
  Recipe by Bobby Flay
  
  Posted to Kitmailbox by JoAnn Pellegrino
  
MMMMM



YK Jim


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