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Breakfast cost per room night is the cost per breakfast served multiplied by the take-up rate, which is the figure to load into a rate-inclusive package. Labour is usually a larger component than food, because breakfast service is short, early and labour-dense.
Cost per served
Cost per breakfast = Food cost + Labour cost
Cost per room night
Cost per room night = Cost per breakfast x Take-up rate %
Including it raises take-up and simplifies comparison shopping, but it must be priced into the rate at the take-up-weighted cost, not the full cost.
Because breakfast runs for two or three hours with a fixed team regardless of covers, so cost per cover falls sharply with volume.