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    How old is everyone and what do you do?

    I'm 28, did a Maths Degree worked in the Finance area of the City helping swindle the economy. Ethics, morals and a burning desire for my own business helped me see the light a couple of years back and started a business. Now starting my new venture in the Food Industry...
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    HELP major business problem with pub

    dont know much about the pub industry, but can you not strip your fluid costs down?? maybe approach the franchiser and tell them you cant turn it round with them breathing down your neck and appeal for some time or a temp rent reduction. They may well consider it as they stand to gain zilch a...
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    themetlab.co.uk

    hope it works and good luck to you, BUT you need to change the mindset of an awful lot of folk. For years companies have been breeding a "cheap as chips" mentality and that mindset has been instilled in the public. Yes they will pay a premium for a few things they believe are beneficial but...
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    Shop Classifications? A1/A3?

    Ahh, I didnt realise it varied from council to council, makes sense. There also seems to be a grey area that some of the bigger food companies exploit (apparently as I got this off an estate agt!) whereby they sell only minimal hot food eg soup and have a v. small area for seating relative to...
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    Shop Classifications? A1/A3?

    Hmm, I spoke to someone and they said depends on how many seats in relation to your business? eg if 90% you business is takeaway but you have 10 seats for the 10% that eat in, its ok for A1 (if you serve say 1000 a day) It sounded as though there was no hard and fast rule and it was determined...
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    organic v local

    Just to mention one more thing, its all about how you market it Whilst researching i found that the way you put your product across helps you massively, and I'm not in marketing but from what I saw you dont need those marketing folk with big budgets just a bit of originality and some clever...
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    organic v local

    I am opening a bakery and was looking at similar values for sourcing my ingredients and did some research. Organic is quite big in affluent areas and eg London City Centre but as you mentioned there is generally an inflated price that people have to pay hence appeal is limited to those areas...
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    organic v local

    I think organic food, ethically sourced with local produce is a winner that people recognise. Local produce is probably an attraction that covers a broader range of people At least from the research that I have done
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    Shop Classifications? A1/A3?

    Guys just wondering if someone could hopefully clarify a few things for me? A3 Class is for restaurants and A1 for retail. But I have seen some coffee shops and sandwich shops trade in A1 units Long story short, I am trying to work out what class for my bakery (mainly takeaway), obviously my...
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    Business guru's, restaurant/sandwich/catering entrepreneurs...or anyone else, help...

    Thanks Ginantonic I have managed to go through some old posts and have managed to fill in some gaps but I think my business is slightly different. Alot of the conversations their tended to be on mobile sandwich delivery, mine is bakery/sandwich/eatery, upmarket too. Still stuck on things like...
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    Business guru's, restaurant/sandwich/catering entrepreneurs...or anyone else, help...

    yup, central london hence I cant afford no mistakes :eek: plus I have run my idea past a couple of private investors and they are interested but require details to the Nth degree...which is completely understandable and helps me too!!:D
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    Business guru's, restaurant/sandwich/catering entrepreneurs...or anyone else, help...

    London....
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    Is this a really stupid time to start this??

    Well done mate..really good to hear, especially since I am planning on starting something similar myself
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    Business guru's, restaurant/sandwich/catering entrepreneurs...or anyone else, help...

    Hi Guys, Been reading this forum for an age, whilst I have been gathering my thoughts to join the entrepreneurial world!! I am planning to start a Bakery/Sandwich shop but have about zero experience. Hence I need to fill in some large gaps of knowledge and was hoping some of you lovely people...
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