Take-away food

Essen im Take-Away

Dear Migipedia team

Is there actually a rule as to whether you can eat the food you buy in Migros take-aways on the spot?

At Zurich station there are now practical little tables right in front of the Migros take-away and so-called picnic areas. I think that's very nice of SBB. It's bad at Bern station - a nice take-away area has been set up there, but you get kicked out if you have anything from Migros with you because the area is only for customers of the other take-aways at Bern station. It's a pity that, according to SBB, Migros does not contribute to the costs of this area and Migros customers therefore have to stay outside.

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All replies (8)

Frederica

To take away you will be charged 2.5% VAT, for consumption at a high table, table, bar or similar the 8%!

Greetings
Istanbul

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eventus

Yes, that's why (and not just because of the packaging) you're often asked at take-aways/snack bars whether it's take-away or eat-in.

Some Migros take-aways also offer practical standing places to enjoy the food purchased there, e.g. in Oerlikon or Glatt... In the take-away at Zurich main station, the area in the middle has been redesigned and now offers less space for eating on the spot, but this is not a problem because there are options offered by SBB at the main station.

My specific concern is the situation at Bern station, where there are even two Migros take-aways, but the food from there cannot be taken into the consumption area because Migros does not contribute to this space (rent, maintenance, cleaning). I would like Migros to do just that, because there is not much space in the Migros take-away at Bern station (and you are probably not allowed to eat there).

I realize that a take-away cannot and should not offer the comfort of a restaurant, but if a special consumption area has been set up next door, Migros should also share this for its customers (if the other tenants or the SBB allow it at all).

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Guest

Hello@eventus

I can well understand your wish. Sometimes it would be practical to be able to distort the food right there and then move on.

I will therefore pass on your message to the Migros Aare Cooperative.

Kind regards
Tanja

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Guest

Hello@eventus

Is it correct that you are referring to the Foodcourt in Bern in your message?

The Foodcourt differentiates itself with its offer. Its dining room is only available to paying Foodcourt guests. So the statement that we don't want to contribute to the costs is not correct. It is simply not the idea of the food court.

Unfortunately, like all other non-foodcourt providers, we cannot offer our guests in Bern an alternative catering solution (room, more standing room) because a) the legal framework (Railcity, value-added tax) does not allow this and b) we cannot dispose of the space.

Kind regards
Tanja

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eventus

By "food court" do you mean the "food corner"? I do, i.e. the room labeled "consumption area" on an SBB sticker at the entrance, with tables and garbage cans, without service. Next door is the McDonald's and four other take-aways.

I don't quite understand why five take-aways offer their guests this space, but Migros doesn't participate. Of course, it could be that the other five didn't want Migros there.

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Guest

Hello

I always make my own rolls, sandwiches and salads for my breaks at home. This way I get what I like in top quality and at an unbeatable price. Very rarely, maybe on cold winter days, I get myself a warm cheesecake or an extra-hot kebab.

Quote from Istanbul
To take away you are charged 2.5% VAT, to eat at a high table, table, bar or similar you are charged 8%!
I've heard that too, but is the 5.5% less VAT actually refunded? Does a Big Mac or a hot Migros ham croissant to go really cost less than eating it in the store? As far as I know, it costs exactly the same inside and outside, only the receipt shows a different amount of fairy tale tax. A small Mac menu always costs 9.90 whether in the restaurant or in the drive, or am I on the wrong track? It could be, because I only eat at the stand in emergencies.
When I think of how long the food often sits there in the displays and sits there rotting, I feel sick - I'm just a spoiled little piglet and not a pig that eats everything. :-)

Greetings from the yellow Migi piglet

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leila_

The price you pay remains the same, regardless of whether you eat in the restaurant or take away. The only thing that changes is the amount that the vendor has to pay to the state - when selling take-away meals, the vendor has to pay less tax.

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Guest

Hello

Thanks Leila, for the info. I remembered that correctly. The 5.5% that Migros earns more from take-away could at least partly be invested in a few bar tables and seating for loyal customers. That would not be a loss, but a service to the customer and thus conducive to increasing profits, if the customers with Migros food are not sent away like lepers.

Greetings from the Migi piglet

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