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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know there is more and more of this - 
Why not just raise menu prices?

Here is something I saw recently and although I fully support all the it covers - IMO should be baked into the costs for items on the menu.
"Wellness Charge: We believe hospitality begins with a healthy team and a stable, equitable work environment. To ensure both, a 5% surcharge is added to all dine-in checks that supports free mental health resources for our teams and their families, access to health insurance, paid sick leave, and [b]increased operating costs[/b]. "[/quote]

It’s the last thing that makes this incredibly disingenuous. Exactly how much of this extra charge is really going to health resources for staff, and how much is going to whatever else “increased operating costs” covers? Generally restaurants seem to be doing it this way rather than baking it in because the only way to get people to pay this is to essentially trick them. People won’t choose something that costs more, so they price it the same and then add the extra on at the end. [/quote]

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