Restaurant Franchise Opportunities

For people considering buying a restaurant franchise there are a wide range of opportunities. The key steps towards owning a food franchise are as follows.

Before taking any other steps towards buying a food franchise it will be useful for you to first evaluate your skills and interests. You should ask yourself what it is that interests you about owning a food franchise and decide what type of restaurant you would like to manage.

It is beneficial to consider your existing skills and judge how they will fit best in the available franchising opportunities. While running a restaurant franchise does have many advantages it can involve a lot of hard work and may not be suitable for everybody. At this stage it is also useful to look at your financial situation and set a budget for how much you can afford to invest.

In the UK there is a huge range of food franchises available to buy. Well known examples of restaurant franchises include wok2go, subway and perfect pizza. Having assessed your skills, interests and finances it should be possible to narrow down this choice into a selection of franchises that are suitable for you. With the choice narrowed down you should conduct more in depth research into each franchise.

Having narrowed down the choice of franchises the next stage is to carry out some research in to the levels of demand for the franchise's products and so likely profits. There are a number of things to consider here including location and amount of competition. It may be that a franchise's products will be very popular in some locations but not so popular in other places.

Also if there is a lot of competition in a particular area then it is likely that profits will be affected. Other factors to consider is demand for the product in the long term and if sales are seasonal or if demand will be constant throughout the year.

Most franchises will require their franchisees to make quite a substantial initial investment and it is likely that many people buying a franchise will need to take out some kind of loan.

Fortunately money lenders tend to view franchises quite favourable so obtaining finance may be easier than would be the case if starting another type of new business. Some franchisors will offer their own in-house financing. With the finance secured you are free to invest in your chosen franchise.

Having made your investment the final step is to get your restaurant ready for business. Things you will need to do here include hiring staff, buying supplies and setting up your location.

Many franchises offer training as part of the investment and so for many franchisees the first step after buying their franchise is to attend a training course. Typically this course will be designed to teach the franchisee everything they need to know to run the business successfully.

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“The HIGHLANDER truly reflects the face of Scotland in the heart of Singapore, and is not just another pub clone,” says founder of Highlander, a veteran in the local and Asian dining and entertainment scene and a true Scotsman from Aberdeen.

The HIGHLANDER is a 2,500 square foot piece of Scotland with everything reflecting the pride and history of Scottish heritage - traditional antler chandeliers, tartan kilts, haggis, Scottish music and contemporary stills of Scotland adorning the walls.

Fashionable designer tartan outfits will be worn by staff of both genders while customers will also be offered kilts if they wish to get into the swing of things at the HIGHLANDER.

A highlight of the HIGHLANDER is its offering of the biggest range of whiskies available in Asia, from premium single malts to house pours and a line up of unique cocktails made form the ‘water of life‘ – the English translation of the Gaelic description for whisky uisge beatha.

The HIGHLANDER imported whiskies from all the major distilleries in Scotland for the HIGHLANDER customers – something that has never been done in Singapore bar and restaurant franchise before. The main attraction of the bar is the library of whiskies on display reflecting the extensive array of more than 200 whiskies by the glass with prices ranging from $12+++ to $100+++ per shot. Regular whisky tastings will be the norm at the HIGHLANDER for both the novice and connoisseur.

Dine on Scottish favourites such as Scotch Eggs; Haggis, Grilled Royal Deeside Salmon, Venison Sausages with Onion Marmalade, White Meale Pudding; the traditional dessert – Cranachan – oats soaked in whisky with fresh berries; as well as the traditional Scottish breakfast fry-up proudly called “The Frying Scotsman”, which is available all-day.

Scotland has a lot to offer and we hope to give our customers a flavour of its culture, cuisine and character at the HIGHLANDER. We want to make sure that the appeal at the HIGHLANDER is universal - as good food and drink, music and company truly are.”

Having enjoyed overwhelming success at its Clarke Quay outlet, The HIGHLANDER is ready to share the experience with more of the region through business investments franchise opportunities. The team at The HIGHLANDER is ready to develop and share their concept with investors seeking solid business investments in an ever growing Food & Beverage and Singapore bar and restaurant franchise arena.

The HIGHLANDER is an available Singapore bar and restaurant franchise, which Astreem Corporation is their franchise consultants. Astreem is on the lookout for franchise opportunities for The HIGHLANDER regionally as well as internationally. Singapore franchise opportunities for local or overseas are available through Astreem’s list of franchise business opportunities clients.

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Tapas: uniquely Spanish dishes from the Spanish word ‘tapar’ which means to ‘cover’ in Spanish, thought to come about as a result of Innkeepers in bygone days, covering glasses of wine with small plates of cheese or sausage, to stop flies and mosquitoes flying in?

Others say that tapas began to be served at the entrance to Inns, to satisfy the hunger of travellers who would halt briefly on their journeys, but had no time to get down from their horses or carriages even for a bite to eat and a glass of wine: hence, a small snack (the tapar ,or ‘cover’) was passed to them on top of the wine for a quick bite and drink!

Whatever the reason for the ‘tapar’ I promised myself that one day I would open a Restaurant (or two or three), specialising in this wonderful and uniquely Spanish way, of ‘fun dining’ in sharing these wonderfully simply but incredibly tasty dishes, with family and friends.

Unlike a lot of British citizens, I did not discover Spain until later in life, when I was asked (some twenty years ago), to carry out some work for Shell España as a Consultant in the Offshore Oil & Gas business.

At that time we were based in San Carlos de la Rapita, a beautiful area in the Ebro Delta, Catalunya, where absolutely no-one spoke any English (mainly Catalan) , but where I could get by learning the basics of Castilian Spanish (also useful everywhere else in Spain)!

My travels with Shell took me to the North of Spain (Santander, Gijon...) and to Madrid, where, after this short amount of experience in Spain, I realised what I might have been missing in life!

From that moment on, I immersed myself into the culture of the Spanish, the food, the fiestas, the excitement, the colour, the music, the dance, I embraced it all with a great deal of enthusiasm, and have done ever since.

As a keen amateur cook, I have always tried my hand at the local dishes wherever I had lived, but traditional Spanish dishes blew me away and I absolutely loved the idea of the Tapa, where small tasty dishes can be shared with family and friends; never feeling ‘full’ always feeling as if you need another bite; such an incredible variety of seafood, meats, chorizos (spicy Spanish Sausage), shellfish, vegetables........

Hence, many years later and with an apartment in my favourite City of Barcelona, having travelled throughout Spain and with a great deal more business experience; the first ‘Tapas Tree’ business investments emerged at Clark Quay, Singapore, some four years ago.

Through personal contacts: identifying the correct site for our first restaurant, researching many restaurants overseas for the chefs who could cook my favourite dishes in their truly authentic fashion, designers who could help me simulate the ‘Spanish feel’ in my restaurants, the selection of products from Spain, wines, etc.......

This gave birth to The Tapas Tree Group business franchise: now with three Singapore restaurants business investments of various size and location operating profitably and looking towards more Singapore franchise opportunities and franchise opportunities overseas; we are by far the most original in South East Asia, for our food, our ambience and our designs, from our hand-made mosaic tables, our eye for getting the Spanish ‘look’ through the use of terracotta, wrought iron and red brick, to the personal photographs I have on display; not forgetting of course the images of one of Spain’s most prolific and in-demand Flamenco Dance Photographers, Ana Palma! Our Spanish customers call us, ‘That little bit of Spain, in South East Asia’, a title that I am immensely proud of!

Astreem Corporation is the franchise consultants for The Tapas Tree Group who are the franchise opportunities partner for businesses that are looking for franchise business opportunities in the Singapore bar and restaurant franchise market of interest. Astreem is constantly on the lookout for franchise opportunities for The Tapas Tree regionally and internationally.

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