Over the years healthy foods has been a demand for many people as the people need to check on their health. Salad has been there for decades but the demand from people to eat healthy has led to the growth of salad restaurants all over the world. Some challenges have been seen in the business ventures as the restaurant owners are faced with problems in the business planning process hence the problems faced by the salad restaurant owners do not fall far from the problems faced by the other restaurant owners but are on a different nature. When starting a salad restaurant, the owner needs to look at all groups of people and not dwell too much on the salad side of the restaurant. The restaurant owner needs to have a diversity in the menu as the restaurant needs to serve many people hence the owner may dwell so much in advertising the restaurant on meals that only concern salads. The salads that are being served need to be served with variety of dishes as the consumer group is large.
In the search of a good supplier the restaurant owner needs to find a supplier that has the best goods and can do the delivery on time and as the produce is fresh that helps facilitate the business growth easily. Establishing a clear and strong relationship between the restaurant owner and the supplier is paramount as this enables that the resources that are required will be delivered when agreed on. Creation of different relationships with the suppliers is good as the business will not be on hold as the supplies are readily available from another supplier as the restaurant needs to serve the customers’ needs. Minimal disruptions are to occur as the owner has the ability to evaluate and know the relationship that is to be present between the restaurant owner and the suppliers as the business image needs to be good hence needing the suppliers to be on time and in good shape.
The health and sanitation levels need to be of high standards as the restaurant needs to portray a better image and also meet the health regulations. On the recent years there has been an outbreak of diseases and bacteria that have been affecting the produce and has been a highly sensitive problem to the proper handling of the produce. The education on how to handle the produce is sensitive as the restaurant owner has the obligation to educate the staff on the rules and guidelines that affect food safety issues in order to serve the best.
