Keys To Success all 101

1. Small building 1600 sq. ft

2. Rent is reasonable at 2400 a month the first year

3. Hood System in Place, along with grease traps, most expensive items

to install.

4. Competition is minimal with in a three mile radius for breakfast/lunch/bakery

5. Trained 7 years in Thomas Keller restaurant group, in that time opened two

bakeries, one breakfast restaurant, and wholesale to 6 restaurants in the hotel,

also over-saw all baking and pastry operations in bouchon restaurant

6. Consulted on the opening bread and pastry of

Two very successful Sam Fox restaurants in Scottsdale, Arizona

7. Hands on operations, key food operation position will be overseen by owner

8. Employees have trained in the same system that will be implemented at the bakery

9. Aware of the commitment of hours, and life sacrifices, have worked this schedule

for 18 years, understand what it needs to be successful

10. This is what I know how to do, not opening something I have no

Idea about

11.Profit margin on quick service is between 13-18%

12. Breakfast, Bakery, Lunch are low food cost items with a high percentage of

mark up

13. Believe in the 7 p"s of life

prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance

14. Have lived in the area for 11 years

15. Shopping center has solid tenants that draw well, in daily and weekly foot traffic

Walgreens, Tan Salon, Dry Cleaner, Weight Watchers, Daily Spa with attached School

that has between 80-100 students per day M-F

16. Food Competition in shopping center draws well but does not compete with the

product we will sell, Taco Bell, Wendy's both lunch and dinner,

I love Sushi lunch and dinner, Black Mountain Grill 24/7 Bar

17. Almost all equipment is being bought used, coffee equipment will be part of the

coffee program, and what company we use

18. Small staff daily labor, is controllable thru part-time employment

19. Menu is focused on using local stainable ingredients

20. Length of time eating breakfast can be very quick as grab and go, or the option
of seat in a quick service setting in and out in less than 15 minutes

21. Popularity of breakfast is at a all time high

22.Business is modeled after other successful business, Corner Café, Panera Bread,
Bakery Nouveau, Bay Bread, Pei Wei

23. Highest Median Income in the Las Vegas Valley, great mix of working parents,
children, and retires

24. Las Vegas is a seven day a work week city, breakfast places do well on Saturday
Sunday, in this city with so many off during the week breakfast is a great weekly treat

25.Healthy breakfast options using house made items, like breads, sausage, preserves.

26. Can expand sales thru packaged items, dressings, stuffing mix, jam and jellies,
pizza dough, flavored teas, cookies, lunch box kits.

27. community mug locker, house your favorite coffee cup with us

28. After school Cookie hour, drive business in the afternoon, thought sales of cookies
and milk for the kids coming home from school

29. core value of doing what is right for the customer with a 100% percent refundable
product, if you don’t like you don’t pay

30. Above average hours of service, most breakfast places operate 7-2pm, so as a
hybrid breakfast/lunch/bakery/coffee house will serve from 7am-7pm

31. Strong Local support thru word of mouth, in area business,
solid support of hotel, and bouchon customers in this area

32. No artisan baking company retail in the city of Henderson, Corporate businesses
control the market with flavorless, high sugar, and high fat soft bread, the revolution
has taking over in the this country for more healthy friendly all naturally European
bread

33. Wholesale business in this area could bring added revenue

34. Cost of build out is very low at less than $70 a square ft

35. Trained in two business with the same concept for over three years

36. Small menu allows for quality of items we sell, only the best of each will be sold

37. Enough seating to feel bigger in a small setting, 40+

38. Supporting local business and hiring local employees, keeping the

resources in the community

39. Advertising thru gorilla marketing, serving our product to everyone,

getting them hooked.

40. Believe in a out of the box management system, where customer rights

employee rights come before owner rights

41. Caramel Corn, Waffles, Baguettes, and House made Jam can be enough

to support the operation.

42. desserts at night to the I Love sushi Crowd, most sushi places don’t offer

dessert, will cater after dinner crowd

43. plenty of parking in the morning and afternoon hours

44. Shopping center has a good amount of energy at night, that will see and smell the

product baking, and come back in the morning for breakfast.

45. Great quality fresh coffee program, with small amounts of competition

in the area, increased check average with espresso based drinks not normal sold

in breakfast setting.

46. Soup, Salad, Sandwiches, Gourmet Flatbreads for lunch, dining in or take out

47. delivered breakfast (breakfast in Bed Program)

48.Check average for area breakfast places with tip, is $12.00 at the hen and the

baker will have a $9.00 average with better product, not looking to take advantage

of the customer

49. Quick serves served on actual plates with real silverware

50. Will use maple syrup

51. Weight watchers program next door, will tailor product to there needs

52. Keep the product fresh, by using seasonal ingredients, implement fine dining

into a casual breakfast product

53. Fun and cost effect presentation of product

54. Very open to the customer we have nothing to hide will see actual production

55. Employee friendly staff to the customer you will be part of the experiences

56. House made English muffins for Benedict's' with really hollandaise

57. Slow roasted pork shoulder, smoked ham, aged Swiss cheese on crusty bread

for the Cuban sandwich

58. Located in close proximity to church's, schools, and main road to seven hills area

59. Good relationship with the city of Henderson

60. Strong business from local doctors offices, thru catering lunch and walk in business

very health food, made with finest ingredients'

61. Line of pureed foods made for small kids

62. expansion of cake program in second location in shopping center

63. Strong operation experiences in front of the house operation

64. Great people skills, treating customers as you would like to be treated

65. solid accounting team

66. Can teach classes on baking in the off hours

67. Good feel, with soft fun music

68. Self service on coffee, and soft drinks, speeding the rush of the morning caffeine

rush

69. Solid advisory board with a wealth of information, in health department,

building, refrigeration
repair.

70. clean restaurant, front and back of the house

71. Pureed soups, made healthy by not adding dairy, just clean flavor of the product

72. Simple design with the bakery showcases flowing into the cashier

73. design the dining area with two tables that can be pushed together or separated

by dining party size

74. Sponsor local biking, walking, and jogging trails with logo items

75. Create opportunity for employee ownership

76. Offer nitrate free product in sausage or hamburger

77. Know your vendor, have meet the Flour miller night, cowboy rancher night

78. have birthday parties for the kids or adults in the bakery during slow hours

79. friendly staff that gives customers tour of the restaurant operations

80. staff involved in hiring and decision making

81. Create a spot in the showcase for customer recipe of the month contest

with proceeds to there charity

82. Free Wi-Fi

83. Create a spot for food related magazine like at the library

84. Good wholesome butter no margarine

85. grind our own peanut butter

86. Have dietary opinions, dairy free, gluten free, diabetic items

87. Smell of chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter, and sourdough bread thru

out the air

88. Free doughnut on your Birthday program

89. House made chocolate milk, strawberry milk

90. Make our own marshmallows for French hot chocolate

91. Develop a high school training program for culinary students going into the

culinary field

92. Bring excitement to the local dining scene

93. Offer pregnant moms a cookie to take home

94. Advertise in local school programs, not only funding a not for profit place,

but reaching target customers

95. Offer call ahead ordering for curb side pick-up

96. Open earlier than the posted time on the door, so people don’t have to wait,

plus it will surprise them

97. Have a open house party once a year for friends and family

98. Close for three days in the summer for staff application day

99. Push continued education of staff thru represent program

100. Make every product with the best effort possible, be proud of the
work that we put out, with a certain level of respectability, to the
customer, the ingredients, employees, and any person we can come in contact with

101. Offer a drink to every delivery drive of product to us, treat vendors like a
employee

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Thy on November 21, 2009 9:17 AM

Yay! Can't wait for you to open.

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