How much will I need to shell out in start-up costs and ongoing expenses? After you snare the right permits, decide whether to start from scratch or fix up an existing eatery.

The report summarizes input gathered from over 350 independent restaurant owners and operators regarding their startup costs as well as their financial performance.

Opening a restaurant is usually a spendy proposition. You can't open a Fatburger hamburger franchise for under $500,000 these days, and costs on a new fine-dining restaurant can easily top $1 ...

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