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Business Plan: Opening A Restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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2.4 Menu............................................................................................................................ 6
APPENDICES ......................................................................................................................... 39
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 41
BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................... 45
It is a new restaurant, which will be based on a totally unique concept for Mongolia.
The idea of opening a tourist targeted restaurant has crept in by seeing the aesthetic beauty of
Mongolia. Mongolia has emerged as a new tourist destination in last few years because of its
geography and historical importance. This location has proven to be an excellent place for a
restaurant. This restaurant will serve dual purposes by providing dining for family as well as
an area for expensive intimate dining. The menu includes Indonesian, Mexican, Mongolian,
Italian and Indian food alternatives both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. A multi-cuisine menu
will fascinate tourists along with a unique Mongolian theme based interior. The decor of the
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Restaurant will be touched by Mongolian handicraft and culture. This unique combination of
Mongolian ambiance and multi cultural food is the point of difference for this restaurant
(Brown, 2007).
customers.
2.2 Mission
Mission of A is to offer delicious and remarkable food and drinks to the coming
tourists from different parts of the globe. The food and drink should meet the highest
standards of superiority, freshness and seasonality combining both creative and customary
styles of cooking. Providing the customers an impeccable service through warmth, civility,
effectiveness, acquaintance and professionalism is one of the aims,
A strives for.
Friendly, cooperative and rewarding environment should be offered to the employees so as to
encourage long-term, pleasing, growth oriented work environment.
A aims to be a
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benevolent member of the Mongolian community and improve the quality of life in the
region.
2.3 Vision
The vision statement of A is as follows:
“A intends to become the first choice for multi-cuisine test seekers in Mongolia
among the different origin tourists.”
2.4 Menu
A is a multi-cuisine restaurant offering food of Indonesian, Mexican,
Mongolian, Italian and Indian origins in a Mongolian cultured ambience. The menu will
comprise of the most popular dishes of different cuisines.
Menu of Indonesian food will include the most preferred dishes of Indonesian
origin, such as Ayam Taliwang, Babi Guling, Bakwan Malang, Betutu, Gudeg,
Gulai, Cakalang fufu, Laksa, Mie goreng, Nasi Campur, Paniki, Sangsang,
Tongseng, Mendoan, Tahu sumedang etc.
Mexican Menu will comprise of the Mexican dishes such as Burritos,
Chimichangas, Enchiladas, Fajitas, Flautas, Tacos, Tamales, Taquitos,
Tostadas, Quesadillas etc.
In Italian menu, dishes such as lasagna, fresh egg pasta, risotto,
Panzerotti, Piadinas, Arancini, Polenta, Gelato, Tiramisù along with some
Italian Drinks, namely wine will be included.
Indian Menu will cover dishes named as Butter Chicken, Tandoori
Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, Rogan Josh, Malai Kofta, Chole (chickpea
curry), Palak Paneer, Kaali Daal, Chaat and Naan.
Among the Mongolian cuisine, A will offer Horhog, Mantuun buuz,
Guriltai shol, Pyartan, Bantan, Suutei tsai, Buuz, B oortsog, Milk tea with
bansh, Bansh, Hushuur, Marmot boodog, Boodog etc.
This huge menu will demand chefs from different regions and ingredients specific to
the cuisine. The food products used will be fresh and of the premium quality, prepared with
compassion and care. Along with the tasteful food options, customers will also be able to
enjoy wine and other drinks of their preferences. The drink list will be modest in size and
chiefly focused on the wines from Italy. A moderate international beer selection will also be
featured in the restaurant. The calm softly lit bar features a complete assortment of the finest
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Vodkas, homemade Italian aperitifs and digestives (like Lemon cello) and single malt
Scotches as well as all of the other favorites.
In summers, customers will also be offered a choice to sit outside on the terrace or
garden sitting arrangements and enjoy special summer menus, exotic drinks and other non-
alcoholic offerings. At the terrace or the garden, some cultural activities of Mongolia will be
organized for making the food much special for the customers. Restaurant will be open 7
days a week.
Formula used for calculating the estimated value of tourists coming to Mongolia is as
written below:
The key founder of the company is Mr. X. He will work as the manager managing the
entire restaurant from kitchen to personnel, accounts, algorithms, and computerized
functions. He will take care of the service standards and food quality plus financial issues of
the restaurant. Mr. A will be the Restaurant’s head chef, and will manage the entire cooking
section and assure the food quality. Mr. B will be assigned the overall responsibility of the
Bar section.
For catering the estimated customer visits, a proper floor will be required. As the
sitting arrangements are to be done in the form of traditional Mongolian gers, the floor of the
restaurant must be an open place. A terrace or a garden will suit the requirement. Total forty
tables, twenty in ger and rest twenty is the open floor will be placed. On each table, minimum
four persons could sit and eat comfortably (Mongolia's housing market recovering, 2011).
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The space required for each table is 4 sqm. Thus the total floor area required for the
restaurant can be derived as follows:
Floor required for the restaurant = floor required for each table * number of tables +
floor required for kitchen area + floor required for administration and other facility area +
Area for bar
Here,
Floor required for each table = 4 sqm
Number of tables = 40
Floor required for kitchen area = 30 sqm
Floor required for administration and other facility area = 10 sqm
Area for bar = 20 sqm
Floor required for the restaurant = 4*40+30+10+20
= 220 sqm
choices.
Table: Start-up
Table 3 Start-up requirements
Start-up Requirements Estimated cost
Start-up Expenses
Stationery, Menus, Guest Checks $4,000
Property $18,000
Office Supplies & General Set-up $2,000
Serving Staff Theme Uniforms $3,000
Milestones/Contingency/Other $20,000
Start-up Assets
Cash Required $50,000
$250,000
$200,000
$50,000
$0
Amount $
4. The most preferred cuisines among the respondents are three. These are Italian,
Mongolian and Indian. Further, some of the respondents have also shown interest in
the Indonesian and Mexican food.
5. According to the collected response, 72% respondents said that the average spent per
head for food in Mongolia was £25~£30. 18% said that their average spent on food in
Mongolia was over £30 and rest responses advocates the other options.
6. Making payment was a tedious task for the 70% tourists as majority of the food places
were not accepting the debit cards. Just for that, they had to take help of the currency
converters.
3.3 Feasibility
Literally, feasibility means the ability of any idea to fare well in the market both in
terms of profits and market share. This spots the existence of a sizeable market for the
proposed service and the investment requirements of the business. The financing and
technical aspects are also answered by feasibility analysis such as where to acquire funding,
whether the necessary technical knowledge for realizing the idea in a live business is
available and many more. Feasibility assessment involves a check of the operations, HR,
financial and marketing aspects of the proposed business on ex-ante basis. Under the
feasibility the facets of the proposed project idea, such as market, technical, financial,
economic and legal etc will be analyzed (Bangs, 2002).
3.1.1 Product/service
First and the foremost thing in the feasibility analysis are to analyze the viability of
the business idea or the product or service, the business is aspiring to offer to its clients. In
the service feasibility test following questions should be answered for refining the business
idea:
Is the proposed business address to any specified need in the marketplace?
Does the proposed business sound profitable?
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Does the business proposal have the capacity to face the competition in the market?
All the above stated questions can be answered through the observations of the
primary research. Primary research provides the buyer’s opinion regarding the proposed
business and their willingness to accept such service in the market.
According to the primary research conducted by the structured interview, the potential
customer reference group or the past visitors of Mongolia have appreciated the idea of the
restaurant. Their positive response to the idea of restaurant advocates the market viability.
Thus from the customer point, restaurant A is a good and attractive proposal, which
assures that the business will be profitable as a considerable demand of such a restaurant
exists in the Mongolian restaurant industry ( City Guide - Ulaanbaatar – Restaurants . 2012).
Sakura Japanese 5 5 5 5
Restaurant
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Service
3 Food
2 Venue
1 Ambience
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Namaste Hazara Luna Blanca Millie's Café The Bull Sakura
Restaurant
Service Industry – 50.4% of the GDP is the result of this industry and it is growing
continuously.
Science & Technology– Technology industry of Mongolia has been increasingly
developing since the democratic revolution in the country taken place in the early 1990s.
Since then many new technology firms have founded their operations in the country ( Doing
Business Guide in Mongolia , 2012).
Founder of the company i.e. Mr. X, and two other i.e. Mr. A and Mr. B are the faces
of theA . The initial management team will highly depend on their expertise and
industry receptiveness. Main management responsibilities will be divided between the top
three. While all 3 need to focus mainly on the quality of proficiency, but one must take
eventual responsibility of administration, finance and marketing, while the other one
of personnel and property and the remaining one for food service and bar services. With the
growth of the firm, an additional consulting assistance can also be obtained for graphic,
editorial, sales, and marketing issues.
Assets
Non-cash Assets from Start-up $25,000
Cash Requirements from Start-up $50,000
Additional Cash Raised $0
Cash Balance on Starting Date $50,000
Total Assets $75,000
Key Assumptions
Entire financial plan is dependent on some important assumptions, majority of which
are revealed in the below table. The underlying key assumptions are:
A high-growth economy, exclusive of major recession impact has been assumed in
Mongolia. It is assumed that the opening ceremony A of will be held in the
first week of January 2013 and the average per day traffic will be 567 individual.
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There does not exist unforeseen changes in the anticipation about the popularity of
A .
Accesses to both investments and financing requirements for the proposed business
plan are available with certainty. General financial and investment availability
assumptions for the plan are as shown in the tables.
Meal for 2, in any Mid-range Restaurant with Three courses cost to the customers in
the range of $20 to $30. The average cost per head is assumed to be $15 per meal.
Alcohol cost per head is assumed to be $15.
It is assumed that the gross profit margin of restaurant industry of Mongolia is 30%.
Liquor section works for 40% profit margin (Happy Mongolia, 2012).
Schedule for estimated cost of sales for food service section is as under:
Table 10 Cost Projections for restaurant section
Annual Inflation Cost per Estimated customers for Total cost of sale per
Year rate % order A year
2013 4 10.5 206788 2171274
2014 4 10.92 237817 2596962
2015 4 11.36 273510 3107074
2016 4 11.81 314475 3713950
Sales forecast: Sales forecast for the coming four years is as given in the below table:
Table 12 Sales forecast for coming four years
This value chain and operational competence of the firm result in specific strengths
and weaknesses along with external opportunities and threats from the outer circumstances.
SWOT analysis of A is given in the below chart:
Table 18 SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
Innovative business idea Highly dependent of the acceptability of
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Backed by proper research and planning the restaurant among the tourists
Financially viable Highly dependent on the growth of
Lucrative market growth of the past tourism in the country
Sensitive to the government laws and
regulations
Success is dependent on the staff
performance
Threats Opportunities
No entry barriers exists, which makes a High growth economy
threat of increasing competition Increasing tourism\
Business’ Point of difference is its
innovative theme and cuisines, which can
easily be copied
Government’s dependency on the FDI
investment may cause serious damage to
tourism
Counties proximity to the terrorist
sensitive countries may spoil the business
Opinions of you
Mongolia tourists! For making your tour more pleasant with a new food house,
A is following you where you go in Mongol. For offering the best menu to
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