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Classes restaurants and Features

Overall, the restaurants can be segmented into several categories:
1 – chain or independent (Indy) and franchise restaurants. McDonald's, Union Square Cafe, or KFC
2 – quick service (QSR), sandwich. Burgers, chicken, and so succession, convenience store, pasta, pizza
3 – Fast casual. Panera Bread Company Atlanta Bread, Au Bon Pain, and so on
4 – Family. Bob Evans Perkins, friendship, Shake Steak 'n Waffle House
5 – Misc. Applebee's, Hard Rock Coffee House, Chili's, TGI Friday's
6 – Dinner luxury. Charlie Trotter, Morton's The Steakhouse, Flemming, The Palm, Four Seasons
7 – Other. Steak, seafood, ethnic houses, dinner, celebrity, and so on. Of course, some restaurants are divided into more than one category. For example, an Italian restaurant can be casual and ethnic. Main concepts restaurant in terms of sales have been followed for years by the magazine and Restaurants
Institutions.

CHAIN OR INDEPENDENT
The impression a few large chains of fast service completely dominate the restaurant business is misleading. Chain restaurants have some advantages and some disadvantages in restaurants independent. Benefits include:

1 – The market recognition
2 – Greater weight of advertising
3 – the development of sophisticated systems
4 – Offers Shopping

Where relief, various types of assistance are available. Independent restaurants are relatively easy to open. All you need is a few thousand dollars, a knowledge of restaurant operations, and a strong desire
success. The advantage for independent restaurant owners is that pueden''hacer suyo''en the terms of the development of concepts, menus, decorating, and so on. Unless we drastically change our habits and taste, there is plenty of room for independent restaurants in certain places. Restaurants come and go. Some become independent restaurants and small chains large companies will buy small chains.

Once the small screen chain growth and popularity, is likely to be bought by a company larger or be able to acquire funding for expansion. A temptation for the restorative principle is to look great restaurants in large cities and believe that its success can be replicated in secondary cities. Reading the reviews of restaurants in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, or San Francisco can the impression that the usual restaurants can be replicated in Des Moines, Kansas City, Metropolis, USA. Because of the demographics, or ethnic-style restaurants do not click on the small cities and towns.

5 – Do you go to the formation of bottom-up and cover all areas of the restaurant franchise operation the least financial risk in the format of the restaurant, including building design, menus and marketing plans have already been tested in the market. restaurants franchise are less likely to go under, the independent restaurants. The reason is that the concept is proven and operation of a procedure is established with all (or most) of the kinks worked out. Training is provided, and marketing and management support are available. The most likely Success does not come cheap, however.

There is a franchise fee, a rate of royalties, advertising, and the substantive requirements of personal wealth. For those who lack substantial experience restaurant, the franchise can be a way to get into the restaurant business, provided they are prepared to start at the bottom and take a training accident. Restaurant franchisees are entrepreneurs who prefer to own, use, develop and expand an existing business concept through a form of contractual trade agreement called franchising.1 several franchises have destroyed several shops and made the big time. Naturally, most aspiring restaurateurs want to do their own thing, have a concept in mind and I can not wait to go for it.

These are examples of the costs involved in the franchise:

1 – A traditional Miami Subs restaurant has a fee of $ 30,000, a fee of 4.5 percent, and requires a minimum of five years experience as a creator of several units, staff / Business capital of $ 1 million, and a personal business /
net worth of $ 5 million.

2 – Chili's required one month rate based on restaurant sales performance (currently a service fee of 4 percent of monthly sales) plus the greater of (a) monthly rental basis or (b) rents percentage that is at least 8.5 percent of monthly sales.

3 – McDonald's requires $ 200,000 of nonborrowed personal resources and an initial fee of $ 45,000, plus a monthly service fee based on the performance of restaurant sales (about 4 percent) and rent, which is a
base monthly rent or a percentage of monthly sales. Equipment and pre-opening costs range from $ 461,000 to 788,500 dollars.

4 – Pizza Factory Express units (from 200 to 999 square feet) require a franchise fee of $ 5,000, a royalty of 5 percent, and an advertising fee of 2 percent. Equipment costs range from $ 25,000 to $ 90,000, with miscellaneous $ 3,200 to $ 9,000 and the initial inventory of $ 6,000.

5 – Earl of Sandwich has options for a unit with a net worth requirement of $ 750,000 and liquidity $ 300,000 for 5 units, a net worth of $ 1 million cash and $ 500,000 for 10 units is required, the net
$ 2 million and $ 800,000 cash. The franchise fee is $ 25,000 for the location and the fee is 6 percent.

What you get for all this money? Franchisors provide:

1 – Assistance with site selection and review of proposed sites
2 – Assistance in preparation of design and construction
3 – Help with preparation for the opening
4 – Training of managers and staff
5 – Planning and implementing strategies pre-opening marketing
6 – Unit visits and ongoing operational advice

There are hundreds of restaurant franchise concepts, and not without risk. The restaurant is owned or leased by a franchisee may fail even though it is part of a well known brand is a great success. Franchisors either. An example of this is very promoted Boston Market, based in Golden, Colorado. In 1993, when the company stock was first offered to the public at $ 20 per share, was purchased with enthusiasm, increasing the price to a maximum of $ 50 per share. In 1999, after the company declared bankruptcy, the share price sank to 75 cents. The content of many of its stores were auctioned
cost.7 a fraction of their fortunes were made and lost. A group that did not lose was the bench framers investment and sold the stock offering and received a considerable share of services.

The group has also done well, but were able to sell their shares, while stocks are high. Quick-service food chains as well known as Hardee's and Carl's Jr. also have experienced periods of red ink. Both companies, now under the same owner called CKE, periods of experience, as long as four years, when real income as a company, were negative. (Individual stores, a company owned or franchise, however, may have done well during periods of below.) There is no guarantee that a franchise chain prosper.

At one point, in the mid-1970, A & W Restaurants, Inc., of Farmington Hills, Michigan had 2,400 units. In 1995, the string of numbers just over 600. After a purchase of that year, the chain expanded to 400 stores. Some of the expansions was carried out in non-traditional, such as kiosks, truck stops, schools, and convenience stores, where the experience in a full-service restaurant not is important. A restaurant concept can do well in one region but not in another. The style of operation can be highly compatible with the personality of an operator and not another.

Most franchise operations call for a lot of hard work and long hours that many people perceive as hard work. If the franchisee not have enough capital and lease a building or land, you run the risk of paying more for the lease that the company can support. Relationships between franchisors and franchisees are often tense, even in larger companies. The objectives of each are generally different; franchises want fees maximum, while franchisees want maximum support in marketing and franchise services such as employee training. Sometimes, franchise chains to engage in litigation with its franchisees.

As franchise companies have created hundreds of franchises throughout the United States, some regions are saturated: More franchised units were built in the area of support. current franchise owners have complained that adding more franchises only serves to reduce sales of existing stores. Pizza Hut, for example, stopped selling
franchises, except the wealthy buyers who can take a number of units. Overseas markets up a great source of income of several quick-service chains. As expected, McDonald's has been the leader in expanding abroad, with units in 119 countries.

With nearly 30,000 restaurants serving 50 million customers a day, about half of company profits come outside the United States. A number of other quick-service chains also have a large number of franchised units abroad.While restorative principle reason focuses on having success here and now, many restaurateurs bright, ambitious and energetic thinking about future possibilities abroad. Once the concept has been established, the employer can sell to a dealer or a lot of guidance, takes the form abroad through franchising. (It's crazy to build or buy in a foreign country without a partner who is financially secure and well versed in local laws and culture.).

The success story of McDonald's in the United States and other countries illustrates the importance of adaptability to local conditions. The company opens units in unlikely places and close to not doing well. Abroad, Menus are designed to suit local custom. In the crisis of Indonesia, for example, French fries that had to be imported were removed from the menu and rice was replaced. Reading the life stories of great franchise winners may suggest that once the franchise is well established, the way it is clear sailing. Thomas Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza, tells a different story. At one point, the chain had accumulated a debt of $ 500 million. Monaghan, a devout Catholic, said that changed his life by giving up his biggest sin, pride, and getting back to''God, family, and pizza.''

A meeting with Pope John Paul II had changed his life and his feelings about good and evil como''personal and permanent.''Fortunately, in the case of Mr. Monaghan, dedication worked well. There are 7,096 of Domino Pizza stores worldwide, with sales of about $ 3,780,000,000 a year. Monaghan sold most of its stake in the company for a reported one billion and announced that he would use his fortune to promote Catholic church causes. In the recent past, most part foodservice franchises have been millionaires, however, a large number of aspiring restaurateurs, particularly those enrolled in courses degree in hotel management and restaurants, are not thrilled with being a quick-service franchise.

Prefer owning or managing a full service restaurant. Potential franchisees should review their experience of food and access to money and decide that the franchise would be appropriate for them. If you have little or no experience in food might consider starting his career as a franchise restaurant with cheaper, offering start-up training. For those with some experience who want a proven concept, the chain of friendship, which began franchising in 1999, can be a good choice. The chain has more than 700 units. The family dining restaurants are considered according to ice cream and specialty sandwiches, soups and meals QuickService.

We will emphasize this point again: Working in a restaurant you enjoy and maybe you'd like to emulate in his own restaurant. If you have enough experience and money, can act on their own. Better yet, work in a successful restaurant in a company or the owner might be possible or if the owner is thinking of retiring and, for tax reasons or otherwise, may be willing to take payments over time.
Franchisees are, in fact, entrepreneurs, many of which create strings within strings.

McDonald's had the highest sales throughout the system in a quick-service chain, followed by Burger King. Wendy's, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC came later. Metro as one among hundreds of franchises, had sales totaling $ 3.9 billion. There is no doubt that within 10 years, a list of companies with higher sales will be different. Some of the current leaders will experience sales declines, and some will merge with or be acquired by other companies, some of which may be financial giants not previously engaged in the restaurant business.

About the Author

Franco Zinzi has been involved with online marketing for nearly 3 years and likes to write on various subjects. Come visit his latest website which discusses of restaurant fridges and restaurant supplies for the owner of his own business.

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