mackem 29,522 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Anyone own,or have ever owned a chippie or cafe,seen a few for sale fairly cheap leaseholds,just wondering what the profit is like in them as the books seem like creative accounting,mostly its indian subcontinent guys running them so there must be profit but the ones i have seen seem a little too good to be true so why are they for sale,just wonder if any of you gents have practical first hand experience of running or owning a fast-food establishment? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jocky 198 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Been told there is a very good profit in chip shops, if its in the right location. just think how many chips you get from a big bag of spuds, and what they charge for them. you get about 2 spuds in a portion of chips. Dont forget the electric bills and staff to pay. there is a chip shop by ne there open 10.00am till 4.00am and do alot of trade. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,437 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 My pal owns a couple down on the coast near Brighton and he says it's like printing money in the summer, more than enough to keep them comfortable through the slower months. You do need to get a good reputation though, competition is fierce in most towns. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 my missus owned a café up until recently when ill health forced her to sell ... a very nice profit in the food game mate but location and footfall is key ... she also learned that buying medium end food rather than cheap shit meant she had a lot of return custom ....... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stealthy1 3,964 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 If it's an indian type selling, run, because if they can't make it work, no body can. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,416 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 If your talking short term you'll probably do ok but long term personally i think that type of thing will struggle.....Healthy eating will be bombarding us day and night over the coming years just look how many healthy eating restaurants are opening up lately its becoming trendy to be food conscious these days whenever something starts getting trendy the original things already in place will suffer ive just come out of the gym game as The Great Outdoor Gyms are going to be on every street corner over the coming years being that the government are behind it and to many of society healthy eating/living is going to be as natural to people in 20 years time as bacon and eggs was 20 years ago !....thats my theory anyway. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 21,650 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 If your talking short term you'll probably do ok but long term personally i think that type of thing will struggle.....Healthy eating will be bombarding us day and night over the coming years just look how many healthy eating restaurants are opening up lately its becoming trendy to be food conscious these days whenever something starts getting trendy the original things already in place will suffer ive just come out of the gym game as The Great Outdoor Gyms are going to be on every street corner over the coming years being that the government are behind it and to many of society healthy eating/living is going to be as natural to people in 20 years time as bacon and eggs was 20 years ago !....thats my theory anyway. my thinking also ....I think the humble chippy in general has had its day...on the odd occasion we fancy fish and chips we go out to a restaurant there's a pub near me that do do a fantastic fish and chips and it's 2 for 1 on a Tuesday so we both eat top end fish and chips for 11 quid that's cheeper than the chippy problem is though they do some nice micro brewery beers so it ends up actually costing 50 quid if we have chips at home we make our own. ?..I notice with chippys around the place a few do well but most struggle and you can bet it's not the ones doing well that are up for grabs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,902 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 hi mate, i would have thought a good chippy/cafe wouldn't be selling cheap, if it was running at a good profit, my guess is the books have been cooked, normally when somethings to good to be true.........be wary, to have a good cafe you have to serve good food, and location is the other key, my sister in laws auntie had two cafes and they were little gold mines, unfortunately the council compulsory purchased one in Ashford for building ground(in which they robbed her) but she still has the other one, the hgv lorries park there over night for a tenner each, and then they have a fry up as well, then she gets a lot of bikers, and a lot of passing trade, she earns really well, tilly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nans pat 2,575 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 big portions..theres a chippy down are road gives heavy on the chips,with a single fish he throws 1/2 chip in same with pasties sausage,ect,qued out every day manys a family reared outta there.lol.hear a lot of the oul ones ordering 6 single sausages mister 2 pasties n a fish 2 tins a beans for a pound n a loaf thats a family fed n watered,locations his key hes right on a large housing estate, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 my missus owned a café up until recently when ill health forced her to sell ... a very nice profit in the food game mate but location and footfall is key ... she also learned that buying medium end food rather than cheap shit meant she had a lot of return custom ....... That's the trouble with the Turkish owned cafe's round this way, good service and very clean but the food is really low end. I don't use them now unless I am really desperate, trouble is I don't know of any English owned ones now. I guess a lot of people will eat shit as long as there is a large pile of chips on top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,267 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Yes that the prob.cash n carry shit.I hatd them flourdd white bleached looking baps that have a sell by datd of about 20 yrs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 If your talking short term you'll probably do ok but long term personally i think that type of thing will struggle.....Healthy eating will be bombarding us day and night over the coming years just look how many healthy eating restaurants are opening up lately its becoming trendy to be food conscious these days whenever something starts getting trendy the original things already in place will suffer ive just come out of the gym game as The Great Outdoor Gyms are going to be on every street corner over the coming years being that the government are behind it and to many of society healthy eating/living is going to be as natural to people in 20 years time as bacon and eggs was 20 years ago !....thats my theory anyway. my thinking also ....I think the humble chippy in general has had its day...on the odd occasion we fancy fish and chips we go out to a restaurant there's a pub near me that do do a fantastic fish and chips and it's 2 for 1 on a Tuesday so we both eat top end fish and chips for 11 quid that's cheeper than the chippy problem is though they do some nice micro brewery beers so it ends up actually costing 50 quid if we have chips at home we make our own. ?..I notice with chippys around the place a few do well but most struggle and you can bet it's not the ones doing well that are up for grabs. If its top notch it will do well, if you saw the one where I used to live you would never say it's had it's day........you might say it's never been better! People traveling from miles around to get fish & chips.........last time I was in England it had expanded, the place was like McDonald's! ....but it has to be top notch.....;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,615 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 My mate has 2fish and chip shops in very good places /he makes a very good income Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Forget the chippie and open a coffee shop in a decent area. Huge mark up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,988 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 My mother runs a chippy and I think its shite food but always packed. On the only row of shops right in the middle of a rough council estate. Every kid growing up there knows all the staff. Heck its my mates mums and the referee we had for school football. Owners of the shop work one shift a week each but holiday 5/6 times a year for up to a month and often go up north to see there kid. Location is all that makes that shop money 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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