The restaurant business is a competitive industry with many variations. Therefore, it is important to know how to write a business plan for a restaurant or food business. Sample business plans are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the franchising, restaurant and food services industry. An executive summary is a short but powerful document that ...

For the year and a half before he opened Crack’d Kitchen and Coffee in North Andover, Massachusetts, Danny Azzarello worked on his business plan. By the time he opened the doors on the breakfast ...

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LAS CRUCES >> As with any other small business, a new restaurant needs a thoroughly researched business plan. But entrepreneurs who expect to use their business plan to secure financing for the new ...

The primary value of your business plan is to create a written resource that evaluates most aspects of your new business including a description of your target customers and markets, profitability, ...

This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. Starting a business is an exciting yet challenging endeavor that requires careful planning and clear direction. Whether you are opening ...

A restaurant's seating plan should factor in the type of food you provide, the number of guests per table you expect to serve, the maximum safe occupancy of your restaurant, the number of simultaneous ...