How to Start and Run a Fish & Chip Shop or Burger Bar
Author(s): James Kayui Li (Author)
Publisher: How To Books Ltd
Publication Date: 27 Mar. 2009
Language: English
Print length: 208 pages
ISBN-10: 1845283082
ISBN-13: 9781845283087
Book Description
This book provides the detailed information you need to have your own Fish and Chip Shop and Burger Bar business. In it you will discover how to spot a good location for your premises; how you can best fit it out; and how you can start and run your own successful enterprise. Everything you need to know is here: – Whether you should buy leasehold or freehold – How to raise the start-up money you’ll need – Where and how to buy the equipment you’ll need – Managing food hygiene and health and safety – How to employ and manage your staff – How to advertise cost effectively – Keeping the accounts and handling VAT – And much more – even down to the author’s recommended frying and cooking methods. Contents: Introduction; 1. The origins of fish and chips and beef burgers; 2. Starting in the business; 3. Buying a shop; 4. Finding supplies for your business; 5. Preparing food; 6. Food preparation; 7. The art of frying; 8. Employing staff; 9. Advertising for more business; 10. Running the premises; 11. Keeping the books; 12. Tips of the trade; 13. To transfer or to expand?; And finally…; Appendix; Index.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘A must-read if you are thinking about starting up your own fast food business.’ Fry Monthly. ‘Bang on the money.’ www.familyfriendlyworking.co.uk. ‘Will be of undoubted benefit to those considering entering the fish and chip trade for the first time and an excellent primer for anyone considering moving into the sector. An invaluable aide-memoire and a useful source of reference for those who have been in the business for some years. It should help anyone with the right amount of drive and commitment to run a successful fast food business.’ Fish & Chips and Fast Food. ‘Goes beyond what it promises to provide…everything anyone could want to know about running a fast food business – and then some.’ EN, The magazine for Entrepreneurs.
From the Author
The fast food industry is booming but it is competitive; therefore people must have the correct knowledge and skills before they venture into the trade. I wanted to create a useful handbook to cover all areas of starting and running a food business. I have got fifteen years experience working in fast food. I wanted to make life easier for the next person who wants to start their own food business. Selling food is not a new type of business enteprise but everyone needs to eat every day. There is little change in fast food products, unlike technology which moves ever so quickly causing their products to go out of date. People who are new and unfamiliar to the ins and outs of running a food business would be wise to learn before they take the plunge. They should try to learn as much as they can and by doing so, there will be much greater chances of success in their new venture.
About the Author
James Li has many years experience working in fast food and has his own fish and chip shop in Lancashire. He has written this book for all those who want to start and run their own fast food business.
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