Opening a Restaurant

Ideas, tips, examples, best practices, case studies and answers to important considerations for “opening a restaurant” provided here free by the global restaurant consultants at Aaron Allen & Associates.

The global restaurant consultants at Aaron Allen & Associates have created dozens of new restaurant prototypes, represented tens of thousands of restaurants in more than 100 countries, and have been a driving force in countless restaurant grand openings around the world. Whether your starting your first restaurant or are a seasoned veteran brushing up on the latest tools for opening a restaurant or launching a new prototype, Aaron Allen & Associates is here to provide you the guidance and resources you need before opening a restaurant.

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    Emerging Brands and Markets

    • The Challenges of International Restaurant Expansion

      April 21, 2011

      International Restaurant Expansion The challenges and opportunities casual dining restaurant chains face when growing abroad Here are a few notes I had prepared for a media interview with a major international news organization who was working on a story...

    • Emerging Restaurant Markets: South Africa

      March 31, 2011

      South Africa is an emerging restaurant market with a number of very strong players and an optimistic view of its future.  South Africa has approximately 85,000 restaurants operating within the country (although a whopping 57,000 or so are street...

    • Restaurant Industry Dubai

      March 7, 2011

      Dubai Restaurant Industry The fastest growing city in the world at the moment is Dubai. Approximately 25% of all of the high rise cranes on Earth are in one city; Dubai. What’s happening in Dubai is as significant as...

    Opening a Restaurant

    • Opening a Restaurant

      November 1, 2012

      Opening a restaurant takes time, patience and plenty of work. Deadlines must be met, and your efforts must be set towards meeting your budget and creative specifications. But with the right planning, getting everything done in a timely manner can...

    • Great Restaurants Have Soul

      March 24, 2011

      Opening a Restaurant:  Great Restaurants Have “Soul” Great restaurants have an extra dimension that take them from being a restaurant to being a magical place.  The word Restaurant is derived from a Latin word meaning to “restore”.  Great restaurants...

    • Be Courageous

      December 22, 2010

      In The Restaurant Business You Must Be Courageous “Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right” is a famous line from Henry Ford. Many times I have reflected on that notion. Whether as a high school wrestler getting...