India has a hole where its middle class should be

Re:India has a hole where its middle class should be by xg15 on Sunday January 14, 2018 @12:36PM (#16145206)

But if they go for high price/high quality, we've come full circle and cooking at home is cheaper again.

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Re:India has a hole where its middle class should be by etruong42 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @09:13AM (#16167991)

It has already been quoted before so I'll quote it again:

> cooking has economies of scale and specialization, so it’s cheaper to cook for many families at once

I'll try to add a little more value to the conversation - there are a lot of hidden costs in cooking at home. A kitchen could take up valuable real estate that is significantly underutilized compared to a commercial kitchen. A personal kitchen also has maintenance costs on top of cooking and cleaning each meal.

I do acknowledge a lot of value - you get to cook exactly what you want, how you want, when you want. For many, cooking itself is valuable (and not a loss of time) because it is enjoyable.

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