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Starting a restaurant or a catering service in Ontario |
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Monday, 09 June 2008 |
Starting a business can be a rewarding, but it has its own challenges. Before starting a business in Ontario, it would be wise to do research. There are several issues to consider, such as regulations, financing, taxation, managing your business, advertising and much more.
Maintaining excellent health standards
As a restaurateur, your main concern should be to maintain good health standards. Keep your customers depends, as your restaurant will probably be inspected and evaluated. The important steps to be taken into consideration when you're health standards may include:
* Controlling the temperature of food;
* Protection against food contamination;
* Health of employees and washing hands;
* Maintenance and sanitation equipment and surfaces that come into contact with food;
* Maintenance and sanitation of surfaces and equipment that does not come into contact with food;
* Maintenance and sanitation bathrooms;
* Storage and garbage removal, and
* Control of vermin.
 For more information, contact your local health office Develop your restaurant and calculate your capacity
Taking into consideration your experience, your finances, your location and your customers, you will have to decide what type of restaurant you want to operate (traditional, ethnic, specialized coffee shop, fast food, cafeteria, free service, etc.) create a practical, useful layout, which also possess a stamp. It would be nice to have at your disposal all that follows:
* A sitting area with tables and a waiting area, room service, a location for the body, toilets, a bar (optional);
* One (or several) location (s) which (where) you can see the entire restaurant;
* Lighting, signs and the ability to move without hindrance;
* A variation in the size and arrangement of tables: 50% of customers come in pairs, 30% come alone or in groups of three and 20% in groups of four or more;
* Adequate room - the area suggested by chair is 10 to 20 square feet in traditional restaurants, 10 to 12 in cafeterias and 7 to 17 in coffee shops;
* A kitchen that allows cost-effective and efficient preparation of food, the interaction between employees,
* The safe movement, storage medium (cold and hot), cleaning the dishes, a place where employees can put their belongings;
* An appropriate area for receipt of goods, ease of cleaning and maintenance and a ventilation and lighting.
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For many small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Ontario, comply with the requirements of environmental regulations is just part of business. Sometimes, companies do not know they must comply with specific requirements on the environment. Some common regulations include permits regarding air quality, hazardous waste, water quality, etc.. For more information about what are the requirements that your restaurant must comply, please contact the Department of assessments and environmental permits from the Ministry of Environment.
The Canadian Food Inspection contains much information on food safety, including advice on food safety.
The Commission on Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is a regulatory agency under the Ministry of Government Services and Consumer Services. Its mandate is to regulate the sale, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages. It manages the licensing of alcohol in Ontario.
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