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Free: The Opening Roadmap — Idea to Opening Day in 12 Steps
Free: The Opening Roadmap — Idea to Opening Day in 12 Steps
Inside this guide
Opening a food business and don't know what to do first? Start here. Free.
The Opening Roadmap is one page: the 12 steps from idea to opening day, in the order that saves you money, with the number you must know at each step and the guide that covers it.
- The Opening Roadmap (PDF). 12 steps, one page. Print it and stick it on the fridge.
- Two full starter guides, also free. Japanese Mochi and Thai Dessert Bar.
- The free tools. Food Cost Calculator and Labour Planner.
Check out at $0 and the download is on your Downloads page straight away. Written by Timothy Susanto, Executive Chef, who runs $15M a year of hotel F&B.
What you receive
- Complete recipe bible, every dish costed to the gram
- Full monthly and annual P&L model with assumptions
- Staff forecast, roster hours and labour percentage
- Kitchen design, equipment list and daily prep schedule
- Word-for-word service scripts and upsell language
- Customer retention systems and allergen matrix
Who this is for
Head chefs building a new concept, owner-operators reworking a menu that isn't making money, and first-time founders who need the numbers before they sign a lease. Written by a working executive chef, not a consultant.
Format and delivery
High-resolution PDF, emailed to you at checkout. The Excel tools are on your Downloads page straight away. Opens on phone, tablet and desktop, and prints clean for the kitchen wall.
Refunds
Digital products are delivered instantly and can't be returned, so refunds aren't offered once the file has been downloaded. If your link fails or the file won't open, tell us through Ask the Chef and it's fixed or refunded the same day.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Free. Check out at $0 and it is yours.
Your file appears on your Downloads page the moment the order goes through.No card needed. The free guide is the PDF only; the costing and budget tools come with a paid guide or membership.
Want the numbers checked by a chef?
Every $189 guide includes the costing sheet pre-loaded with its recipes, the opening budget model, three Ask the Chef questions and a Numbers Review. Membership lets you download 2 guides a month and keeps the chef within reach.