Thanks for the input Patriot!
If our sales hold up, it looks like we are on track except the 15% net is a little bit of a stretch. I do get salary & hubby gets occassional draws. It sure is a fun and rewarding business but I am ready to move on to another adventure.
~pieSlave
Working on our exit strategy. We would like to eventually sell the biz for $350K. What should we be netting for it to be an attractive and reasonable offer? Would like to aggressively get to the magic number to be able to sell a profitable biz for the next owner/slave. 😉
Background:
DelCo, 4Yrs...
Our delivery minimum is $15, so yes we do deliver anything be it 8", salad, sandwiches, cheesecake, etc for as long as the minimun amount is met.
~pieslave
We get fresh romaine from our local growers and cut with knife. From our experience hydroponically grown lettuce doesn’t get that browning compared to the field grown ones. Perhaps your distributor changed their source?
~pieslave
Hi All!
Our 48" True salad prep table stopped working today. We’re looking at upgrading to a 72" since we’ve recently added sandwiches and wraps. The extra room would be so welcome. I didn’t realize how expensive they are. Looking around for used ones on ebay. If you come across one, I’d...
Thanks all for the info.
We have free delivery but pay our drivers minimum wage plus $1 per delivery. Been in business now for over 2 years and finally have time to step back and look at some details of the business that have been long overlooked.
So looks like we have been paying taxes on all...
We are closed but employees decided to have an Easter get together at the beach. I just want a day off, so i might just sent along some BBQ stuff for them to grill & munch.
Happy Easter everyone!
When we first opened we bought a USPS certified list from http://www.melissadata.com/listres.html. We even pre-populated our POS with this data.
-pieslave
Re: What would you have done? ~Thank You!
Thanks everyone for the great advise.
I definitely need to learn to keep everything in the proper perspective. We spent so much money monthly for marketing its silly to lose my cool & a customer over a pie. So much to learn. Sure glad you guys & gals...
Hi all!
We had a guy walk in tonight and ordered and paid for a 12" vegetarian pizza. About 5 minutes later cameback and wanted to cancel and get his money back because his friend already bought a pizza elsewhere. Problem was the pizza was already made and halfway thru the oven. I told him this...
