What percentage of condiments are wasted?

[theknight571]

Sitting here looking at the 5 extra packs of ketchup I received with lunch and wondering just how much of the condiments produced go to waste?

At work we have a jar where we put the extra packets for use when needed, but at home or in a restaurant some gets left on the plate etc.

I know I've left "puddles" of ketchup on my plate after not having used it all.

Just wonderin'

-TK

 

[meltdown75]

42%

 

[dighn]

a lot

 

[KLin]

42%

edit: Damnu meltdown75 :thumbsdown:

 

[rh71]

a lot of it is wasted for sure and even if you try to save it, some stuff just cannot last... like honey mustard or bbq... the texture changes... I've checked.

 

[quakefiend420]

probably most of them...i don't ever use the little packets that come with fast food

 

[LeiZaK]

yes, 42%

thought everyone knew that...

 

[eakers]

ugh, there is nothing worse than not getting enough ketchup.

ps: you think too much.

eta: i really like your sig.

 

[Siva]

I wonder what percentage of the price of any given fast food item goes towards condiments...

 

[jfall]

I keep them around, I got a whole drawer filled with that stuff incase of an emergency lol

 

[mitmot]

Originally posted by: jfall
I keep them around, I got a whole drawer filled with that stuff incase of an emergency lol

omg if i ever run out of ketchup packets im coming to you :Q

 

[Kadarin]

Won't someone please think of the KETCHUP?!

 

[bleeb]

0.999999...%

 

[CTrain]

Originally posted by: Siva
I wonder what percentage of the price of any given fast food item goes towards condiments...

For fastfood, condiments % are usually from 1%-2% depending on what they count as condiments.
For us as a company, if we can keep it around 1.5%, thats very good.
Put that into perspective, a normal McDoanlds does about $200,000 in sales a month which would be $3000 worth of condiments.

 

[dds14u]

Mustard is carcinogenic.