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What equipment, a venue and a food truck cost, which formalities come with opening, and how to sell more. Practical, with prices and sources.
The EU rule on the lowest price from the last 30 days covers only goods, but the Polish act also covers services, so every dish in a restaurant. We explain when a promotion in Poland has to show the lowest price from the 30 days before it, how to work it out for happy hours…
A delivery app’s commission is a fair price for a new guest. For a regular who lives three streets away and orders every Friday, though, you pay it on every order. We work out what that costs, what the law in Poland and the EU says about data, consent and prices, and how to move…
Every venue, from a restaurant to a food truck, must give information about the 14 allergens in every dish. In Poland in writing and without guests having to ask the staff, and for online orders before the purchase. We explain the EU and Polish rules, the “gluten-free” trap and the fines from Sanepid and IJHARS.
A dish eaten in, taken away or delivered, coffee, water, alcohol and packaging. We explain where the VAT rates for food service in Poland come from, where the exceptions are and when to ask for a binding rate ruling.
An app’s courier costs a dozen or so percentage points of commission, and your own courier means wages, fuel and empty runs. We work out at how many deliveries your own delivery starts to pay off.
An online menu, an ordering system, payments, delivery zones and allergen information. What to prepare so that guests order directly from you, with no commission on every order.
The food cost formula, a recipe costing card, ingredient yield and the difference between food cost on paper and at the end of the month. With a burger costed step by step.
A delivery app’s commission is usually somewhere between the low teens and 30% of the order value, plus payments, promotions and ads. We check what that costs in zloty and when an app pays off.
From about PLN 50,000 for a used food truck or trailer to over PLN 200,000 for a new vehicle with a fitted kitchen. We break down the cost of the vehicle, equipment, paperwork and monthly running costs, with an example calculation.
What does the equipment for a small commercial kitchen cost? A list of appliances with prices, from the combi oven to the dishwasher, and budgets for a bistro, a snack bar and a restaurant.
