Burger Prices

[guernseyman]

Anyone know the going prices for food at a church fete? We are organising the barbecue section and doing sausage in a roll, burger in a bun, bacon in a roll, all with sauces/mustard/onions. Not looking to charge a massive amount, but need to make a profit.

[Jackdaw33]

£1.50 sounds about right.

[237SJ]

I used to make and sell food for our local cricket club. People don`t want to spend a lot. I guess it depends where you live. I would say £1.50 for a sausge/bacon roll and upwards of £2 for a burger in a bun.

[Buenchico]

They were selling them remarkably cheaply at a church event in Weymouth a couple of months ago:
https://www.wherecanwego.com/event/968591-breakfast-bap-morning/events.aspx
The £1.50 charge per item might still be a good guide price though if you don't include the hot drink, although you could probably get away with charging a couple of quid if you wanted to.

[guernseyman]

I think £1.50 is excellent value! Not sure we can go that low, cafe prices here : tea starts at 90p a cup, coffee £1.50 on its own! Will have a look around other fetes and see what they are charging. Thanks all

[Quizproquo]

£3.00

[Buenchico]

If it helps, my local burger van charges £2.50 for a 'flat sausage' ( = sausagemeat patty) bap, 20p extra for cheese (onions are free) and 80p for a coffee. Burgers and bacon rolls are, as far as I can remember, priced much the same.

[Buenchico]

As 237SJ suggests, it might depend where you live.

For example, someone who shops at Norwich Market expects to pay just £3.20 for a superb 'hog roast' roll, packed with as much succulent slow-cooked pork as it's possible to fit into a large bap, with beautiful stuffing, apple sauce and crackling. A coffee from a neighbouring stall costs 60p. (Those are the prices I paid a fortnight ago).

So someone who uses Norwich market would think that £3.00 for a basic burger, sourced from Asda's freezer section, was grossly overpriced. Similarly, they'd baulk at paying £1.50 for a coffee.

However someone who shops in an upmarket town in the Home Counties might have to pay £6.00 a the hog roast bap from their local market, and £2.30 for a coffee. So they'd probably see £3 for a burger, and £1.50 for a coffee, at a church fete, as quite reasonable prices.

[-SharonA-]

If it looks good, I would pay upwards £3. We had a pop up burger stall near where I once worked and burgers were £11 upwards!!!!

[guernseyman]

We're looking to give a large bap with the food to match, so I think £3 sounds about right for a burger, £2.50 for sausage and £2 for the bacon. We'll just hope for good weather too! Thanks again...