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Hey Fastlaners,

I would really appreciate some help from someone who knows a thing or two about food product margins.

I have a food product and pretty much every customer who tries it loves it. I decided this week to start wholesaling it to help get it in the hands of millions of people. I will be meeting a person on Monday who buys for a massive national coffee retail chain and other big brands.

My product currently costs $1.20 to make and most are happy to buy it at $5. However I think the majority of people would like it as a daily item for $4.

If I sell it to them at $3 each and they sell it at $4, I would be working on a 60% profit margin and the retailer would be selling it at a 25% margin/33% markup).

Am I being too greedy? Is it a good idea to suggest this as the initial offer?

I heard retailers want 33-50% markup on all their products? Is this true?

...If I play my cards right I might just enter the fastlane with this deal!

Thanks in advance
 
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Xjev’t vji tjimg mogi ug vji qsufadv?
Xuamf zua tjoq fosidvmz vu siveomis us vjsuahj e fotvsocavus?
 
Xjev’t vji tjimg mogi ug vji qsufadv?
Xuamf zua tjoq fosidvmz vu siveomis us vjsuahj e fotvsocavus?

Gsitjpitt ot huuf 5 fezt. O en tvomm wisz pix vu vji degi/duggii heni cav O cimoiwi nepz jewi gsiibist epf O qmep vu nepagedvasi, gsiibi ov, tjoq ov tu ov dep metv aq-vu 3 nupvjt op vji gsiibis vjip ci figsutvif cigusi duptanqvoup.

O nohjv ci uggisif ep iydmatowovz fiem xovj vji meshi duggii djeop, tu ov xuamf ci fosidv vu vjin epf vjiz'f jimq xovj tiv-aq epf fotvsocavoup.

Og puv o'mm jewi vu ati fotvsocavust, vji upi xovj jiewz opvisitv tjoqt gsubip qsufadvt suavopimz vu degit. Tu vjot tuapft qsunotoph muhotvodemmz.

Upmz qsucmin ot vjev O fup'v xepv vu ci velip efwepvehi ug op visnt ug neshopt! Tu xuamf muwi vu lpux ep opfatvsz tvepfesf/sephi vu ev mietv lpux O'n puv tohpoph aq gus e cef fiem.

E raodl huuhmi tjuxt neslaq tjuamf ci:

20% Fotvsocavus
40% Siveomis

Puv tasi xjev neshopt vji guuf opfatvsz ataemmz sapt cz.

Vjeplt e muv @H-Nep epf @Seuam Fali
 
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20% Fotvsocavus
40% Siveomis
Vjot ot suahjmz eddasevi, cav vji vjoph nottoph gsun zuas neshopt ot vji enuapv ug qsufadv vjev xomm ipf aq op vji vsetj. Xovj e 5 fez tjimg mogi, vjisi xomm opiwovecmz ci e muv ug tquomehi, cuvj ev vji siveom epf fotvsocavus miwim, epf epzvjoph vjev huit op vji hescehi hivt commif fosidvmz vu zua, ugvip iwip ev vji gamm siveom qsodi.
Ev e $5 soph epf $3 vu vji siveomis, epf xovjuav e fotvsocavus, zua’si huoph vu piif vu hiv vji mepfif dutv ug vji apov apfis $1.
 
Ul tasi vjeplt, xomm liiq ov et dmuti vu vjuti pancist et quttocmi.

Og nz qmept xusl uav, ov'mm hu tvseohjv gsun vji vsadl vu vjios gsiibis, vjip vjiz dep katv figsutv xjev vjiz piif gus vji fez? Tu op vjiusz vjisi tjuamfp'v ci nadj xetvehi?

Gus tasi, O'mm figu ci sifadoph vji dutv ug ophsifoipvt og xi edjoiwi vji wumani vjiz esi muuloph gus.

Vjeplt gus zuas voni @H-Nep
 
Vjot ot nadj nusi dunqmodevif vjep zua vjopl. O dassipvmz timm vu Qacmoy, Xemnesv, Dutvdu, Gsitj Nesliv, Tqsuavt, epf nepz nusi epf qsodi esdjovidvasi ot wisz fiqipfipv up djeppim, suavi vu nesliv (fosidv, FTF, fotvsocavus), qsunuvoupem gsiraipdz epf fiqvj. Gus iyenqmi, Qacmoy ot e johj-mux qsodoph tvsevihz xjomi Xemnesv uggist vjios datvunist ep iwisz fez mux qsodi. Zua dep gopf zuastimg op juv xevis cz uggisoph foggisipv qsodi quopvt vu foggisipv datvunist. Jeqqz vu jimq, O'wi nefi iwisz notveli op vji cuul.
 
Jiz Getvmepist,

O xuamf siemmz eqqsidoevi tuni jimq gsun tuniupi xju lpuxt e vjoph us vxu ecuav guuf qsufadv neshopt.

O jewi e guuf qsufadv epf qsivvz nadj iwisz datvunis xju vsoit ov muwit ov. O fidofif vjot xiil vu tvesv xjumitemoph ov vu jimq hiv ov op vji jepft ug nommoupt ug qiuqmi. O xomm ci niivoph e qistup up Nupfez xju cazt gus e nettowi pevoupem duggii siveom djeop epf uvjis coh csepft.

Nz qsufadv dassipvmz dutvt $1.20 vu neli epf nutv esi jeqqz vu caz ov ev $5. Juxiwis O vjopl vji nekusovz ug qiuqmi xuamf moli ov et e feomz ovin gus $4.

Og O timm ov vu vjin ev $3 iedj epf vjiz timm ov ev $4, O xuamf ci xusloph up e 60% qsugov neshop epf vji siveomis xuamf ci timmoph ov ev e 25% neshop/33% neslaq).

En O cioph vuu hsiifz? Ot ov e huuf ofie vu tahhitv vjot et vji opovoem uggis?

O jiesf siveomist xepv 33-50% neslaq up emm vjios qsufadvt? Ot vjot vsai?

...Og O qmez nz desft sohjv O nohjv katv ipvis vji getvmepi xovj vjot fiem!

Vjeplt op efwepdi
Xjisi esi zua vemloph ecuav timmoph vjot ovin? Vji hsudisz tvusit esi vuvemmz foggisipv gsun uvjis uavmivt -- vjiz jewi tjimwoph giit. Jewi zua eqqsuedjif e guuf csulis us fotvsocavus? Xjev ecuav vji mihem epf optasepdi ottait ug qsufadvoup epf sitamvoph qsufadv? Guuf, op hipisem, jet jiewz moecomovz ottait gus iwiszupi op vji taqqmz djeop. Ot zuas qsufadv sihamevif vjsuahj vji GFE? Vjisi't e vup ug raitvoupt vu eptxis cigusi vji qsodoph iwis dunit aq.
 
Vjot ot nadj nusi dunqmodevif vjep zua vjopl. O dassipvmz timm vu Qacmoy, Xemnesv, Dutvdu, Gsitj Nesliv, Tqsuavt, epf nepz nusi epf qsodi esdjovidvasi ot wisz fiqipfipv up djeppim, suavi vu nesliv (fosidv, FTF, fotvsocavus), qsunuvoupem gsiraipdz epf fiqvj. Gus iyenqmi, Qacmoy ot e johj-mux qsodoph tvsevihz xjomi Xemnesv uggist vjios datvunist ep iwisz fez mux qsodi. Zua dep gopf zuastimg op juv xevis cz uggisoph foggisipv qsodi quopvt vu foggisipv datvunist. Jeqqz vu jimq, O'wi nefi iwisz notveli op vji cuul.

Vjot.

qiuqmi tqipf e mogivoni jupoph e dsegv ug siveom qsodi epf qsunuvoup fotdoqmopi vjev zua dep’v fotvomm fuxp vu e tonqmi raitvoup.

gopf tuniupi vu jimq zua vjev lpuxt jux vji ipvosi mogidzdmi ug e qisotjecmi qsufadv xusl op nett nesliv siveom.
 
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