“At the NRA Show in May, for instance, Hudson Riehle, head of the research and knowledge group at the National Restaurant Association, noted that restaurants average $84,000 in sales per worker. By comparison, grocery stores average $304,000. And gas stations average $855,000.”
Well, that’s interesting. A clever bit of sophistry; but, interesting.
The models don’t support direct comparisons. The true measure is GROSS MARGIN per worker. The gross margins in the restaurant business are notably higher (as a percent of sales revenue) than in grocery or gasoline.
Bingo. What's a half million in sales if the profit is only 10K?