{"id":2014,"date":"2023-09-14T12:08:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T12:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2026-01-14T04:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T04:50:03","slug":"mistakes-to-avoid-when-opening-a-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/mistakes-to-avoid-when-opening-a-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Do it Right: Five Mistakes To Avoid When Opening A Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2014\" class=\"elementor elementor-2014\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42eabd74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42eabd74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4998a8ef\" data-id=\"4998a8ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419acca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"419acca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>You\u2019ve always dreamed of opening your own restaurant. You\u2019ve toyed with the idea for long enough and now you\u2019ve decided it\u2019s time to take the leap. You have a concept and a name and have already drawn up a tentative menu. Things are starting to get real and you are going all out to make this lifelong dream come true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you get the ball rolling, you realize that opening a restaurant is hard work. It is natural to have some misgivings. The stats don\u2019t help either &#8211; according to the National Restaurant Association,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/daniels.du.edu\/assets\/research-hg-parsa-part-3-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30% of restaurants fail in their first year.<\/a>\u00a0Obviously you don\u2019t want your restaurant to end up in the list of launch failures. Luckily for you, we have compiled a list of five mistakes to avoid when opening a restaurant. Pay close heed and you will be able to avert some of the major pitfalls faced by new restaurateurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e1035 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47e1035\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-609d393\" data-id=\"609d393\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e027e6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e027e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4083302\" data-id=\"4083302\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd954c elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dd954c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/feature-banner-img.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/feature-banner-img.webp 237w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/feature-banner-img-203x300.webp 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a1f506\" data-id=\"2a1f506\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13803ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13803ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Resource<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01215d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d01215d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ead3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20ead3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Coffee Shop Business Plan\n<\/h2><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829e42e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"829e42e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this detailed business plan to help put all your unique ideas together before you open your own coffee shop business to the world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dafa7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5dafa7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"contactform\" class=\"popmake-1979\" >Download<\/button>\n<style>\n    .popmake-1979 {\n  padding-right: 42%;\n  padding-left: 42%;\n  background-color: #F14B53;\n  border-radius: 1px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa51737 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa51737\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-474dca6\" data-id=\"474dca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c732ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c732ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-size: 20px !important;\">Mistake No. 1: Not Budgeting Properly<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3da6b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3da6b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c4543e\" data-id=\"3c4543e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d114b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36d114b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2015 lazyload\" alt=\"Not Budgeting Properly - Mistakes To Avoid When Opening A Restaurant\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant-780x520.webp 780w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant-1600x1066.webp 1600w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-Budgeting-Properly-Mistakes-To-Avoid-When-Opening-A-Restaurant.webp 1700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b50c236 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b50c236\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f95d8b\" data-id=\"2f95d8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0148b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0148b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The primary reason why one in three restaurants go belly up within a year of opening is because they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/10-tips-to-become-a-successful-restaurant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">run out of money.<\/a>\u00a0Sustaining a restaurant requires financial viability and you need to ensure you have suitable capital to keep you operational until you begin to make profits. For this, you must create a detailed and thorough budget.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Make a list of all the costs you will incur to open a restaurant and keep it running. Add on reserves for your primary costs (rent, ingredients, overheads etc) for at least 12-16 months of business. There will always be unforeseen expenses so try to make allowance for that as well. It is much better to overestimate than underestimate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78dee2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78dee2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aee0949\" data-id=\"aee0949\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed3a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ed3a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-size: 20px !important;\">Mistake No. 2: Not getting the requisite licenses<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e19d45b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e19d45b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d382d\" data-id=\"12d382d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4694647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4694647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-5 ml-5\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">You simply cannot establish a legal entity without the proper licenses and permits. Completing the paperwork should be one of the preliminary tasks that you carry out &#8211; perhaps even before attempting to build or design an interior.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-5 ml-5\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that you need to get licenses at both federal and state levels and that licensing requirements vary from state to state. Do your homework and make a complete list of everything you need, checking them off as you get each one. You could always hire a professional to work through the jargon and speed up the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-986fa03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"986fa03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eda7fa1\" data-id=\"eda7fa1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906f1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"906f1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-size: 20px !important;\">Mistake No. 3: Not having a capable, well-trained team<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12cad86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12cad86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a57b5e0\" data-id=\"a57b5e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08cc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c08cc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The success of a restaurant is rooted in people. You need the right team to run your business and so you must be judicious in your selection of staff. Profile each job role before you interview so that you know what you are looking for and can easily spot these attributes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-5 ml-5\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Once you have formed a team, you need to ensure their buy-in. Run a proper training program. Make them aware of your concept, goals and requirements. Seek their input and keep them invested in your restaurant\u2019s performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cecc6ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cecc6ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e30ec8a\" data-id=\"e30ec8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777ff3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"777ff3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-size: 20px !important;\">Mistake No. 4: Not creating a detailed marketing strategy<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9920727 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9920727\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7534e91\" data-id=\"7534e91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50da5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50da5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"420\" data-src=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-creating-a-detailed-marketing-strategy-mistakes-to-avoid-when-opening-a-restaurant-applova.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2016 lazyload\" alt=\"Not creating a detailed marketing strategy - mistakes-to-avoid-when-opening-a-restaurant-applova\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-creating-a-detailed-marketing-strategy-mistakes-to-avoid-when-opening-a-restaurant-applova.webp 720w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-creating-a-detailed-marketing-strategy-mistakes-to-avoid-when-opening-a-restaurant-applova-300x175.webp 300w, https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Not-creating-a-detailed-marketing-strategy-mistakes-to-avoid-when-opening-a-restaurant-applova-450x263.webp 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/420;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a7f821 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a7f821\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92c45cc\" data-id=\"92c45cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4835ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4835ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Customers are fickle and change loyalties at the pop of a slice of toast. Staying in business means ensuring that you get regular business. Don\u2019t let your customers forget about your restaurant. Use clever and regular\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/checklist-to-make-your-restaurant-tourist-friendly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marketing strategies<\/a>\u00a0to keep your brand front of mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Employ as many marketing channels as possible &#8211; text messages, emails, your website and social media. The last one is of particular importance. A majority of today\u2019s customers use social media to find a place to dine so stay active on all the social media platforms. You can also use promotions and specials to drive more footfall into your dining room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f91ccd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f91ccd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2746fc1\" data-id=\"2746fc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4461ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4461ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; white-space-collapse: collapse; font-size: 20px !important;\">Mistake No. 5: Not utilizing data<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a0c973 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a0c973\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6a5cc1\" data-id=\"d6a5cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d82f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d82f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">A good restaurateur must keep on top of things. You need to be fully aware of the goings on in your establishment. It is not enough to rely on the reports of your managers and other staff members. You need to see for yourself how your restaurant is performing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">This is why you need to use data analytics. With data analytics you will be given a comprehensive picture of the goings on at your restaurant. You can learn about all the different aspects of operations. The right data analytics tool will also provide you with forecasts and predictions to help you plan better. In this way you will be able to make sound decisions that will help you to take your restaurant from strength to strength.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; position: sticky; top: 108.838px;\">\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting your own business, no matter what the industry, comes with its own set of risks. Too many restaurants fail because they make some pretty\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/circumventing-the-effects-of-inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">basic mistakes<\/a>\u00a0, with the above five being among the most common. As you plan the opening of your restaurant, you need to set yourself up for success by guarding against making these same mistakes. So take note and take action.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/applova.io\/blog\/build-your-restaurant-brand\/\"><b>Must Read: How To Build Your Restaurant Brand<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve always dreamed of opening your own restaurant. You\u2019ve toyed with the idea for long enough and now you\u2019ve decided it\u2019s time to take the leap. You have a concept and a name and have already drawn up a tentative menu. 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