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[-] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 26 points 8 months ago

I used to work in restaurants (both big and small), and while what you said is true, it only cost $1-2 extra per serving. But the restaurant can never stock their ingredients by "per serving". They have to buy wholesale from their suppliers. It really hurts smaller businesses when they only get to use a couple servings out of their 5 gallon non-dairy milk jug, then have to throw it out. Those things added up fast, and that's just one example.

[-] repungnant_canary@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's common in restaurants and cafés in Europe to use normal 1L milk cartons even for normal milk - can't that be done in the US as well?

I get why restaurants need to buy in bulk, but why is the packaging is so huge?

[-] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 10 points 8 months ago

All the coffee shops I know use the same 1 quart carton for non-dairy milk that I use at home. They come in a box of 12 if you buy them in bulk.

I have no idea why the other commenter thinks the packaging is different.

[-] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

they only get to use a couple servings out of their 5 gallon non-dairy milk jug

Don't buy so much at one time then? Doesn't seem that difficult a problem to solve, I do it every time my dairy-averse partner stays over for the weekend. Buy an amount that is reasonable for expected usage needs, it's easy. I'm not out here buying a 5 gallon bucket and then whining when my guests haven't drank all of it.

[-] maryjayjay@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

When you don't buy in bulk your unit costs go up.

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