{"id":14425,"date":"2015-01-03T21:28:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T21:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=14425"},"modified":"2015-01-04T14:27:40","modified_gmt":"2015-01-04T14:27:40","slug":"will-restaurant-business-grow-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/will-restaurant-business-grow-in-2015","title":{"rendered":"Will The Restaurant Business Grow In 2015?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bistro-498504_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-14427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bistro-498504_640-620x412.jpg\" alt=\"food business\" width=\"655\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bistro-498504_640-620x412.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bistro-498504_640-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bistro-498504_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>restaurant business<\/strong> can really have serious ups and downs. Just look around.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about <em>your<\/em> area of the country, but here in the Midwest, the restaurant industry is always interesting-to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Interesting in the fact that there are always openings and closings happening. Always.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A Restaurant Business Background<\/h2>\n<p>A lot of people write about and report on restaurant industry news. I doubt very much if most of them have ever <em>worked<\/em> in a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>I have.\u00a0I was in the restaurant business for many, many, years.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"joel libava worked in food service business\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/the-food-service-business-being-stuck\"><strong>I started as a busboy<\/strong><\/a> and worked my way into restaurant management. I was even a Maitre&#8217;D in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/matze_ott\/2189503017\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-14426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vegas-3-620x395.jpg\" alt=\"in las vegas\" width=\"620\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vegas-3-620x395.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vegas-3-320x204.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vegas-3.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I worked in Asian restaurants, family-style restaurants, and upscale restaurants. I worked my butt off. Everyone in the restaurant business works hard&#8230;really hard. <strong>The restaurant business is not for the weak and it&#8217;s not for the meek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I <em>do<\/em> know the restaurant business. I&#8217;m a great person to talk with if you&#8217;re considering a <a title=\"food franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselawsolutions.com\/blog\/buying-a-restaurant-franchise-some-sound-advice-from-joel-libava\/\"><strong>food franchise<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Openings And Closings<\/h2>\n<p>In my area, Northeast Ohio, restaurants are opening and closing all the time. Mostly <em>closing<\/em> as of late.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the ones that recently closed:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"white castle ohio\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/business\/index.ssf\/2014\/12\/white_castle_closing_five_rest.html\" target=\"_blank\">White Castle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"restaurant closings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/business\/index.ssf\/2014\/11\/friendlys_frowns_on_ohio_closi.html\">Friendly&#8217;s Restaurant And Ice Cream<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"panini's\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/tipoff\/index.ssf\/2014\/12\/westlake_paninis_subject_of_a.html\" target=\"_blank\">Panini&#8217;s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, on New Years Eve, <a title=\"legacy village food\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/scene-and-heard\/archives\/2014\/12\/29\/claddagh-irish-pub-to-close-after-14-years-at-legacy-village\" target=\"_blank\">Claddagh Irish Pub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ones I just named are only the tip of the iceberg. Dozens of small restaurants closed their doors in the past several months.<\/p>\n<p>The rumor around town on the Claddagh closing is that the rent they were paying was becoming too much to handle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Before you buy a restaurant, <a title=\"pros and cons in franchising\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-ownership-pros-cons\"><strong>make sure you can afford the rent<\/strong><\/a>. Make sure the numbers add up. Put the rent factor in your <strong>business plan<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/track.paloalto.com\/aff_c?offer_id=2&amp;aff_id=1256&amp;file_id=286\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.go2speed.org\/brand\/files\/pas\/2\/336x280co.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/track.paloalto.com\/aff_i?offer_id=2&amp;file_id=286&amp;aff_id=1256\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Remember:<\/strong> A long-term lease is just that: Long-term. Commercial leases are tough to get out of.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, it always amazes me&#8230;the number of restaurants that close each and every year&#8230;in my area.<\/p>\n<p>Do a lot of restaurants close in your area? Let me know in the comment section. I hope it&#8217;s not just here in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you&#8217;re thinking about becoming the owner of a restaurant, do a lot of research. Try to learn as much as you can about the food business.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that success can be had as the owner of a restaurant-or <a title=\"restaurant owner tips peter biro five guys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/fantastic-franchise-tips-from-a-naked-pizza-five-guys-burgers-and-fries-area-developer\"><em><strong>restaurants<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Will The Restaurant Business Grow In 2015?<\/h2>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s hard to gauge. Turnover in huge. Two new restaurants can open&#8230;but 3 close.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>One restaurant industry expert is predicting pretty good things for restaurants in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Nation&#8217;s Restaurant News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Larry Miller, co-founder of the NRN-MillerPulse restaurant tracking survey, said that annual restaurant same-store sales should finish at an increase of 1.8 percent in 2014. He\u2019s expecting just over a 2-percent increase in 2015<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in the restaurant business, I encourage you to read the rest of the in-depth article on restaurant predictions for 2015 from <a title=\"Jonathan Maze food industry\" href=\"https:\/\/nrn.com\/finance\/what-restaurants-can-expect-2015?page=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jonathan Maze<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The restaurant business can really have serious ups and downs. Just look around. I don&rsquo;t know about your area of the country, but here in the Midwest, the restaurant industry is always interesting-to say the least. Interesting in the fact that there are always openings and closings happening. 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