frontpage Posted by Eragorn | Staff • 3d ago
Apr 1, 2025 4:37 AM
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frontpage Posted by Eragorn | Staff • 3d ago
Apr 1, 2025 4:37 AM
Select CA/NV Panda Express Locations: Get a Plate Meal (2 Entrees + 1 Side)
+ Free Restaurant Pickup$6.00
$11
45% offPanda Express
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Some locations serve paltry portions.
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You might as well post about every single Burger King Whopper Wednesday.
You can just ignore it if it bothers you so much. It's clearly labeled as a localized deal.
But omg I ate so much Panda last year with these deals that I still don't know if I'm ready for more lol
Orange chicken in food service bulk (non panda maker). $94 for 12 lbs.
Rice 50 lbs $41 for Botan brand.
1 cup dry = 7 oz vs 1 cup cooked = 8 oz
$2.938 per entree, $0.493 per rice.
So about $6.37.
Obviously, panda is Huge, so their food costs are likely lower than what we can buy as individuals in bulk, so cost of food likely under $3-4.50, and when adding packaging/bowl/utensils, likely about $5-5.50.
Loss leader to get people in.
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Then you've got money makers like egg rolls and cola. Assume $2 per drink minimum, 10 dishes per hour, $20 / hr minimum.
In everywhere but Crazy Cali, that'll cover the front server/cashier's wage, but at $21+ starting in CA, that is another loss/wash.
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But like McD with specials, the idea is to put Panda at front of mind when peeps get hangry to increase the number of average visits per month.
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Mom and pop operations can be better deals. One near me - better / more authentic food with bigger servings, cheaper.
This is absolutely not true for SoCal. Mom and pop shop 2 blocks down is selling this at $11
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I wasn't happy at all with the amount of food served in the bowl, it makes the plate look generous by comparison (even though they've shrunk that too by 50% or more in the last few years). These guys are so stingy it's almost laughable, and it seems to somehow get worse every year. The Cherngs (the Chinese couple that own all Panda Express locations lock, stock and barrel) must need another new Mercedes this year!