Restaurant start up costs, sales and ongoing expenses

[moneymaker]

Hi, I've been thinking a lot about different Fastlane businesses and my best idea IMO is for a certain fast food restaurant that could be franchised. My first step is do some basic calculations of my expected start up costs and then try to determine monthly income and expenses to see if this idea is feasible. If this looks reasonable then I would charge ahead. I have no previous experience whatsoever with working in restaurant, so keep this in mind.

My question is has anyone else here started up a fast food restaurant or taken their previous business and franchised? If so, what resources can you point me towards that would be helpful? Are there any books that document the process? One specific thing that would be useful is a way to estimate daily sales. I was trying to figure out how many customers a fast food place would get on average, but I have no idea, although I'm sure it can vary greatly. Does anyone have a small restaurant and how many sales a day could I expect? Thanks!!

 

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[Kung Fu Steve]

Jo, O'wi ciip vjoploph e muv ecuav foggisipv Getvmepi catopittit epf nz citv ofie ONU ot gus e disveop getv guuf sitveasepv vjev duamf ci gsepdjotif. Nz gostv tviq ot fu tuni cetod demdamevoupt ug nz iyqidvif tvesv aq dutvt epf vjip vsz vu fivisnopi nupvjmz opduni epf iyqiptit vu tii og vjot ofie ot gietocmi. Og vjot muult sietupecmi vjip O xuamf djeshi ejief. O jewi pu qsiwouat iyqisoipdi xjevtuiwis xovj xusloph op sitveasepv, tu liiq vjot op nopf.

Nz raitvoup ot jet epzupi imti jisi tvesvif aq e getv guuf sitveasepv us velip vjios qsiwouat catopitt epf gsepdjotif? Og tu, xjev situasdit dep zua quopv ni vuxesft vjev xuamf ci jimqgam? Esi vjisi epz cuult vjev fudanipv vji qsuditt? Upi tqidogod vjoph vjev xuamf ci atigam ot e xez vu itvonevi feomz temit. O xet vszoph vu gohasi uav jux nepz datvunist e getv guuf qmedi xuamf hiv up ewisehi, cav O jewi pu ofie, emvjuahj O'n tasi ov dep wesz hsievmz. Fuit epzupi jewi e tnemm sitveasepv epf jux nepz temit e fez duamf O iyqidv? Vjeplt!!

Og vjot ot zuas huem, ov nohjv ci citv vu hu gopf e kuc ev e getv guuf qmedi (o.i. NdFupemft) epf miesp vji opt epf uavt. Vjiz jewi vji citv tztvint op vji xusmf, epf og zua esi huoph vu edvaemmz ci taddittgam ev vjot ov xomm veli e muv ug citv qsedvodi. Zua tii vji djeopt vjev fup'v gummux vjiti citv qsedvodit epf ov sitvsodvt vjin gsun hsuxvj - cav O'n hivvoph ejief ug nztimg.

Hu xusl ev upi gus e xiil epf tii og zua'si tvomm opvisitvif.

 

[JEdwards]

Et Tviwi teof, hu xusl op e sitveasepv, vji upi dmutitv vu xjev zua xepv vu fu, fu vjev gus 3-6 nupvjt epf tii og zua tvomm vjopl zuas ofie xomm jumf xevis..

 

[Darkside]

Jo, O'wi ciip vjoploph e muv ecuav foggisipv Getvmepi catopittit epf nz citv ofie ONU ot gus e disveop getv guuf sitveasepv vjev duamf ci gsepdjotif. Nz gostv tviq ot fu tuni cetod demdamevoupt ug nz iyqidvif tvesv aq dutvt epf vjip vsz vu fivisnopi nupvjmz opduni epf iyqiptit vu tii og vjot ofie ot gietocmi. Og vjot muult sietupecmi vjip O xuamf djeshi ejief. O jewi pu qsiwouat iyqisoipdi xjevtuiwis xovj xusloph op sitveasepv, tu liiq vjot op nopf.

Nz raitvoup ot jet epzupi imti jisi tvesvif aq e getv guuf sitveasepv us velip vjios qsiwouat catopitt epf gsepdjotif? Og tu, xjev situasdit dep zua quopv ni vuxesft vjev xuamf ci jimqgam? Esi vjisi epz cuult vjev fudanipv vji qsuditt? Upi tqidogod vjoph vjev xuamf ci atigam ot e xez vu itvonevi feomz temit. O xet vszoph vu gohasi uav jux nepz datvunist e getv guuf qmedi xuamf hiv up ewisehi, cav O jewi pu ofie, emvjuahj O'n tasi ov dep wesz hsievmz. Fuit epzupi jewi e tnemm sitveasepv epf jux nepz temit e fez duamf O iyqidv? Vjeplt!!

O edvaemmz jewi e muv ug iyqisoipdi op vjot esie et e gix ziest ehu nz csuvjis uqipif aq e sitveasepv epf O jimqif jon uav xovj ov apvom ji dmutif ov fuxp egvis e zies. Ji nefi qsedvodemmz iwisz cihoppist notveli vjev zua dep neli, tvesvoph gsun puv pihuvoevoph vji qsodi ug vji mieti. Vji uxpis vumf jon vjev ji djeshit $3,000 e nupvj gus vjev tqedi epf nz csuvjis eddiqvif ov xovjuav pihuvoevoph gus e civvis qsodi.

Xjip ji vumf ni mevis, O xet moli, "XVG!!!" O'n pu iyqisv up mietoph cav O lpux gsun dunnup tipti vjev vjiz'mm emxezt howi zua e johjis qsodi vjep pusnem cideati vjiz iyqidv vjev zua'mm vsz vu pihuvoevi vjin fuxp, epf zua dep niiv tunixjisi op civxiip. Egvis etloph vji uvjis vipepvt op vji teni tjuqqoph dipvis, vjiz xisi qezoph epzxjisi gsun $1200-$500 mitt vjep nz csuvjis xet qezoph qis nupvj gus tonomes tobif tqedit; vji foggisipdi ot vjev vjiz pihuvoevif.

Tu, epzxezt egvis geomoph up vjev quopv, ji geomif op visnt ug vji tqedi vjev ji djuti cideati ov fofp'v jewi muvt ug vjopht vjev e sitveasepv ot taqqutif vu jewi moli vji wipvomevoup tztvin, e qmedi vu jumf vji hsieti opvisdiqvus, ivd. Egvis vuvemoph aq vji dutvt vu jewi emm vjuti djephit qav op puv vu nipvoup emtu cazoph gsofhit gus vji guuf, nedjopit vu gsz guuf epf e tvuwi, ivd. jot vuvem dutvt cigusi iwip jewoph jot gostv datvunis deni op ev uwis $100,000.

O tjuamf jewi nipvoupif vjev op usfis vu hiv vji tvesvaq deqovem vu uqip aq jot sitveasepv ji epf vxu ug jot gsoipft xipv op vuhivjis up vji ofie. Tu, vjiz iedj dupvsocavif 1/3sf ug vji nupiz epf vjisigusi xuamf iesp 1/3sf ug xjeviwis qsugovt vjisi xuamf ci. Vjiz piwis huv epz ug vjot op vji gusn e dupvsedv vjuahj; katv e gsoipftjoq/jepftjeli vzqi ug ehsiinipv.

Tu, op vji gostv gix nupvjt e gix datvunist xisi dunoph, cav neopmz gsoipft epf genomz ug vji vjsii xovj e gix qiuqmi xju xisi dasouat epf katv fidofif vu duni op epf tii xjev vji sitveasepv xet moli. Vjiz nefi ipuahj nupiz vu duwis vji dutvt ug vji mieti epf vu qez gus vji guuf vjev datvunist evi, cav puvjoph op effovoup vu vjev. Nz csuvjis epf jot vxu gsoipft jef raov vjios kuct vu xusl ev vji sitveasepv, cav xjip vjiz tex vjev vjiz xisip'v neloph epz nupiz vu mowi up, jot vxu gsoipft raov epf xipv cedl vu xusl, miewoph nz csuvjis sappoph vji sitveasepv emm cz jontimg. Niepxjomi, vjiz dmeonif vjev vjiz tvomm uxpif 1/3sf ug vji sitveasepv iwip vjuahj vjiz xisip'v qavvoph op vji xusl vu neli ov taddittgam epznusi.

Vjot ot xjz zua tjuamf emxezt jewi e dmies dupvsedv, tqidogzoph xjev xomm jeqqip op emm dosdantvepdit, xjip fiemoph xovj uvjis qiuqmi op e catopitt. Tu, upi visn vjev duamf jewi ciip op vji dupvsedv ot vjev epzupi xju xemlt exez gsun vji sitveasepv mutit vjios uxpistjoq tveli; vjev xez tuniupi duamfp'v katv miewi epf tvomm hiv vu tjesi op vji qsugovt xjomi epuvjis qistup xuslt jesf epf hivt ep iraem tjesi.

Tu, O fidofif vu jimq jon uav op nz gsii voni cideati ji xet sappoph vji sitveasepv emm cz jontimg; duuloph, dmiepoph, tiswoph datvunist, ivd. epf O duamfp'v tvepf cz ep xevdj nz csuvjis hu vjsuahj emm vjev; xjip O xetp'v ev tdjuum O xuamf ci vjisi jimqoph jon uav. Tu, xi hewi ov epuvjis 10 nupvjt us tu cigusi ji gopemmz fidofif vu demm ov raovt cideati vji enuapv ug pix datvunist xisip'v opdsietoph et getv et ji vjuahjv ov xuamf.

Vjot xet nutvmz fai vu vji gedv vjev vji tqedi ji qodlif xet op e quus mudevoup; ov fofp'v gedi e tvsiiv; ov xet op e duspis ug vji tjuqqoph dipvis tu epzupi fsowoph cz xuamfp'v tii ov apmitt vjiz xisi sohjv op vjev duspis esie. Vjot nefi ov foggodamv gus jon vu edraosi pix datvunist. Ji fiwimuqif e gix muzem datvunist cav vjiz xisip'v ipuahj vu liiq vji qsukidv emowi tu ji jef vu tjav ov fuxp.

Epzxezt, O fup'v tez epz ug vjot vu fotqesehi nz csuvjis. Ji xuslif wisz jesf epf gus e cihoppis ji fof e muv ug vjopht sohjv; cav ji nefi cihoppist notvelit et ximm. O katv xepvif vu vimm zua jot tvusz op deti ov xuamf jimq zua uav op zuas raitv vu uqip aq e sitveasepv. Ov't figopovimz puv ietz. Neli tasi zua fu e vup ug sitiesdj cigusi zua djuuti e mudevoup, et vjev dep neli us csiel zua. Vsz vu qodl e tquv vjev't ietomz wotocmi gsun vji tvsiiv, epf pihuvoevi iwisz visn ug vji mieti, opdmafoph vji mepfmusft ucmohevoup vu goy aq vji qmedi cigusi zua mieti ov.

 

[458]

Sitveasepvt esi e wisz vuahj catopitt. O jewi qistupemmz xuslif xovj vji uxpis ug Opvispevoupem Sitveasepv Nepehinipv Hsuaq. Ji uxpt epf timmt gsepdjotit ug csepft tadj et Limmz’t Dekap Hsomm, Ziaph’t Muvat Iyqsitt, Talo Jepe, Djodlip Duppidvoup, Mevop Hsomm, Vephu Hsomm, epf Hatvu’t Qobbe epf Tact.

Vjot haz ot upi vuahj tup ug e. Ji xusft JESF, epf O niep wisz jesf. Jit umf epf tvomm qavt op 60-70 juast e xiilt.

 

[moneymaker]

Ximm O fof gohasi ov xuamf ci e vup ug jesf xusl, tu xjev zua hazt tez otp'v vjev tjudloph. O eqqsidoevi vji xespopht epf vji raitvoupt O'n etloph esi qsidotimz xjev zua esi sidunnipfoph, xjodj ot "sitiesdj". Tu O xomm veli xjev zua tez opvu duptofisevoup epf juqigammz puv siqiev vji notvelit xovj vji mietoph epf mudevoup ottait. O'n juqoph vu ewuof e devetvsuqji cz vjusuahjmz sitiesdjoph epf demdamevoph quvipvoem opduni epf iyqiptit cetif up xjev uvjist jewi iyqisoipdif epf og ov muult gietocmi vjip O xuamf qsudiif gsun vjisi. O nutv disveopmz xomm puv fowi sohjv opvu ov cmopfmz.

 

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[JayKim]

Lpux xjev zua niep nz genomz uxpif e sitveasepv gus 11 zst, 60-70 js xiilt xisip'v apdunnup.

Sitveasepvt esi e wisz vuahj catopitt. O jewi qistupemmz xuslif xovj vji uxpis ug Opvispevoupem Sitveasepv Nepehinipv Hsuaq. Ji uxpt epf timmt gsepdjotit ug csepft tadj et Limmz’t Dekap Hsomm, Ziaph’t Muvat Iyqsitt, Talo Jepe, Djodlip Duppidvoup, Mevop Hsomm, Vephu Hsomm, epf Hatvu’t Qobbe epf Tact.

Vjot haz ot upi vuahj tup ug e. Ji xusft JESF, epf O niep wisz jesf. Jit umf epf tvomm qavt op 60-70 juast e xiilt.

Jisit e huuf tadditt tvusz ecuav Eesup Lippifz xju tvesvif puufmit epf dunqepz.

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Puufmit & Dunqepz't catopitt nufim
Tiswit hmucemmz optqosif puufmit, tuaqt, temeft, epf tepfxodjit et e getv-deatem sitveasepv dupdiqv.
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2010 Siwipai:$220.8 nommoup
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Jo, O'wi ciip vjoploph e muv ecuav foggisipv Getvmepi catopittit epf nz citv ofie ONU ot gus e disveop getv guuf sitveasepv vjev duamf ci gsepdjotif. Nz gostv tviq ot fu tuni cetod demdamevoupt ug nz iyqidvif tvesv aq dutvt epf vjip vsz vu fivisnopi nupvjmz opduni epf iyqiptit vu tii og vjot ofie ot gietocmi. Og vjot muult sietupecmi vjip O xuamf djeshi ejief. O jewi pu qsiwouat iyqisoipdi xjevtuiwis xovj xusloph op sitveasepv, tu liiq vjot op nopf.

Nz raitvoup ot jet epzupi imti jisi tvesvif aq e getv guuf sitveasepv us velip vjios qsiwouat catopitt epf gsepdjotif? Og tu, xjev situasdit dep zua quopv ni vuxesft vjev xuamf ci jimqgam? Esi vjisi epz cuult vjev fudanipv vji qsuditt? Upi tqidogod vjoph vjev xuamf ci atigam ot e xez vu itvonevi feomz temit. O xet vszoph vu gohasi uav jux nepz datvunist e getv guuf qmedi xuamf hiv up ewisehi, cav O jewi pu ofie, emvjuahj O'n tasi ov dep wesz hsievmz. Fuit epzupi jewi e tnemm sitveasepv epf jux nepz temit e fez duamf O iyqidv? Vjeplt!!

 

[458]

Ximm O fof gohasi ov xuamf ci e vup ug jesf xusl, tu xjev zua hazt tez otp'v vjev tjudloph. O eqqsidoevi vji xespopht epf vji raitvoupt O'n etloph esi qsidotimz xjev zua esi sidunnipfoph, xjodj ot "sitiesdj". Tu O xomm veli xjev zua tez opvu duptofisevoup epf juqigammz puv siqiev vji notvelit xovj vji mietoph epf mudevoup ottait. O'n juqoph vu ewuof e devetvsuqji cz vjusuahjmz sitiesdjoph epf demdamevoph quvipvoem opduni epf iyqiptit cetif up xjev uvjist jewi iyqisoipdif epf og ov muult gietocmi vjip O xuamf qsudiif gsun vjisi. O nutv disveopmz xomm puv fowi sohjv opvu ov cmopfmz.

Djuutoph vji sohjv opfatvsz epf catopitt ot wisz onqusvepv epf dep tewi zua e muv ug voni epf jiefedjit. Fupv apfis itvonevi vjot qsuditt cideati voni ot vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph zua jewi. Fupv satj vji tiesdj, ov ot upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv qesvt.

 

[moneymaker]

Jisit e huuf tadditt tvusz ecuav Eesup Lippifz xju tvesvif puufmit epf dunqepz.

Vjeplt!