Takeaway sushi as a business. Business on sushi and rolls

The main task that a person who wants to start any business needs to solve is to choose the right direction.

We must first focus on the needs of people. For example, recently Japanese dishes, in particular sushi and rolls, have been especially popular among citizens of different countries, including Russia. Due to its high demand, their delivery business can be a great investment.

Business plan

Sushi delivery is quite a profitable business. Now we will analyze all the main aspects of this business. After reading the article, you can understand how to open a sushi delivery (home or office). By the way, this type of activity does not require significant financial costs, like, say, opening a restaurant.

In order for everything to go off without a hitch, you need a well-written business plan. Sushi delivery is not as easy as it might seem, so let's take the issue seriously. The above document will reflect the main points, namely:

• demand for a service such as sushi delivery;
• action plan and costs;
• possible delivery options;
• components of success.

Need for Japanese food

So, we make a business plan. Sushi delivery is a fairly new service on the market for such offers. Therefore, in order to properly draw up a document, you need to know how necessary it is. In our modern world, people do not always have enough time to visit a restaurant or cafe, but the desire to enjoy delicious dishes of Japanese cuisine remains. In this case, the most suitable option is the delivery of rolls to your home or office.

The monthly payment of the courier, as well as the purchase and maintenance of vehicles are the main reasons why many bars exclude such a service. Since people do not order these dishes at home all the time, such costs are inappropriate.

To satisfy the desire of exotic lovers and get additional profit, you can open home delivery. Usually restaurants and bars are happy to accept an offer to cooperate with a free courier. By the way, if you wish, you can organize the production of rolls in parallel with the delivery.

Business Options

It is important at the very initial stage of thinking through a business plan to decide on the option for carrying out your commercial activities. There may be two:

1. Delivery of Japanese dishes of our own production. Of course, this option requires significant investments, but it is also a more stable source of profit.

In this case, the emphasis should be on the freshness and quality of cooking, as well as speed. After a while, you can even open your own network within the whole region. As you understand, such an enterprise is even more profitable.

2. You will deliver from already functioning sushi bars and restaurants. This option is the most budgetary. To organize this business, you need to draw up an agreement with a sushi bar, as well as buy a portable refrigerator and a car. This business may well be a starting point if you plan to open a Japanese restaurant in the future.

Documentation base

"What do you need to do first?" - you ask. Complete all paperwork, including legal ones. The best option is to register with the tax office as an individual entrepreneur. In addition, you can not do without visiting the sanitary and epidemiological station and the fire service. All coordinate, obtain permits. Don't want to run on your own? Ask for help from special agencies: their employees will take care of all the trouble for a fee.

Expenses

You will need to do the following:

1. Rent a room (on average it will be 25 thousand rubles per month). Be sure to sign a long-term contract. When choosing a room for an office and a kitchen, take care of a good location. Even though your customers won't go inside, location still matters a lot. It is necessary that it is convenient to get from the office to any point of the city, even the most remote one. A good option - the building is located near bypass roads and highways.

2. Equip the premises in accordance with all the standards of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and SES (about ten thousand rubles).

3. Purchase all the necessary equipment, including kitchen utensils and a refrigerator (50 thousand rubles). In addition, you will need thermoses and a rice cooker. You should not save on equipment, it should serve you for a long time and faithfully. Do not forget to indicate in the business plan all the necessary equipment for the implementation of the work.

4. Buy a car (more than 100 thousand rubles). By the way, it is more expedient to hire a courier driver with personal transport.

5. Be sure to buy a small portable refrigerator (it costs about seven thousand rubles), because the fish can go rotten during delivery over long distances, especially in the heat.

6. Hire staff: cook, driver, operator. At first, if you do not have significant funds, you can independently work as an operator, as well as a courier.

On average, you will need about 250 thousand rubles to open such a business in a small city with low competitiveness, and about 650 thousand rubles for a metropolis.

Monthly costs to consider when writing a business plan

Sushi delivery is a fairly popular service, but you need to constantly spend money to maintain such a business. In particular, funds should be spent on:

• Staff salaries.
• Gasoline and car maintenance. Without serviceable transport, it is unlikely that it will be possible to provide such a service as home delivery of rolls.
• Purchase of equipment. There is nothing eternal, everything breaks, so sooner or later you will need to change this or that device or inventory.
• Payment for the rent of the premises.
• Purchase of products. You need to keep your food fresh. Therefore, it is necessary every day (maximum once every two or three days) to buy all the necessary ingredients.
• Additional expenses. Everything happens in life, so you need to prepare for everything.
• Advertising. As you understand, you cannot do without this engine of trade.

Components of success

In order for sushi delivery to be profitable, the business plan must be drawn up correctly. In addition, you need to ensure the development of your business. To do this, you need to know all the components of success. What exactly? Now we'll tell you. They must be included in the business plan.

First, it's advertising. It is very important to express yourself correctly and loudly. This can be done, for example, via the Internet. An equally good option is to send SMS. Another way is to place bright banners on the streets of the city, which will depict incredibly mouth-watering sushi and rolls, as well as delivery phone numbers. All information should be written concisely, but catchy.

For example, the number you want to call should be in bold type. Well, if it is memorable (a good combination of numbers). By the way, these numbers can be bought. So you prove the solidity of your company. In addition, this way every customer will have your number in the language, so you can get more customers, and therefore orders.

Secondly, the speed of delivery. Citizens do not like to wait, especially for a long time. If the order arrived later than the specified time, then it is unlikely that a person will contact this company again.

Product freshness. The average cost of sushi is 8 rubles per piece, so do not save on food, make sure that they are always fresh. If we are talking about delivery from restaurants and bars, then, of course, give preference to those suppliers who have already been verified.

The staff is of great importance in such a business. The courier must be neat and friendly.

Rewards. This is a very good move. To attract customers, you can arrange various promotions. For example, every tenth order is free or involves receiving a nice present, albeit a purely symbolic one (pen, keychain) for any set.

Conclusion

Here is such a business idea. Sushi is a profitable industry for business. Therefore, with successful development, the delivery of Japanese dishes pays off in full for six months already. Based on this, we conclude that you can try to invest your money in such a business.

What do people eat at lunchtime? Some people chew sausage in dough or white meat from a stall located next to the place of work, others eat soup brought from home, someone goes to the nearest cafe. As recently as ten years ago, sushi for a working man's lunch was in the realm of fantasy. They were perceived as a holiday and allowed themselves only on special days. Now is a different time, for Russians this product has become everyday.

Sushi is tasty and healthy (it is no coincidence that the Japanese are the longest-lived nation), they are in great demand, so business in this area is a profitable enterprise. To open a point where takeaway sushi will be prepared, you must at least love Japanese cuisine. This will help to create a good menu and control the quality of products. An enterprise in the field of catering is not a cheap pleasure, the main reason is the high cost of equipment. But a small roll making bar does not need a huge list of machines.

A cafe where takeaway sushi is prepared can be created with a registered individual entrepreneur (this form is the most profitable for this business). LLC is another option, but it has complex taxation, but it simplifies the product supply system and enjoys great confidence among customers. For an enterprise, you need to obtain the following legal documents:

1. Permission from the fire inspectorate and SES.
2. Certificate of registration with the tax office.
3. License to sell alcohol (if needed).
4. Execution of paperwork related to the lease of premises.

Rolls should be eaten within three hours after preparation, it is in these minutes that they have that very unique taste that we all love to enjoy so much. Yes, they can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours, no one will get poisoned, but it is unlikely that customers will return to you again. This means that you do not need many refrigeration units. It is better to once again go to the supplier for raw materials than to sell a product that has been stored in the freezer for weeks.

One more point: in order to roll rolls, you don’t need a lot of space, and the point of sale should not be huge, last year sushi markets with an area of ​​1x3 m appeared in the capital and in some regions of the country. This is enough to place a stand with products and a place for a cashier-seller.

Separately, we note the profit of takeaway points. The cost of one roll is 3-10 rubles, they are sold for 40 rubles (or even more). No comments here!

Equipment purchase plan

To open your point, you need to purchase:

1. Sushi cases. We have already said that it is advisable to eat sushi immediately after preparation (without the addition of harmful preservatives, the shelf life does not usually exceed 24 hours). The cook rolled the roll, but buyers will not take apart the product at the same second and they need to store it somewhere before buying. The secret of this type of refrigerated display cases is that they are absolutely hermetic. This allows seafood not to air out or freeze, as in a conventional refrigerator.
2. The business plan must include the purchase of a rice cooker. Rice cooked at home on a regular stove has nothing to do with sushi rice.
3. It is better to purchase a thermos for ready-made rice at specialized points.
4. Knives.
5. Dishes.
6. Special cutting boards

The equipment will cost about 100-130 thousand rubles.

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Business plan: a few words about products

Even the best sushi chef will not cook delicious rolls without quality products. We will not now list everything from which sushi is made, we will simply note that rice, vinegar and sugar must be Japanese.
This is not a whim, this is an integral part of Japanese cuisine; fish can be Norwegian. Products made from domestic raw materials will be liked only by those who have not tried overseas ingredients, and there are few of them (such people also rarely buy sushi, so you can not count on an increase due to this category of citizens).

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Premises: location and design

The business plan of any enterprise includes a chapter on premises. Try to make the hall decorated in an oriental style, if you wish, you can make a few purely symbolic seats with inexpensive furniture (for example, the management of the Omsk Sushi Market did it). You can open a sushi bar almost anywhere in the city. But it is more profitable to do this in the neighborhood of large stores, educational institutions, near office centers.

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Financial investments

We continue to write a business plan. To open your point, you also need:

1. From 2,000 rubles for paperwork.
2. From 30,000 rubles per month for renting a room.
3. About 100 thousand rubles for the repair and decoration of the outlet.
4. 130,000 rubles for equipment.
5. 300,000 rubles for the purchase of raw materials for the first month of work.

Monthly expenses:

1. Taxes.
2. Rent.
3. Payment for utilities.
4. Products.
5. Staff salary.

As for the staff, the main person in your enterprise is the sushi chef. It depends on how he cooks whether the buyer will return to you or not. Now there is no shortage in sushi bars, the only thing that will help keep a client is the quality of the products. You will also need to hire a cleaner, cashier, dishwasher, accountant. The profitability of the business here is similar to this indicator in other catering industries, it is about 10-15%, the business will pay off in a year. By the way, according to most owners of this business, the number of orders depends heavily on advertising.

Register a business best as an LLC to simplify work with large suppliers and give the company solidity. Required codes OKVED: 55.30.— “Activity of restaurants and cafes”, 55.40. - "Activities of bars", 55.52. - Delivery of catering products.

Other permissions

• Certificate of registration with the tax service;
• Permits from SES, Rospozharnadzor;
• Certificate from Rospotrebnadzor, allowing you to open a cafe;
• License for the sale of alcohol from the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcohol Market;
• Medical books for all employees.

For the preparation of a package of documents from scratch it will take several months and about $1,500.

room

A small oriental bar should be opened in a crowded place. Rolls and pizza are great as a "snack", so good places to stay are near universities and office centers.

Another profitable option is accommodation near parks, shopping and entertainment centers. These are the most "passable" places in both big and small towns.

Requirements for the premises

1. Ceiling height from 2.5 meters;
2. Hot and cold water, availability of sewerage and ventilation system;
3. Availability of emergency exit, fire extinguishing system;
4. The walls of the kitchen must be covered with tiles, the floor covering must be wear-resistant and non-slip;
5. A bathroom is a must.

Detailed requirements and conditions are described in SNiP 2.04.01-85 and SP 2.3.6.1079-01.

For a cafe, it is enough to rent 70 square meters. Of these, 40 are reserved for the guest room (designed for 10 tables), 20 - for the kitchen, 10 - for the bathroom. Renting a room in the central area of ​​the city will cost $ 1000-1200 per month.

Investments in repair and decoration - about $ 3,000. This includes the development of interior design, thematic decoration, the creation of a sign.

Menu and services

What should be offered to reach the largest number of customers?

• Rolls (at least 10 types);
• Sushi (at least 5 types);
• noodles;
• Pizza (at least 5 types);
• Hot and cold drinks;
• Alcoholic drinks.

A good income is brought by takeaway and delivery dishes. To do this, you need an Internet site with a full menu and your own delivery service.

To get started, one courier with a personal vehicle is enough.

Sushi bar equipment (prices, brands)

All equipment is divided into several parts: sushi and pizza machines, standard kitchen equipment, hall furniture.

Equipment for sushi and pizza

1. rice washing machine- about $ 300. The most famous manufacturer is Titan;
2. industrial rice cooker- 200-300 $. JEJU, Rice Cooker Auto Electro, Satsuki, Cuckoo;
3. Professional Sushi Making Machine- 4000-8000 $. Good sushi robots are produced by SUZUMO, Autec, FTN, Satsuki, Sushi Machines Pty Ltd, Zhengzhou Known Imp. &Exp. Co.;
4. fryer for baking rolls - about $ 600. SUZUMO, Satsuki;
5. Sushi case- 900-1000 $. This is a showcase for the hall, in which sushi is stored at optimal temperature and humidity. Koreco, Hoshizaki;
6. Thermoses for storage cooked rice - $ 150. Kocateq;
7. Pizza oven for two departments - $ 1000-1200. Chuvashorgtekhnika, ERGO, ABAT.

Kitchen equipment and furniture

• Industrial refrigerator and freezer- 1000-1200 $. Polair, Mariholodmash, Ariada;
• electric stove– $300. Apach, Atesy;
• Electronic balance(maximum allowable weight - up to 5 kg) - $ 20. redmond;
• Cabinets and racks for storage, 2 tables for cooking - $ 300-400. ATESY, Cryspi;
• Washing- 80-100 $. NEVCOM, Hessen;
• Kitchenware(knives, dishes, gastronorm containers, etc.) - about $ 500. BOK, MAC.PAN, APS;
• Dishes for customers- 600-700 $. Monin, APS, RONA;
• Tables, sofas and chairs for the hall - $ 3000. Equivalent, Restaurant, Bar Line, Delacosa;
• bar counter, reception desk and cash register - approximately $ 500.

How much does it cost to fully equip a Japanese sushi bar? Within 18 thousand dollars

Staff

The establishment itself must serve at least eleven people. These are four waiters (they work in shifts of two people), four cooks, a bartender, an administrator (also takes orders for delivery by phone), a cleaner.

In addition, we need an operator for processing online orders, a courier, an outsourcer accountant. About $ 5,500 will be needed for monthly wages.

Costs and profits

Additional costs include website development, menu development, advertising.

Average bill of a sushi bar- 8-9 dollars. With a minimum workload of the institution (20-25 people per day) and the presence of 8-10 daily orders for delivery, the monthly revenue will be 9-10 thousand dollars, and the net income will be 2-2.5 thousand. After six months or a year of active work, this figure reaches $ 4,000-5,000.

To properly organize your own business in the field of catering, You will need a clear business plan and a financial reserve.

Be prepared to work for a payback for about a year, but then the business will bring a stable growing income.

In this material:

Nowadays, Japanese cuisine is very popular. Young people and middle-aged people are not averse to eating exotic dishes. Entrepreneurs can take advantage of this and open a sushi bar. How quickly a business will pay off depends on many factors. In order to start making a net profit in a few months, you need to draw up a business plan for a sushi bar, think through everything to the smallest detail. Here are some tips to help aspiring entrepreneurs.

Pros and cons of this business

Before deciding to open such a business, you need to analyze its advantages and disadvantages. Let's look at the positives first:

1. Establishments that produce and sell sushi and rolls are not considered as a place where you can celebrate a wedding or an anniversary. This means that the entrepreneur does not have to look for a room with a large area and overpay for extra square meters.
2. The business of selling Japanese cuisine is profitable, investments will quickly pay off, because most of the population of large cities love to eat sushi.
3. When decorating the interior of a sushi bar, preference is given to a minimalist style, so repair costs will not be too high.
4. The cost of the finished portion of rolls and sushi is 2-2.5 times higher than the cost of the products used.
5. To open a sushi bar, an entrepreneur can limit himself to purchasing equipment for a cold shop, if he does not plan to include hot dishes in the establishment's menu.
6. In order for the initial investment in this business to quickly pay off, it is enough to hire a talented chef who knows how to cook deliciously and set an acceptable price bar for products.

The business idea is attractive and interesting, but it also has several drawbacks. You need to familiarize yourself with them in advance so as not to make mistakes:

1. Limited audience. The clients of such an institution are young people and girls with incomes above average. The age range of guests is 17-40 years old. Children do not like Japanese food, and elderly wealthy ladies and men prefer to spend their leisure time in restaurants or cafes.
2. It will not be possible to reduce costs when purchasing products for making rolls. The main ingredient in Japanese cuisine is raw fish. It must be fresh.
3. Sushi and rolls are exotic food. Its adherents are hard to find in small towns. Opening a sushi bar in the countryside can lead to bankruptcy.

What does it take to open a sushi bar?

When compiling a business plan, you need to think through everything to the smallest detail. The main tasks to be solved are:

• registration;
• choice of premises;
• purchase of equipment;
• selection and hiring of personnel;
• conducting an advertising campaign.

There are 2 paths that a novice entrepreneur can take. The first is to take advantage of a franchise, that is, to open an institution under an already existing promoted brand. In this case, it will be easier to start - the entrepreneur will be assisted in many matters, however, income will also have to be shared. The second option is to open an autonomous institution, relying only on your own strength and means.

Business registration

To register a business, you need to contact the tax office and register an individual business or LLC. The entrepreneur is registered and offered to decide on the taxation system. If the business premises are small, its area does not exceed 180 m2, it is possible to pay tax fees using a simplified scheme.

• 55.30 (activity of cafes, restaurants);
• 55.52 (delivery of catering products).

By selecting such codes, the entrepreneur will be able to deliver Japanese cuisine to customers at home.

Attention! If you plan to sell alcohol in a bar, then you will need an additional license allowing you to conduct such activities.

Registration of a business includes obtaining relevant certificates from:

• Rospotrebnadzor;
• sanitary and epidemiological stations;
• fire protection.

Important! All employees of the institution must undergo a medical examination and receive sanitary books.

Location and choice of location

The profitability of a business directly depends on the successful location of the premises. Ideal would be a place with good traffic in the central quarters of the city. It is also important how convenient transport interchange is there. It should be easy for guests to get to the establishment.

An entrepreneur should consider options for renting premises with a small area - up to 100 m2. This will be enough to equip the production area, a cozy guest room with 5-10 tables, two toilets and an office. If you have a small budget, you should give preference to options with a low rent.

Attention! To reduce the cost of repairing the premises, you need to carefully inspect it for serious damage.

The costs associated with cosmetic repairs should not exceed 300,000-350,000 rubles, even in a large city, since the Japanese-style interior is quite restrained. For wall decoration, it is better to use calm shades of green, brown, gray.

Equipment

Sushi bar equipment is a significant expense item, but you can’t save on it. It is better to buy a new refrigerator for storing fish and ready meals than to lose customers and ruin your reputation due to the provision of poor quality services.

What equipment will you need to open a sushi bar:

• refrigerating chamber for industrial use;
• rice cooker;
• thermos for rice;
• kitchen utensils - cutting boards, knives, spoons, silicone mats, bowls, food containers;
• plate;
• 2 sinks;
• racks, showcases;
• kitchen hood;
• furniture for the production area;
• tables and chairs for guests;
• dishes in Japanese style;
• microclimatic technology.

Reference. The cost of purchasing equipment, on average, will amount to 1 million rubles.

Staff

Considering that sushi bars usually work from 11 a.m. until almost midnight, you will have to hire staff to work in shifts, for example, every other day. This schedule assumes:

• 2 administrators;
• 2 sushi chefs;
• 2 cook assistants;
• 4 waitresses;
• 2 bartenders;
• 2 telephone order takers;
• 2 drivers to deliver rolls to customers' homes;
• 2 cleaners.

The entrepreneur needs to decide in advance whether he himself will keep records of the expenses and profits of the establishment and manage the sushi bar, or will he also have to hire an accountant and a director.

Attention! In order for a sushi bar to earn the favor of customers, it is better to find an Asian chef and waiters.

Supplier search

For the manufacture of sushi and rolls, you will need high-quality raw materials - fresh fish, shrimp, caviar and other products. The task of an entrepreneur is to choose reliable suppliers. This can be both private fisheries and large companies involved in the sale of fish and seafood. Both with those and with others it is possible to organize profitable cooperation. It is important to choose suppliers with a good reputation.

Advertising campaign

• in social networks (this is where the main part of the audience aged 17-40 is concentrated);
• in local media;
• in leaflets;
• signboards.

Attention! Creating your own website is something that cannot be neglected. Using this tool, an entrepreneur will be able to inform customers about various promotions, inform about new dishes, and master classes.

How much money will it take to open?

Starting any business requires start-up capital, and opening a sushi bar is no exception. Considering all the listed expenses - for registration, purchase of equipment, redecoration of the premises, hiring staff and an advertising campaign, an entrepreneur will need an impressive amount - from 1.5 to 2 million rubles. It is important to understand that the first few months the institution will pay for itself, while you will have to spend money on:

• rental of premises;
• wages;
• communal payments;
• taxes;
• purchasing products from suppliers.

If an entrepreneur does not have enough money to open a sushi bar, it is worth thinking about supporting partners. However, in this case, part of the profit will have to be given to them.

Payback

The period during which the business will pay off directly depends on the popularity of the institution. The more customers you can attract and retain, the better. In this regard, much attention should be paid to the quality of sushi and rolls and the level of guest service. It is difficult to determine how long it will take to pay off the investment in opening a sushi bar, it depends on the competitiveness of the institution, the location of the facility, and the solvency of the population in the area.

On average, a popular sushi bar is visited by 40-50 guests every day. Each of them leaves about 500-700 rubles at the box office, that is, for 1 day the institution receives 15-30 thousand rubles. Multiplying this amount by 30 days, we get approximately 450-900 thousand rubles. A significant part of the monthly revenue will be spent on staff salaries, rent, food purchases, taxes, as well as incidental expenses. In this scenario, the business will pay off in 1.5-2 years.

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In the previous publication, we discussed in detail, in today's article we will talk about how to open a sushi bar and how much it costs.

Sushi bar is an institution that offers its customers to try and appreciate Japanese cuisine. In Russia, Japanese restaurants are quite popular, many people want to visit these establishments to relax in a pleasant and sophisticated environment. In metropolitan areas, sushi bars are so common that they exist in almost every neighborhood. In small towns, the competition is much less, but there are also a limited number of customers.

Sushi bar business plan

Before you start opening a sushi bar, you need to analyze the market, competition, and determine the profitability of the food business idea.

Business profitability is a combination of such concepts as demand, competition, the amount of investment to implement an idea. Your task is to correctly assess your financial capabilities and demand for services. Don't forget about competition either. Be sure to make sure that there are no similar establishments in the area in which you plan to open a sushi bar. At the initial stage, you do not need competition.

The main points of the business plan:

• Assessment of the services market (demand, profitability, competition);
• Business registration (documentation);
• Choosing a place to open a sushi bar (rent, purchase of premises);
• Organizational issues (staff, equipment purchase);
• Financial section (the amount of costs for the implementation of a business idea);
• Profits and payback periods of the business.

A competent action plan will help you appropriately distribute the available capital. As an example, see where all the steps on the path to success are detailed.

Business registration

Before you start opening a Japanese cuisine establishment, you need to collect and draw up documents for opening a sushi bar.

IP or LLC

To begin with, decide on the organizational and legal form of activity. I want to note that legally, it is easier to register as an individual entrepreneur, but if you plan to expand your activities over time and offer related services, then it is better to register as a limited liability company.

The second step is registration with the tax office. You need to select the appropriate OKVED activity code.

• 55.30 - "Activity of cafes and restaurants";
• 55.4 - "Activity of bars";
• 55.52 - "Supply of catering products".

Taxation system

First, decide on the type of activity and the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe establishment. For a hall with a total area of ​​​​up to 150 sq. m. there is a more simplified version of UTII taxation (single tax on imputed income). But if the area of ​​​​the room exceeds 150 square meters. m, then you undertake to collect a simplified tax (STS), which is 15% of the net profit of the institution.

If you plan to additionally provide a food delivery service, you will have to keep separate records and use two different taxation systems. UTII will be applied to the public catering system, and the simplified tax system will be applied to food delivery. By the way, you can read about it on our website.

To start activities, you also need to obtain permits from Rospotrebnadzor, sanitary, fire and other services. Employees of the institution must undergo a scheduled medical examination and have medical books.

Collecting and processing documents for opening a sushi bar is a rather laborious and long process. If you are not particularly versed in jurisprudence, I recommend that you entrust the execution of documents to an experienced lawyer to save time.

Sushi bar location

Before you open a sushi bar, you need to decide on the location. Responsibly treat this process, because the success of the entire business depends on it.

The choice of location is determined by high traffic and the absence of competitors nearby. Japanese cuisine is in great demand among different segments of the population, so it makes sense to open a sushi bar both in a prestigious business center and in a residential area of ​​the city. It all depends on your financial capabilities.

A chic sushi restaurant in a business district will certainly be popular, but the space and service in such an institution should be on top. Renting in the center will cost you a decent amount, and the interior should be decorated appropriately. If there is enough money, then it is better to consider the option of opening a fashionable restaurant.

Sushi bar in a residential area of ​​the city. As noted above, Japanese cuisine is in high demand, so opening a sushi bar in a high-traffic area guarantees you a stable income.

Renting a room in a residential area is much cheaper, so you will save a lot. Be sure to take into account the competition, it is desirable that there are no similar establishments nearby. Pricing policy is an important nuance. Take into account the average income of people living in the area when forming the menu and prices for dishes.

room

When choosing a room, consider the norms and requirements of the SES and the fire service. The minimum area for a small sushi bar is about 80–100 sq. m, but if desired, of course, you can rent a room of about 300 sq. m. But at the initial stage, I recommend that you limit yourself to a small area.

Sushi bar equipment

To prepare sushi and rolls, you will need professional equipment. Do not forget that the appearance of the dishes will depend on the quality of the equipment, so you should not save at this stage.

List of necessary equipment for making sushi:

• A set of dishes for cooking rice;
• Machine for making rolls and sushi;
• Refrigerator for storing ingredients;
• Showcases refrigerators for storage of finished products;

Dishes. For a sushi bar, you need to purchase traditional Japanese dishes designed for serving sushi and rolls. You will also need cups for tea and coffee, glasses, piles, glasses for alcoholic beverages. And of course, you can’t do without chopsticks, which are used to eat sushi, they must be disposable.

Recruitment

Responsible, professional staff is the main feature of expensive restaurants. Take an example, do not try to save money on professional sushi and waiters, remember that the prestige and authority of your establishment will depend on their work, which is so difficult to win and can be lost so quickly.

If your team includes a professional sushi chef from Japan, then the popularity of your establishment will only increase from this. But, of course, it is an expensive pleasure to have such an employee on the staff.

Being interested in the question of how to open a sushi bar from scratch, you need to take into account that even a small Japanese restaurant requires a fairly large staff to serve.

• Chef;
• One or two sushi players;
• cook assistants;
• dishwashers;
• waiters;
• cashiers;
• Accountant.

In order to save money, one person can perform several functions, for example, a waiter can combine the functions of a cashier.

Grocery shopping and menu planning

Depending on the menu, you should be guided by what products you need to purchase. It is advisable to hire a special person whose duties will include control over the purchase of the necessary products for the sushi restaurant.

I do not recommend you turn a classic sushi restaurant into a canteen. Personally, my opinion is that selling pizza or fast food in a sushi bar is unthinkable. Focus exclusively on Japanese dishes, ordinary food can be ordered anywhere, and fans of Japanese cuisine choose sushi restaurants. Don't disappoint your customers.

In addition, a large variety of dishes on the menu will lead to the fact that food preparation products will be purchased in large volumes, and it will be problematic to keep them natural and fresh. I recommend that you leave only the most popular Japanese dishes on the menu.

Ingredients for making sushi and rolls must be of good quality. Do not forget that fish is a perishable product, so adhere to strict storage rules. Rice, wasabi, ginger, it is better to buy from trusted suppliers who guarantee product quality.

Costs and profits

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Profit

The profitability of the sushi bar is quite high, all business costs pay off in approximately 1–1.5 years. Therefore, there is certainly a sense in opening such a profitable business.