A Complete Guide For Restaurant Real Estate Investments

Restaurants are a favorite commercial property for many investors because:

Tenants often sign a very long term, e.g. 20 years absolute triple net (NNN) leases. This means, besides the rent, tenants also pay for property taxes, insurance and all maintenance expenses. The only thing the investor has to pay is the mortgage, which in turn offers very predictable cash flow. There are either no or few landlord responsibilities because the tenant is responsible for maintenance. This allows the investor more time to do important thing in life, e.g. retire. All you do is take the rent check to the bank. This is one of the key benefits in investing in a restaurant or single-tenant property.
Whether rich or poor, people need to eat. Americans are eating out more often as they are too busy to cook and cleanup the pots & pans afterwards which often is the worst part! According to the National Restaurant Association, the nation’s restaurant industry currently involves 937,000 restaurants and is expected to reach $537 billion in sales in 2007, compared to just $322 billion in 1997 and $200 billion in 1987 (in current dollars). In 2006, for every dollar Americans spend on foods, 48 cents were spent in restaurants. As long as there is civilization on earth, there will be restaurants and the investor will feel comfortable that the property is always in high demand.
You know your tenants will take very good care of your property because it’s in their best interest to do so. Few customers, if any, want to go to a restaurant that has a filthy bathroom and/or trash in the parking lot.

However, restaurants are not created equal, from an investment viewpoint. Continue reading “A Complete Guide For Restaurant Real Estate Investments”

Philippine Food – A Food Lover’s Guide

When it comes to food the Philippines has it all — a fabulous mix of foreign cuisine plus its own mouth-watering delicacies.

Background

As a result of its successful mix of Eastern and Western cultures and cuisine, the Philippines is considered the melting pot of Asia. Philippine food is the result of Malay, Spanish, and Chinese influences going back over 400 years. These influences, combined with Filipino ingenuity, have created an array of food that is totally different from the neighboring Asian countries such as Thailand, China, Korea, and Japan.

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Organic Smorganic

“SMORGANIC?”

Is that a word? It was in my house before repeated discussion and comparison changed Butch’s and Tabby’s mind. I think it was the difference in the taste of fresh organic produce that eventually convinced them that not only was organic food better for the human body but it was also good for the planet.

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Organic farming is sustainable and redirects the energy consumption away from the food chain reducing the use of petroleum products and eventually reducing the cost of organic food to make it affordable and available. Consumer demand will drive the market. Continue reading “Organic Smorganic”

Indium Supplements – Discover What Indium is Used For and the Best Food Sources

Indium is a mineral that has only recently been regarded as essential for human health. For the longest time, indium was thought of as an element that did nothing for the human body and was thus a non-essential mineral.

So how did this thinking change? Read on to know more.

Minerals are present in the soil and from there they get absorbed into the plant and animal foods that we eat. But with the increasing pollution levels in today’s world, and the use of unhealthy practices in farming, the quality of the land and soil is getting worse by the day.

Because of this, many minerals are being lost in the soil, and hence not getting absorbed into the food chain. One such trace mineral is Indium. Continue reading “Indium Supplements – Discover What Indium is Used For and the Best Food Sources”

Top 10 Chain Restaurants With the Best Gluten-Free Options

Sometimes it is hard to go out to eat with a restricted diet, but many popular restaurants now make it easier to go out to eat with gluten-free menus or modifications to your meals. The following restaurants, in my opinion, are the best gluten-free chain

restaurants based on the amount of options they have, as well as how they accommodate to both allergies and preferences. These

restaurants are located all around the globe, so it makes it easier to try all of the options off of the menu whenever you go out to eat.

1. Noodles and Company

One would think Noodles and Company would not be gluten-free because of having “noodles” in the title, but there are multiple tasty options at this restaurant! You can substitute either gluten-free fusilli, Zucchini, or rice noodles many of the popular dishes such as the Penne Rosa, Pesto Cavatappi, Wisconsin Mac & Cheese, and more. In addition to that, many of their salads are gluten-free with select dressings, as well as the Pad Thai noodle dish and Thai Chicken and Tomato Basil Bisque soup. One very good aspect about Noodles and Company as well is that when you order anything that is gluten-free, they ask if it is a preference or an allergy so they can make your dish in the appropriate environment. Continue reading “Top 10 Chain Restaurants With the Best Gluten-Free Options”

Top Christian Wealth Building Book Review Of Wealth: Is It Worth It?

By: S. Truett Cathy (2011)

Published by Looking Glass Books, Inc., 730 Sycamore St. Decatur, Georgia 30030.

ISBN 978-1-929619-40-5

Book Price: $20.00

Founder of a successful billion dollar food chain

Truett Cathy is the founder of a successful billion dollar food chain. No overnight success story, Cathy worked with his wife, Jeannette, for twenty-one years behind the counter of their mom-and-pop restaurant. He opened the first restaurant at age 46. Today the chain totals more than 1500 restaurants, generating almost $4 billion annually.

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Impact of Chemical Pesticides

What are the impacts of chemical pesticides? They have offered advances in agriculture and the minimization of disease, but there are also serious problems that the world may never recuperate from. There are three main areas affected: the Environment, Mankind and the Future Food Supply.

The Environment

Chemical pesticides damage, destroy and kill with the emphasis on ‘kill’. No longer alive. The pathway for this destruction is often at a cellular level that affects normal, biological processes. To kill a bug, pesticides affect the nervous system, reproduction, respiratory or digestive system, etc. To kill a weed, chemicals hamper the processes of photosynthesis, growth, the exchange of nutrients, etc. At the basic building blocks of life is where chemical pesticides do their damage. Continue reading “Impact of Chemical Pesticides”

The Advantages and Disadvantage of Opening a Restaurant Franchise

When I talk about running a franchise business, most people automatically assume I’m talking restaurant franchises. That’s because most franchises in the food industry are wildly successful and in turn growing in numbers and popularity. You’ll be hard pressed to find independent restaurants at all anymore due to the success of food franchises.

The best part is that despite the growing number of food franchises, buying a restaurant franchise is still one of the few close to being a guarantee opportunity in the world of business today. It’s true that there are number of difficult issues that come with owning a restaurant franchise, but that’s true with any business. Here are both sides of owning a food franchise showing both the advantages and disadvantages of them: Continue reading “The Advantages and Disadvantage of Opening a Restaurant Franchise”

Photosynthesis – Food Chain

What do plants and animals need to grow?

Almost all plants and animals need air, water, light, and nutrition to grow. Green plants use a complicated chemical process, called photosynthesis, to create energy for survival and growth. Since plants create their own energy, they are the first link in the food chain. Animals need to drink water and eat plants or other animals to get energy. Therefore, they are present at the next step in the food chain. There are some animals, like camels, that can survive for days without drinking water. Since they live in deserts with very little water, they have adapted to the special conditions of their habitat.

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Up The Food Chain: Becoming A Chef

Ready to turn your passion for the culinary arts into a career? Want to become a chef? Long hours, physical labor, and heavy competition don’t scare you? You may be a chef material!

Before you decide to enroll in a culinary school, get some real experience in the restaurant. Cooking for a living in a restaurant setting is a completely different experience than cooking at home. To become a chef, you are going to need up to five years of experience, so it’s wise to start as early as possible.

Let’s be clear: you don’t necessarily need a formal education to become a cook, and you don’t need a degree to become a chef. Still, having completed some kind of culinary art schooling is optimal in order to compete for top jobs in the field. To call yourself a chef, you must have professional culinary training, otherwise you are just working as a cook.

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