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It doesn’t matter how small your business premises are, you can always consider outside catering if you need to increase your turnover.
We have never specialized in outside catering, but over the years we have done the catering for several large auctions. The way we approached the project was to make between 100-150 Samosas, half would be vegetable filled and the other half meat filled. We would take a keg of beer, make a big bowl of punch/sangria and have 2l bottles of fizzy drinks to serve the children. We always took very good money at these events and would recommend the idea to other bar restaurant owners.
We also have friends who do weddings and parties for up-market clients. They provide a wide range of food and drink and they decorate the tables to a very high standard. This is a sector of the market where if you’re good, you can make a lot of money.
Good luck!
I often get asked by people who are thinking about buying a bar restaurant in Spain:
“Would we be tied to working all year round?”
Very few bars or restaurants in Spain are open all year round. You have to take into consideration that there is significant tourist trade and this last about 6 months of the year, peaking in July and August.
If you work hard and efficiently during the summer period you then have another 3 months where trade is still pretty good (March, April, November) and you probably can afford to close for winter.
Most businesses are quiet for the three winter months (Dec, Jan, Feb) so you can afford to close for these winter months if you so choose. The exception to this, is where a bar has regular organized events to keep the customers coming in even throughout the winter (pool competitions, Karaoke etc.)
You also need to take into consideration any other income you may have. Most people with bar income operate their businesses for about 9 months a year and then enjoy life relaxing during the 3 winter months.
We work 11 months per year taking a month off for Christmas. We can do this because we have all year round trade due to the location of our bar and restaurant.
