If you are planning on opening a new restaurant, there are many things you need to take into consideration. First you need to decide on the type of food you will be featuring. Once you’ve done this, you will need to find a great location for it. Finding a location can be done a few ways. You could take over an already established business and make changes to it that you want. Renting or purchasing a building is another option, but, you will need to furnish it completely. Building something that you can make your own is another way to get your business up and running. This will take time and quite a lot of money to do, however. When you have completed these things, the next thing you will need to focus on is the equipment you will need for your kitchen.
Buying New or Used Equipment
When choosing the type of equipment, you will need, you may decide that you can purchase some of it used. If this is what you have chosen to do, there are many ways to find dealers who work with this equipment. The dealers buy equipment from restaurants that are closed or going out of business at a very low price. They will clean it up, make sure it is working properly and then resell it for a small markup. You can buy much of what you need for your restaurant at any of these dealers and save a lot of money. It is recommended that certain items only be purchased new and buying them used could be risking your investment.
Check the Equipment You Buy
If you have purchased pre-owned espresso machines from a dealer or in a private sale, you will want to check that it works immediately. Look it over very well and have it go through the brewing process to ensure that it is working correctly. This should be done with any type of equipment you buy. Most dealers will not guarantee their items and you should check with them before purchasing about their return policy. You are taking a chance by buying used, but, the savings will be tremendous. New restaurant equipment is very expensive. Ask you dealer if he will buy back any equipment you have that you can no longer use also. He may also trade pieces with you.
All the equipment you have in your restaurant should be checked regularly to make sure it is working properly. That goes for new and used equipment since they are worked very hard. If you find that there are problems with new machines, you should contact the manufacturer to have repairs made. For used equipment, there are shops that will come to your place and work on any machines you have that need work done. The equipment you have in your restaurant should last quite a number of years if they are maintained properly and you could hire a company to do regular maintenance on them.
