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Recently in Japan, reasonably priced hotel buffet lunches (from about 2500 yen to 3000 yen) which include high quality foods like roast beef and snow queen crab have become well-liked among female customers. But do the hotels make any money with this ?
There is no need to worry. Hotels make good money on their buffet lunches,There are about 20 to 30 kinds of food and the although the expensive food types do stand out, the other foods, mainly salads and things like scrambled eggs do not have high basic costs. Which is why that even though they only charge 3000 yen person, the hotel can still make a profit.
Buffet lunches have only a limited menu which is prepared in advance, so this helps to reduce to the buying costs, and because they in bulk they can get discounts.
Also, because the drinks are self service, it only takes a few members of staff - so labor costs don't come to much.
These hotel buffet lunches, which are aimed for house wives and secretaries, offer a great opportunity for those who want to try some expensive cuisine at reasonable prices.
If you come to Japan, please try one of these buffets at least once.
今週の語彙 This week's vocabulary
■ローストビーフ roast beef ■ズワイ蟹 a snow [queen] crab ■高級 high quality ■食材 materials for food ■一流ホテル a first-class hotel ■バイキング a buffet ■好評です be favorably [well] received ■儲かる make a profit ■要る be necessary ■しっかりと well ■種類 a kind; a sort ■目立つ attract attention be conspicuous, be noticeable, stand out ■一方で on the other hand ■原価 the prime cost ■スクランブルエッグ scrambled eggs ■中心 main ■儲けが出る make a profit ■あらかじめ previously, in advance ■限られた ～limited~ ■のみ only ■仕入れコスト the buying cost ■低減でき can reduce(decrease) and, ■大量仕入れ mass-buying, buy in bulk ■ディスカウント discount ■得られます get, acquire ■セルフサービス self-service ■数人の～ a few (people, person)~ ■スタッフ staff ■人件費 personnel expenses [expenditure(s)]; payroll costs; labor costs ■主婦 a housewife ■ＯＬ a female office worker ■中心に mainly ■手ごろな価格 reasonable price ■～にとって for ■機会 opportunity, chance ■いらっしゃったら if you come 〔いらっしゃる is respectable form of くる・いく. It means ‘come’ here.〕 ■試す try
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