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Yes, more costs which get attached to your food bills. The obvious item is shipping and packaging. If you cannot get some ingredients locally, be expected to pay for someone to send that. This is a cost that needs to be included as part of your food costs as it focusing your attention on how much it really costs. True kitchen cost needs to reflect the overall cost of buying in the produce.

You may also need to be aware of hidden costs, just as your customers will look for those cover charges on your menu. Suppliers are often squeezed on their margins and will try and be resourceful in the ways they can maximise revenues. If you don’t ask the questions first, you could get stung with these surcharges, but often won’t notice till you get the first invoice. Here are a few examples:

Fuel charges

Environmental impact

Disposal of packaging

Filleting

Higher fees for items below package or case size

Congestion or toll fees

The list goes on, but these are all reasonably fair excuses to ask for credit notes or threaten to shop elsewhere. If a supplier is honest with you and the request is reasonable, then this is your call, maybe it’s just expensive to deliver in your area.