The 7 Steps to Opening a Second Restaurant Location

Opening a Second Restaurant Location

Are you planning to open a new restaurant? Do you want to expand your restaurant brand and serve guests from other cities? Before you decide to open up a second restaurant, you must know the right time and right ways to do it. In this article, we will talk about the 7 Steps to Opening a Second Restaurant Location.

You should ask the following questions to yourself before opening a new restaurant or expanding your brand name.

  • Are you too busy that you can’t handle the crowd anymore?
  • Are your guests asking for more?
  • Do you have enough funding?
  • Will opening another restaurant increase your capital?
  • Can you put in the working hours?

Steps to Opening a Second Restaurant Location:

Opening a Second Restaurant Location

Step 1: Start with the Capital

Will you use your own money to expand your restaurant or will you make use of loans or will there be investors? How much money will it take you to open up a new branch?

To establish your second location, you will need enough money and fundings for these:

  • Building a lease or purchase
  • Commercial Kitchen equipment
  • Furnishings, lik tables and chairs
  • Tabletops, Lighting and Décor
  • Food Inventory
  • Restaurant and your office supplies

Step 2: Choosing the Right Location for Expansion

Establishing a restaurant will always need to be in the right area and location. Not only will you need a busy place, you will also need an area where people living there can afford your food, or else, it may not be a good location for your expansion.

You have to find out how many households per restaurant are in your potential or target area, because these numbers can be helpful in choosing the right location for restaurant expansion.

Step 3: Create your Business Plan

Manage the restaurant’s growth and expansion by  duplicating the systems. Things will run smoother if your back office uses the same accounting, inventory and management systems, technology and restaurant website platforms and hiring practices.

Step 4: Write and Execute a Marketing Plan

You should market your second branch with as much fervor as you have marketed your first branch before. You need to take a look at what have made it work and what didn’t help when you were still marketing your first branch or restaurant. You can also double up the successful marketing tools.

Step 5: Hiring the Right Management

Once you have already opened your second restaurant, you will have twice the number of your staff, twice the guests, twice the difficulties, twice the accounting and finances. While you might want to manage both of the branches by yourself, reality will always dictate that you won’t have enough time to handle the day-to-day operations in both branches.

So, you need to hire the right people for the job. If possible, move your manager from the first branch to the new one, as he already has the experience and is well trained.

Step 6: Hire Competent Staff

While you are still looking for new staff, you can ask your current staff if they are willing to be transfered to the new branch for a short period of time.

Step 7: Purchase Equipment, Supplies and Food Inventory

Don’t forget to purchase the right commercial equipment for your kitchen and get in touch with your deliveries and trusted food suppliers. You don’t need to fix anythings that’s working.

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