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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    Sorry but i dont get what you mean:) Im not interesed in franchising, want to build it from scratch:)
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    Welcome back:) Ive done alot of reserch since last post and found that jacket potato shop probably is not the best idea. At the moment i am trying to head in diffrent direction... coffee:) there is no proper coffee shop, i asked people in area what they think about good coffee in modern shop...
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    well, like i mentioned earlier the town i am thinking of has got 20.000 population ( small town ). Yes, there is competition one jacket potato/sandwich shop which provides up to 3 diffrent fillings on potatoes ( don't sell garlic bread or drinks ) and no eat in facilities. There is also...
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    i know competition, i also know that they dont offer sit in service. Footfal is high as it is main street in my town Got an idea of costs so im ok there The problem ive got is how do i target audience and how to estimate sales? I know that running bussines involves alot of time, stress and...
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    No, i havent actually thoght of name:) First i want to be sure that there is a chance of making something out of it, otherwise i might have a nice name and big debt. Spud u like wouldn't be much comeptition to me as their nearest outlet is around 8 miles away. Market research... what do i...
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    bry 123, ive looked it up but like everone says it varies from council to council therefor i am sort of trying to estabilish the facts before really doing anything. Will write to planning department to find out. thanks for advice. And like i said i have never run any business before so im not...
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    Good looking websites flying hippy :)
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    To be honest with you LicensedToTrade, i have not done much research at all. City i want to open shop in has around 20,000 population. Location im thinking of for my business is right in the town center and there are shops such as New Look, Boots, Wilkinson etc. Which are producing good trafic...
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    Would council tell me if i would have the permission to bake potatoes under A1 class without actually having the property? How difficult is it to get A1/A3 class? Are there any policies clearly stating what will and what will not be granted? I have had a good look at Staffordshire Moorlands...
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    Thanks for yor help. Anyone else got any suggestion how to go about it to be able trade under A1?
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    Jacket potato shop use class A1 or A3?

    Hi, my name is Patrick. im thinking of starting a buisness. I would like to open a jacket potato shop, mainly for eat in purpose. Would be selling Jacket potatoes with pre made fillings purchased from other supplier,soft drinks and possibly coffe with deserts. There would be no cooking involved...