1. Food Business

2. How To Start A Restaurant Business?
To start a restaurant business, it requires passion,
commitment, dedication, to be able to multitask and
manage several moving parts. Hence, with regard to
how to start a restaurant business let’s look at some of
the most important steps involved.

3. STEP 1: The Brand and the Concept
Your restaurant’s brand defines its identity and will
continue to do so in perpetuity of the business. Hence, it
is important to establish an identity that goes well with
the theme and overall style of the restaurant. The
concept of the restaurant will define how service is
rendered, the ambience, etc., which in turn can be used
to establish a marketable novelty to attract more
customers. Together, they can be used to form
intangible assets of your restaurant business.

4. STEP 2: Creating Your Menu
Your menu forms the mainstay of your income and your
potential to generate profits. Not to mention the cost of
preparing the menu (including labour, equipment, recipe,
etc.) Hence, it is important to figure out the price at
which you will serve your menu in the restaurant.

5. STEP 3:
This is all about figuring costs and expenses to stay
functional until you start making profits. Based on this
you can draw up a budget to operate on a day-to-day
basis. Once you have calculated the estimates, you can
start with acquiring funds from friends or family. When
you are ready to expand your business you can look for
investors or apply for loans.

6. STEP 4: The Right Location
The right location for your restaurant business depends
on a)Visibility b)Accessibility c)Target Audience d)
Competition, all of which contribute towards the
business.

7. STEP 5: Licenses
Restaurant businesses are required to procure licenses,
based on the state it is located in. However, the process
of obtaining these licenses can seem complicated to
some. For which, most restaurant businesses hire legal
professionals to simply and hasten the process.

8. STEP 6: Food Supplier
A restaurant business needs constant supplies of
different types of food ingredients to produce the items
on the menu.

9. STEP 7: The Staff
Hiring staff for a restaurant pertains to hiring people for
different functions within the restaurant, Some of the
common hiring positions are
● Executive chef
● General manager
● Sous chef
● Prep cooks
● Servers
● Food runners and bussers
● Dishwasher
● Host (If required)
● Bartenders (If required)

10. STEP 8: Advertising
To get the word out there and to attract your target
market, advertising should form a critical part of your
marketing strategy. This also helps prospective
customers find more information about your restaurant
business. Some of the popular mediums through which
a restaurant can be advertised are social media,
website, third-party reviewers, print ads, digital loyalty
programs, email marketing and other types of
promotion.

11. STEP 9: Soft Opening
You can also host a soft opening, by inviting a few
influential personalities who can later add value by
bringing their circle of friends and family to the
restaurant. No to mention, as influencers, they can also
encourage their followers to give your restaurant a try as
well.

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