Start Your Own Restaurant (and Five Other Food Businesses)

About this book

Americans spends nearly $175 billion a year eating out. As consumers are dining out or taking prepared food home with increased frequency food-service operations are skyrocketing. Theres plenty of room for more food businesses but for a successful startup you need more than just good recipes. You also need to know about planning capitalization inventory control and payroll management. Heres everything you need to consider when starting your own restaurant pizzeria coffeehouse delicatessen bakery or catering business. Interviews with successful eatery owners show how others have made their food business dreams come true. Among the many topics covered are: Set-up and equipment Inventory Staffing Legal structure Location Permits Sanitation Marketing Financial management You also get a glossary and an appendix of additional helpful food industry resources.