This blog post, like many posts written here, was inspired by real-life scenarios that an experience that I or someone I know had. This one is recent, and I wanted to reemphasize the importance of this topic: when you go shopping for equipment, supplies, or smallwares for your restaurant, make a list of what you need.
Think about it this way: if you plan to open a pizzeria, you should put a pizza oven on your list, but you don’t need to put cold deli cases on your list if you don’t plan on putting anything into them. Why waste time looking at equipment you don’t need? Just like going to a grocery store, you go with a plan. Not only do you know what you need to get, you can also plan for the money you’ll be spending. If you go in without a plan, you find yourself taking time looking at products for which you have no need or spending money on products for which you have no need. And that, all around, is not good for your business.
Think about your business’s needs, compile your list of equipment, then do some research to find out how much each piece is going to cost you. Of course, once you’ve done your searching, just bring your list down to us and we’d be happy to show you around our huge warehouse and all the awesome equipment we have available…and help you save a little cash as well.