Once the snack bar brand is ready, it will bring a lot of income, so the following is about how to open and operate a snack bar well.

Snacks are not as strict as some catering companies on business premises. Snacks are not only diverse and cheap, but also closer to people’s daily lives. Not only do they have no restrictions on business conditions, but even your Once the snack bar brand is ready, it will bring a lot of income, so our business idea today is how to open and operate a snack bar well.

The first step to open a snack bar: choose a store

Two places are the best choices

One is where there are many company office buildings, and the other is where residents densely populated areas. Choose a place with a lot of company offices to ensure business at noon. This can ensure a good day's operation.

There are many ways to choose a store. You can use media advertisements, resale advertisements in front of stores, or you can directly look for newly developed houses and negotiate with the landlord. Another way is to choose a general location and contact the store owner directly, no matter what the other party is doing now. Although this method is more tiring, it is more effective.

Don’t think that places with many shops are inappropriate to enter. If there are many small specialty restaurants on a street, it will cause a chain reaction of booming business, making it easier to do business than going it alone. The key is to make a difference from other stores among so many stores.

Be careful when subletting a store

It is almost an open secret in the catering industry to earn part of the sublease fee when subletting. Therefore, those who are new to the industry must be careful when subletting other people’s stores.

There are some pitfalls to be aware of when subletting a store:

Firstly, because the subletter has encountered road demolition projects and can no longer continue to operate, and just wants to recoup some of its initial investment through subletting. of.

So when looking for a store, you must first inquire carefully about nearby stores. It is best to ask the planning, housing management or industrial and commercial departments. If a place is about to be demolished, the local industrial and commercial office will usually receive a notice.

Secondly, the original restaurant was subject to restrictions on sewage discharge, fire protection and other issues, and has been asked by relevant departments not to open it any longer. However, the lessee did not know the inside story until all the sublease fees were paid. , only to find that it is impossible to open a store here. This situation is most common downstairs in residential buildings.

Thirdly, if the other party fails to provide a real estate certificate after renting, the Industrial and Commercial Office will not issue a business license in this case.

The fourth situation is that the other party sublettes the store after the business is booming, just to earn subletting fees. After taking over, I found that the store was already in decline, and it was very difficult to prosper again.

If a store is sublet one after another in a short period of time, you must also be very careful.

Mainly refers to the kind of store that has changed hands many times, and it is very difficult to do it well again. Sometimes, this store seems to fit many of the characteristics of the location, but some hidden weaknesses are difficult to see.

For example, although it is located in the city center and has a lot of traffic, there are also many commercial buildings nearby. However, it may have problems such as inconvenient parking and inconvenient access, and the result may be that business cannot be done well.

The second step in opening a snack bar: product positioning

After selecting the storefront, product positioning begins. Take opening a 300-square-meter specialty hotel as an example. A safer approach is to keep up with the food trends in a city.

For example, casseroles were very popular three years ago. A casserole shop covering an area of ??more than 300 square meters could do 10,000 yuan in business a day. The gross profit can reach 50%, and the net profit can also be 30%-35%.

If you are doing specialty catering from outside the province, there will be certain difficulties in purchasing, and it will be difficult to ensure that the raw materials are completely authentic. With positioning, you can determine the store name and customize the menu. Directly naming the store with the name of the specialty dish or place is simple, clear and effective.

The third step of opening a snack bar: decoration

After determining the store and positioning, you can proceed with decoration. Customers' consumption demand is rising, and store environment has become more and more important in restaurants. A good environment can sometimes become a key factor in the success or failure of opening a store.

The quality of the store environment does not mean that the more investment, the better. It depends more on the design. Sometimes, spending a small amount of money to design a mud wall to reflect your positioning of Tujia cuisine can actually attract customers.

The fourth step of opening a snack bar: employees

Employees are also a key part of whether a restaurant is successful. The employees in the small restaurant are divided into two groups, one is the chef and the other is the waiter, who are responsible for kitchen production and front office service respectively.

Four common ways to find a chef: First, the boss directly orders the chef. This method is mainly suitable for small restaurants. The boss goes to restaurants with similar positioning to his own. If he thinks the food is better, he will find a way to directly recruit people in this restaurant.

The advantage of Dianjiang is that the boss can understand the skills of each chef and maximize their respective values.

The fifth step in opening a snack bar: customized equipment

Kitchen equipment includes three major and small items in the kitchen: electrical appliances (mainly refrigerators), stoves, and washing tables.

Small items mainly refer to small hardware: stainless steel bowls and basins, cutting boards, spatulas, etc.

If the restaurant has a high positioning and is known for its characteristics, it can customize bowls and chopsticks that match the characteristics. If it is a small stall-style restaurant, in order to save the initial investment as much as possible, some people will buy second-hand goods.

Some big hotels often replace tableware. These replaced tableware are still in good condition when taken to some small restaurants. Some shop owners will contact these hotels in advance and can buy them at a very low price.

Another thing to note is that some stores have kitchen equipment already installed when they are built. Such equipment is not designed and equipped according to the restaurant you want to open. When rented, it is often free of charge. Pay a lot of money.

The sixth step in opening a snack bar: raw material procurement

After a small shop is opened, the boss has the best grasp of the purchasing aspect. In many small restaurants, the boss also serves as the buyer, The cashier is responsible for the money coming in and out. Even if you can't do it yourself, you still need to find a close confidant to do these two tasks.

Method 1: Go to the food market or supermarket to buy by yourself. The degree of freedom of choice is relatively large, because you can settle in cash and sometimes you can choose some cheaper prices.

Method 2: Let professional companies contract directly. This method is the most common. All drinks and condiments are contracted and supplied by a company that delivers them at any time. One of the main reasons why bosses like this method is that it can settle accounts. The general practice in the industry is to settle accounts one to two months after delivery.

Professional companies also have certain sales rebates, which depend on the sales volume. If you add sales rebates, the purchase cost will not be more expensive than going to markets and supermarkets. The proportion of rebates can range from 5% of sales to as high as 12%. It depends on you to negotiate with the supplier.

Some restaurants do not accept rebates, but ask suppliers for entrance fees. Some people in the industry believe that this approach has many disadvantages. The interests of suppliers and restaurants cannot be bundled together, and cooperation cannot be achieved. Will be as close as rebate sales.

Waiters are happy to accept delivery from professional companies because they can get corkage fees. The industrial and commercial department stipulates that charging corkage fees is a commercial bribe. In a small restaurant with four or five salesmen, if business is good, one waiter can receive seven to eight hundred yuan in corkage fees per month.

Some big hotel waiters cannot collect corkage fees themselves, but in such small restaurants, the boss will let the waiters collect the corkage fees directly, in order to encourage the waiters' enthusiasm for work.

The seventh step of opening a snack bar: Approval procedures for opening a snack bar

The above-mentioned steps are only the basic operating steps in business. What must be remembered is that during these operations , the approval procedures to the functional departments are carried out at the same time! Moreover, it is best to apply and consult in advance for some approval procedures, so as not to take the wrong path and spend the wrong money when opening a store.

Applying to open a restaurant requires pre-approval, that is, before obtaining a business license from the industrial and commercial department, you must first obtain a health license and a pollution discharge permit from the environmental protection department.

Take an individual industrial and commercial household to open a specialty small restaurant as an example. The specific procedure is as follows: first take the original and copy of your ID card to the local industrial and commercial office to register the name. Remember, this is just to register a name, not yet. It’s time to apply for a business license.

Because before obtaining a business license, you must first go to the environmental protection department and health supervision office within your jurisdiction to apply for a pollution discharge permit and health permit.

To apply for a pollutant discharge permit: first apply to the certification office of the environmental protection bureau in your jurisdiction. After acceptance, the staff will come to your home for inspection and guidance. The two necessary conditions for obtaining a sewage discharge permit are: there must be no residential buildings above the building; and the sewage must be incorporated into municipal sewage pipes.

The door-to-door inspection staff will decide what kind of range hood to install based on the size of the business area. It doesn’t work if you buy a range hood for home use or a range hood that has not been approved for environmental protection.

Before deciding to rent a store or renovate it, it is best to consult the environmental protection department. For example, when some shop owners open and renovate their stores, their smoke exhaust vents or kitchen windows happen to be aimed at the residents behind them. Even if the management department doesn't know about it for a while, the residents behind them will still complain, and in the end they often have to spend money to adjust.

Application for a health license: Find the health supervision office within the jurisdiction to apply for acceptance, and then have the restaurant employees undergo health inspections and receive food hygiene knowledge training.

On the premise of passing the inspection and training, it mainly depends on the following aspects: first, whether the sanitary facilities are complete, mainly referring to disinfection and cleaning facilities; second, whether the area ratio of the processing place and the business place is reached. Restaurants in different locations will have different proportion requirements, so prior consultation is still necessary.

Industrial and commercial business license: After obtaining these two certificates, you can go to the industrial and commercial office to apply for an industrial and commercial business license with these two certificates and the corresponding house rental certificate and ID card.

According to regulations, before opening, you need to apply for fire protection approval from the fire department. This needs to be applied to the jurisdiction when decorating.

Tax registration: Within 30 days from the date of receiving the business license, you must apply to the local tax bureau for a local tax registration number. Bring a copy and copy of your business license, as well as the operator’s ID card.

Small restaurants opened by individual industrial and commercial households must pay 5% business tax.

In addition, urban construction tax and education surcharge need to be paid. The tax amount is 11% of the business tax. There are also some other taxes, which account for a very small share.