Why a business in the Catering Industry is attractive?
We shall be featuring several blogs in coming weeks on the virtues, benefits and the pitfalls of opening a business in this highly lucrative sector. All designed to clarify and make sense of what lies ahead for the start up. The figures speak for themselves. Whether you want to start with an independent brand or have medium term aspirations to expand regionally, the following information is there to help you make the right choices, seek the right support and ensure you get into revenue generation smartly.
So, why a business in the Catering Industry is attractive?
OK, lets start with the Casual dining chains (Fast Food). This sector alone registered 34 million extra visits for the 12 months to June 2018, and over the same period, Brits spent circa £6 billion on casual dining – around 11% of the total out of home spend. Food for thought and this is just the fast food sector.
Selecting the correct location, style of food and service is important. Perhaps more so, extracting every inch of value from your starter capital is critical and setting up your kitchen with new equipment can be very costly.
Caterquip UK is a specialist supplier of professionally reconditioned equipment. We can replace a tired combi oven, fit a whole kitchen, refurbish your existing assets and stretch your capital outlay much further than buying brand new equipment. We offer reliable and premium branded appliances, market leading peace of mind warranties, great service and a dedicated team. Caterquip offers you over 20 years of expertise and access to those brands which are out of touch for many when new. Call us on 01733 286 000 Option 1 Sales.
The correct supplier can make a big difference.
The majority of kitchen operators know that discovering the right provider of equipment required to fit out their kitchen is crucial. And the correct equipment can mean substantial financial savings as well as decrease the frustrations often related to looking for a trusted supplier. For food establishments, nevertheless, discovering the right equipment supplier can make the difference between success and failure in their business.
Restaurant owners, more than any type of service proprietors, depend on the equipment in their business to make sure they can open for service each and every day.
“I had a large kitchen project coming up, so I contacted Caterquip, I was so happy with the job that they did that I actually made a video, you can watch the video here: Chris Maskery – Fighting Cocks, Horton Kirby”
Typically, there is usually only space for one piece of each significant type of equipment due to the kitchens restricted space. While restaurant equipment is made to last the rigours of daily use, ultimately the load it is under will cause that item to break down. At some point it will need to be changed.
When this happens you need a supplier, who can action your needs fast and deliver sensible budget solutions.
While replacing an item of equipment seems straightforward, like the majority of things in the restaurant business, it isn’t. Choices have to be made and sadly, for most, budget is the driving and most influencing factor.
Restaurant proprietors commonly depend on their equipment supplier to determine whether a replacement piece of equipment will satisfy the growing requirements of the facility. They might depend on the supplier’s product knowledge to identify what will and will not function in their business. With the majority of restaurant equipment costing thousands of pounds, considerations of this nature should never be entrusted to chance.
Empowering a decision……
Restaurant owners realise that while anyone can sell equipment, only experienced equipment dealers will understand what that businesses requirements are and are able to sell the right equipment that will help the restaurateurs needs. At Caterquip, our sales specialists are ex chefs, ex caterers and ex catering business owners, we know what you do and how you want to do it.
Once restaurant owners establish a good working relationship with a reliable equipment supplier, they often choose to maintain that relationship throughout the life of the business. In the last financial year, at Caterquip 19% of our sales were from existing customers. Why not make your hospitality business our next satisfied customer!
