Starting a business, opening your own restaurant, snack bar or burger joint is a unique moment and many doubts arise during this process. Choosing equipment suppliers for your professional kitchen is a fundamental step that requires a lot of attention, as the performance of the equipment can directly influence the results of your business. So we've listed a few points to consider when making your choice:
Quality and a reference customer
Any failure can disrupt the running of the restaurant and negatively influence the satisfaction of your employees. Choosing equipment that is already recognized in the market, chosen and preferred by the best and most renowned restaurants and chefs, gives you the security of having equipment with a longer useful life and lower maintenance costs. The quality of the finish can also affect how easy it is to clean and sanitize.
Efficiency
When choosing equipment for your kitchen, consider demand from a growth perspective. Quality equipment generally has greater energy efficiency, as a result generating a reduction in energy or gas consumption, as well as having a major impact on cooking time, taste and even the texture of the food.
Price
Compare prices with other suppliers, but it's important to remember that the best supplier is not the one with the lowest price, but the one that offers the best value for money. As the saying goes: “cheap is expensive”, cutting back on initial investment costs by cutting back on the purchase of equipment that is necessary and generates revenue can be a big mistake.
Finally, try to understand the reason for the price differences, find out if the company collects all the taxes and makes them explicit in its proposals. This will give you an idea of their commitment to society and possibly to their clients.
Seriousness of the company
Try to identify in the quotes whether the company complies with its tax obligations or evades taxes. Compare whether the description of the products is really what you're quoting for and whether the taxes and the rates and values of each one are explicitly stated in the proposal. Certainly, a reputable company shows its commitment to the market and to society.
Extra services
Try to identify what support or extra services the supplier offers, such as: an experimental kitchen for comparative tests, equipment presentations, support chefs, online training, in the factory or in the restaurant, menu development services and preventive maintenance services. These services offer greater support when choosing the equipment that will be the lifeblood of your kitchen.
Macom is recognized as a leader in the professional kitchen equipment segment. Having been in the market for 48 years, we strive to meet our customers' needs with highly efficient equipment that can withstand the day-to-day running of the kitchen!
We invite you to visit our factory, visit our MacomLab experimental kitchen and find out how our equipment can help your business!
