may help me to avoid making some mistakes?
2006-12-30 03:34:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ Fast Food
Hi, I worked for two pizza firms(not national chains) for over four years, cooking and delivery driving. My advice would be:
1. research your target area, are you going to deliver or not?
2. Fresh bases are best (IMHO) but if you are going to buy pre made frozen bases 10" 12" and 16" were always our favorite sizes.(Check your pizza box suppliers as well , double wall card, waxed i think was what ours were done with, with 4 little pop out holes for steam to escape. Also get samples of your bases first, some of the ones on offer are really bad.
3. Spend money on a good oven, you will reap the benefit in the long term.
4. If delivering get good insulated "hot bags" or "hot boxes", but be careful with some bags as excess condensation from the hot pizza causes soggy bases!
6 Stick with maybe 4 or 5 pizza types but allow customers to customize the basic cheese and tom with extra toppings priced per topping (price dep on size) We always did cheese and tom, Florida (Ham and pineapple) Mexicana (pepperami, salami, chilli) Seafood, (prawns, tuna , anchovies) And the great american special which had virtually everything on it.
7 Lastly, if delivering, avoid thin classic italian style, they go cold too quick.
Hope that was some use
Ian W
Oh and I forgot to say, we found a 50/50 grated cheddar mozarela mix was the best for taste and cost effectiveness!
2006-12-30 03:50:00 · answer #1 · answered by Ian W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Employ the prettiest waitresses you can find and you'll get more teenage boys as customers. They don't cost any more in wages than average-looking girls. Its not fair, but business is business.
If you're a franchisee, the HQ lays down the food and decor, but the staff you employ is one thing you have control over, to beat the opposition.
Try to think of more things you have control over that give you an edge. Does the franchise HQ do all the online and offline/national and local advertising or can you put more effort or unique ideas of your own into it?
Do a lot of reading on the net on finding out the 'footfall' in a location, the number of people at different times of day, their preferred foods and their spending-power. Also, have kids already spent their money by the time they pass your restaurant. Some time spent on the street doing surveys pays dividends.
Pay attention to where famous-name stores have been built and rent space next door. They have already spent a fortune finding the place with maximum foot-fall. You can benifit from that for nothing.
If you're thinking of joining one particular franchise company, get in touch with 2 or 3 other franchisees on the net who are hundreds of miles away and not competing with you, to swap ides and tips.
2006-12-30 03:41:36 · answer #2 · answered by ricochet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick with the franchises! It gets messy doing it family owned. Any thought on a partner? Two heads are better then one! Delivery service available?? Make sure the driver are ALWAYS on time! Customers get pretty upset! Good Luck!
2006-12-30 03:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by Ultimate Guitar Hero! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get ready to work really hard!
2006-12-30 03:42:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋