{"id":18001,"date":"2021-04-04T07:21:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T07:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/?p=18001"},"modified":"2021-04-04T07:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T07:30:07","slug":"how-to-open-a-pizzeria-pizza-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/en\/how-to-open-a-pizzeria-pizza-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open a Pizzeria\/Pizza Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18001\" class=\"elementor elementor-18001 elementor-17978\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcbf0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcbf0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ecfe5\" data-id=\"56ecfe5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-640adad0 table-content-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"640adad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h1&quot;,&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__640adad0\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d2aaaf5\" data-id=\"5d2aaaf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-6838adae before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6838adae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Idea in a Nutshell <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d719ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d719ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Taking the first steps to opening a pizzeria? Got your pizza shop business plan straight? Make sure your investment leads to a profitable pizza place by following our guide to opening a pizza business in the GCC.<\/p><p>\u2018Saudi Arabia is moving toward becoming a world-class global tourism hub, backed by competitive advantages that attract international travelers looking for new experiences. Thus, this creates a huge opportunity for pizza restaurants in the country, as they are the convenient go-to option.\u2019 (marketresearch.com)<\/p><p>Pizzas are big business in the GCC. \u2018Saudi Arabia pizza restaurants market is anticipated to register a CAGR [compound annual growth rate] of 11.35% during the forecast period (2020-2025).\u2019(marketresearch.com)<\/p><p>Containing cheese, bread and often rich sauces, pizza used to have a reputation for being potentially unhealthy. But healthy pizzas are the hot trend; ignore it at your peril as you devise your brand offering!\u00a0<\/p><p>In their review of the GCC Food Industry of 2019, Middle East researchers Alpen Capital stress the need for restaurant startups to think healthy in their ingredient sourcing and recipes.<\/p><p>\u2018Due to high prevalence of lifestyle diseases in the region, there is a growing awareness of healthy eating habits, which has boosted the demand for organic food and food items that are sugar &amp; fat free, low in salt and with no preservatives.\u2019<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\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-40857e8d before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40857e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What ten things do I need to open a pizza restaurant?\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31896d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31896d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>1. Hands-on experience with making pizzas<\/p><p>2. A unique take on pizzas, or \u2026<\/p><p>3. A willingness to do business as a franchise<\/p><p>4. Funding to set up your business<\/p><p>5. A business plan to attract funding<\/p><p>6. A venue to lease or buy with a great location<\/p><p>7. Staff you can trust to accept training and smile at customers<\/p><p>8. Reliable local vendors for all your fresh ingredients<\/p><p>9. All necessary permits and licenses (contact your Municipality for details)<\/p><p>10. A marketing plan<\/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-210862b before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"210862b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">What type of pizzeria should I commit to?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6686eeab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6686eeab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>There are 3 main types of pizza restaurant, divided by form of customer service:<\/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-4545f5cd elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4545f5cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sit-in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-502d9f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"502d9f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>A sit-in pizza restaurant is the most expensive type of pizzeria. As the owner, you will have to factor in all the costs of a seating area (and, if another public health emergency occurs like Covid, you may well regret your decision). But \u2026 a seated pizza experience &#8211; supported by thoughtful branding, welcoming staff and pleasant ambience &#8211; is one which you can use a base from which to do plenty of upselling, as well as develop a loyal fan base of repeat customers.&nbsp;<\/p><p><b><i>Top tip: if your budget doesn\u2019t stretch yet to a sit-in pizzeria, do not be scared to start small. It makes sense. You can always expand if your business does well as a delivery or take-out outlet.<\/i><\/b><br><\/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-bf5cda1 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bf5cda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Take-out<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-48f08e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f08e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>A pizza take-out is the least expensive type of startup. That\u2019s because you won\u2019t be paying for patron seating or delivery staff. This is a lean operation, with the advantage that you can test whether there is a local market for your product. The downside is that your brand is limited to your pricing and your product and unsupported by a venue experience for your patrons.<\/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-2a69c1a elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2a69c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Delivery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-5b01a9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b01a9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Pizza delivery is a well-established market. If you set up as delivery only (or combine delivery with take-out and sit-in), you will have the advantage of knowing that customers are already well accustomed to dialling in a pizza. Providing your business plan has established there is any local custom at all (don\u2019t set up in the desert!), your business will be operating on a sound commercial footing. Offering delivery also offers the bonus that you can charge for delivery. On the downside, delivery means you have to organise delivery staff and deal with the many issues that come with them (health safety, personal safety, unsupervised behaviour, fleet costs).<\/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-85c5ffb before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85c5ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Give your pizzeria some pzazz!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7249ae87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7249ae87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Whichever type of pizzeria you choose, you need to focus on two key customer offerings: your food, and your menu. The good news is that both of these you can control entirely, and both have been shown to anchor successful pizza restaurant startups.\u00a0<\/p><p>Do you love pizza? Do you love making pizza? If the answer is \u2018no\u2019 to either of these questions, you might like to consider another form of restaurant startup. There are plenty of other options!<\/p><p>But if you are a pizza whizz, you will have no problem coming up with a signature pizza for your brand (maybe you have one in mind already?). Pizzas are a flexible format and come in many regional styles. Maybe you have in mind a scrumptious Neapolitan with a soft base? A square of Sicilian? Or a deep-fried Monantara? [fyi: source for these pizza types] You can use your signature pizza as a flagship offering to get attention, and base some of your branding around it.<\/p><p>Certainly your pizzeria menu should feature your signature pizza as a priority. Ensure that your menu is branded the same as your venue, and make sure it is available easily on the homepage of your website. Even if you are aiming for a very specific offering (vegetarian pizzas, for example) be sure to mix innovation with old favourites. Don\u2019t give a massive choice, as this can be intimidating (it also makes your logistics a lot easier if you limit your menu to dishes you are well set up for). Review some top tips from Raqtan on designing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/en\/7-tips-to-writing-restaurant-menus-that-will-make-your-customers-order-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a powerfully-enticing menu<\/a>.<\/p><p>How much does your signature pizza cost?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/en\/how-to-calculate-the-ideal-food-cost-for-your-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use Raqtan\u2019s simple guide to food cost calculations<\/a>\u00a0and find out! If your signature pizza is more expensive than others on your menu, do not worry &#8211; it will be worth the extra cost to have a single standout offering to your patrons.<\/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-96e5ad3 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96e5ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Business Plan<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d1315e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39d1315e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>The best pizza, they say, is free pizza! You can certainly give away pizza as part of your promotional activity but, generally, free pizza is tomorrow, right?<\/p><p>One key aspect of your business plan is to get your financials straight. You need to show potential investors and\/or lenders that your pizzas are going to make money. That\u2019s the central purpose of your business plan &#8211; and it has other objectives too:<\/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-ed0bc91 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ed0bc91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">To organise your thinking about your new pizzeria<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">To keep your business on track with this rational plan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-16e4bb3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16e4bb3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Head here for Raqtan\u2019s comprehensive overview of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/en\/how-to-write-a-restaurant-business-plan-the-key-elements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the ideal restaurant business plan<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-201ef4a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"201ef4a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30137b33\" data-id=\"30137b33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-5be39262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5be39262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>You have decided to specialise in pizzas, but Rule Number One for all restaurant business plans remains the same: in your Executive Summary, be sure that the reader hears of your \u2018great location\u2019. Location is a key predictor of restaurant success. As part of your business plan, be sure to research the local area of your venue thoroughly. Make sure you can prove that there are potential customers in range who suit your brand profile; for example, if you are setting up as a trendy place for Millennials, ensure you establish that there are Millennials locally. If, on the other hand, you are setting up as a trendy gourmet venue, be sure to prove that there are consumers locally who can afford you!<\/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-7980f34 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7980f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Location<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13fedcbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13fedcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Apart from researching the area around your planned venue, you need to make sure that your location is a place where people go already. You need footfall, unless your pizza startup is delivery only. If you have a sit-in venue, you need to have consumers in the area to benefit from lucrative \u2018drop-in\u2019 trade.\u00a0<\/p><p>Pizzerias attract much drop-in custom because a) they have a strong, enticing smell that can drift out of your venue into the street and b) pizzas do not take long to eat. Your premises also need to be as visible as possible; be sure your visual branding scheme takes into account how neighbouring buildings are branded. Stand out!<\/p><p>Another key factor in the location of your restaurant is your ingredient suppliers. Where are they based? A full pizzeria menu will involve a large range of ingredients. And, ideally, you will want to use as much fresh material as possible. So make sure you position your venue where you can source what you need easily.<\/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-c085c44 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c085c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Licenses and Permits<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a50727f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a50727f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Regulations for pizzerias in Saudi Arabia and the GCC generally do not differ from the rules for other restaurants (note that special requirements exist for Mandi meat).<\/p><p><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/en\/what-are-the-requirements-of-the-municipality-to-open-a-restaurant-in-saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Head here for our handy overview of licenses and permits in the Kingdom<\/a>.<\/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-b599518 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b599518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Franchising<\/h1>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3c9adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f3c9adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>You have probably heard of franchising. It means that an established restaurant charges entrepreneurs to use its brand and products to run a business on their own. The advantages for the franchisee is that the brand is already well-known and the products already successful; the disadvantage with franchising is that an array of costs and ongoing charges are involved. You need a big chunk of capital to get started and, however well you do, you will never be free to do exactly as you like with your business.<\/p><p>Full training is given by franchisers. But, before you even look at franchising, ensure that you have hands-on experience in the trade first. Otherwise, you are unlikely to convince the franchising company that you can represent them. And, with no experience, you may end up tying yourself to pizzas when you have no interest in them at all.<\/p><p>There are plenty of successful pizza franchise owners in the GCC. Pizza Hut, for example has more than 400 restaurants in the UAE, with an initial investment estimated to be in the region of 1,125,000 Riyals (that\u2019s all start-up costs). Delivery-only Domino\u2019s Pizza is established too, requiring a lesser initial investment of 450,000 Riyals.<\/p><p>Here at Raqtan we worked successfully to kit out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/en\/projects\/sbarro-jeddah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sbarro pizza franchise in Jeddah<\/a>. Sbarro hail from Brooklyn, New York, and offers the XL New York pizza slice as its signature dish. Raqtan handled the project management and installation of kitchen equipment, coldroom technology, fire suppression kit and water filtration. We know that pizza franchising works great for conscientious entrepreneurs.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/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-30b7ea1c elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--button-skin-link elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"30b7ea1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe advantages for the franchisee is that the brand is already well-known and the products already successful; the disadvantage with franchising is that an array of costs and ongoing charges are involved.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">@raqtan<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+advantages+for+the+franchisee+is+that+the+brand+is+already+well-known+and+the+products+already+successful%3B+the+disadvantage+with+franchising+is+that+an+array+of+costs+and+ongoing+charges+are+involved.+%E2%80%94+%40raqtan&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.raqtan.com%2Fen%2F%2Fen%2Fhow-to-open-a-pizzeria-pizza-restaurant%2F&amp;via=raqtan\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Share this quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\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-fcbd424 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcbd424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">What equipment do I need for my pizza restaurant startup?\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51529fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51529fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>You can use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/solutions.raqtan.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raqtan\u2019s solution selector<\/a>\u00a0to list precisely what equipment is required for your pizzeria startup.<\/p><p>A pizza startup is just one of thirteen different restaurant types for which we have prepared custom equipment lists:<\/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-0b84700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b84700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37-1024x604.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37-1024x604.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37-1536x906.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37-36x21.png 36w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37-48x28.png 48w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.56.37.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ba667f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34ba667f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>You can choose from six different types (and sizes) of pizza business:<\/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-3c2284f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c2284f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54-1024x534.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54-1536x802.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54-24x13.png 24w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54-36x19.png 36w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54-48x25.png 48w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-13.57.54.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f02e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f02e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>For each type of pizza business, you can inspect a) a list of equipment categories and b) our brand\/model recommendations for each one. Below, for example, is our specification for a large American pizza dine-in restaurant:<\/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-1f758d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f758d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09-1024x483.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18636\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09-1024x483.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09-1536x724.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09-24x11.png 24w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09-36x17.png 36w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09-48x23.png 48w, https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-03-20-at-14.00.09.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf818b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf818b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>For your pizza startup, you will need to make decisions about your pizza ovens, dough mixers, holding and proofing cabinets, dough sheeters and pressers, food processors, refrigerators, freezers, cold room, stainless steel worktops, islands and surfaces, strip warmers, food holding and warming line end-loaders, hood dishwashers, slicers, cooking utensils, ranges, fryers, water filtration systems, ice makers &#8211; and, of course, all crockery, glassware and utensils used by customers when dining in.<\/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-b79b01c before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b79b01c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Marketing and Advertising<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b1a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83b1a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>However delicious your pizza, you will need to be constantly investing in marketing your business. The good news is that marketing is a flexible tool; you can start small financially by handing out flyers outside your venue, for example.\u00a0<\/p><p>For\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raqtan.com\/en\/restaurant-marketing-plan-35-ways-to-advertise-your-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35 ways to advertise your restaurant successfully, read Raqtan\u2019s guide here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/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-4a12ec3 before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a12ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Staff<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1babeabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1babeabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Your staff need to be natural smilers as well as happy to train properly. Global restaurant consultants Aaron Allen say that \u2018proper training can reduce food costs by 0.5% of revenue.\u2019 With profit margins in the pizza trade being so thin, this 0.5% can make all the difference to the efficiency of your startup. So get training!<\/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-e8e7fec before-border-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8e7fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Grand Opening<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fad96d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25fad96d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>If your pizza business is dine-in, it is important to host a Grand Opening. This gives you the opportunity to make a big, positive impact on the local dining scene. It also allows you to build a list of customers which you can use in future marketing. Here are five top tips for your Grand Opening:<\/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-d652d0c elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d652d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hold a \u2018Soft Opening\u2019 first. Invite a few friends and test that your systems are all running properly before you go public for the first time.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Spend appropriately. Your Grand Opening only happens once, so ensure that you allocate it a decent budget, or you will be wasting an opportunity.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Start building a guest list by marketing your Grand Opening locally, and online.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Be prepared to give away free samples.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Take advantage of the semi-formal nature of pizza eating to have a relaxed atmosphere.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-6cd2d0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cd2d0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Thank you for reading our guide to starting up a successful pizza business in the GCC.\u00a0<\/p><p>You must learn to strike a balance between learning from others in the business and doing your own experiments. 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